Association of Directors of Social Work
Scottish Executive, Edinburgh 2005
ISBN 0 7559 4526 3
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the framework
The framework document is a joint production of the ADSW Supporting Front Line Staff Initiative and the National Workforce Group Human Resource Management Sub Group.
The Sub-group comprises the following members:
Aberdeenshire Council
Association of Directors of Social Work
Barnardo's
British Association of Social Workers ( BASW)
Capability Scotland
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities ( COSLA)
Quarriers
Social Care Association
Scottish Practice Learning Group
Scottish Social Services Council
Scottish Executive - Social Work Services Policy Division
Scottish Executive - Health Department: Directorate of H.R.
STUC - Unison
The Salvation Army
The framework was written by Addie Stevenson, Project Manager for the ADSW Supporting Front Line Staff Initiative 2003-2005.
contents
Foreword
1.The Framework
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2.Principles
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3.Competent and Confident
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4.Enabled and Empowered
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5.Safe and Healthy Workforce - Wellbeing at Work
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6.Flexible and Diverse
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7.Making it Happen
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8Summary
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9Links and Related Reading
This is a summary version of a comprehensive publication that addresses the issues of staff support and good people management in greater depth; draws upon current research, theory and practice; and provides some tools and techniques for improvement. This has been distributed widely across the sector and can also be accessed at
www.adsw.org.uk/supportingstaff
www.carescotland.org.uk