Jennifer McAteer,
Service Director - Quality, Standards & Performance
Principal Social Worker for Adults and Health Directorate, Buckinghamshire Council
Buckinghamshire Council is a unitary local authority in England, the area of which comprises most of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire. It was restructured in April 2020, from the areas that were previously administered by Buckinghamshire County Council including the districts of South Bucks, Chiltern, Wycombe and Aylesbury Vale. It offers a range of community services and information.
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SPOTLIGHT: World Social Work Day Lecture
by Jennifer McAteer from Buckinghamshire Council
(16/03/21)
The role of the Principal Social Worker and its impact on improving the focus of professional practice and social work values:
Evidence-based research to be put into practice to help support social workers now and post-pandemic. This lecture summarises steps to take for Principal Social Workers to help their teams lead a healthier work to life balance.
Jennifer McAteer,
Service Director - Quality, Standards & Performance
Principal Social Worker for Adults and Health Directorate, Buckinghamshire Council
The Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) is designed to help newly qualified social workers develop their skills, knowledge and capability, and strengthen their professional confidence.
It provides them with access to regular and focused support during their first year of employment in social work.
Watch the video below to to see how the ASYE scheme has impacted newly qualified social workers.