Communicate and Engage
Core Competence : Communicate and Engage.
  Communicate and engage with organisations and people within communities to promote opportunities for children, adults, families and groups at risk or in need to function, participate and develop in society.
Practice Requirement: Form and develop working relationships with children, adults, families, carers and groups.
Evidence Indicators:

Establish initial contact and the reason for contact with children,adults, families, carers and groups.

Communicate effectively with children,adults, families, carers and groups.

Identify shared and differing perspectives, values and aims.

Develop working relationships with children,adults, families, carers and groups.

Practice Requirement: Communicate and engage with people in communities and seek to minimise factors which cause risk and need.
Evidence Indicators:

Identify and evaluate the key economic, social, cultural, educational, environmental and political factors which impact on the service and its users.

Identify and evaluate the roles, responsibilities, polices and potential contributions of agencies, community resources, volunteers and other professionals.

Contribute to preventative work which minimises risk and need in the community.

Practice Requirement: Network and form effective working relationships with and between individuals, agencies, community resources, volunteers and other professionals.
Evidence Indicators:

Establish contact with individuals, agencies, community resources, volunteers and other professionals.

Communicate effectively with and between individuals, agencies, community resources, volunteers and other professionals.

Develop and sustain networking relationships with individuals, agencies, volunteers, community resources and other professionals, acknowledging and working with differing perspectives.



© CCETSW 1995-2000

Extracted from: CCETSW 'Assuring Quality in the Diploma in Social Work - 1, Rules and Requiremments for the DipSW' (Revised 1995). Part 2 Requirements for Qualification.