‘Social Service Conference 16’ to focus on pro decision-making

Unifying approaches

The workshops focus on issues in developing the social work sector. The "Supporting Professional Decision-Making and Unifying Approaches" workshop discusses challenges in social work: the differences in professional decisions among specialists, stemming from varying personal judgments or the lack of a common framework.

The workshop seeks to establish a clear plan for creating a consistent approach to decision-making. This approach will rely on professional principles and avoid personal interpretations.

The "Leadership Ethics in Social Work" workshop emphasizes how ethics moves from theory to everyday leadership. It examines how to make ethical decisions in complicated situations where rules meet human values. The workshop makes it clear that leadership in social work goes beyond administration. It involves an ethical duty that requires a strong understanding of how decisions affect clients and the community.

Model development

The "Developing Social Intervention Models" workshop aims to help participants shift from traditional interventions to more effective, sustainable models. It explains how to build a social intervention by truly understanding the problem instead of just addressing its symptoms. The workshop provides clear methods for designing interventions, including case analysis, goal setting, implementation, and impact measurement. Practical examples show the difference between random interventions and those based on a scientific model.

The workshop "The Stability of Social Values and the Development of Professional Practice" addresses the ongoing challenge of maintaining authentic social values while adapting to modern changes in professional practice. It outlines how to develop work methods that preserve the value-based identity of social work and discusses how societal changes affect the social worker's role.

Organizing social interventions

To improve the practical aspect, the "Practical Applications for Organizing Social Interventions" workshop provides structured, practical methods for turning social intervention concepts into actionable steps in the workplace. This includes focusing on organizing case management, defining roles, and coordinating efforts among different teams.

The "Practical Tools for Supporting Professional Decision-Making" workshop gives participants practical tools and techniques for making decisions in certain situations, beyond theoretical methods, offering assessment models, analytical techniques, and tools for comparing alternatives and making decisions based on clear criteria.

Professional decision-making

The workshop "Professional Decision-Making Between Practice and Social Policy" explores the link between everyday professional choices and public social policies. It shows how individual decisions fit into a larger system that shapes and is shaped by public policies. The workshop includes examples that demonstrate how policies affect professional practice, ways to balance system demands with client needs, and the role provides workers with the power to influence policies based on their real-world experience.

The workshops conclude with "Professional Academic Training for Social Workers," which emphasises the need for ongoing professional development and connects academic knowledge with practical skills.