Social workers get ‘manual for good practice’ in autism, mental capacity and dementia

The government has published a series of new practice guides for social workers in a bid to drive up standards in three areas: the Mental Capacity Act, dementia and autism.

A ‘manual for good social work practice’ and a curriculum guide has been produced for each topic area. All of the materials were commissioned or produced by The College of Social Work prior to the organisation closing last month.

The government said the documents are designed to be used by social workers at all levels “to support them to deliver the best outcomes for the people with whom they work”.

The materials can be found at the following links-

• Mental Capacity Act 2005 learning resources
• Learning resources for social work with adults who have autism
• Learning resources for social work with adults who have dementia