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6 Jun Implementing the Social Services Bill - organisation, support and accountability Scheduled to be held as the Social Services (Wales) Bill is debated in the National Assembly, this timely seminar will be an opportunity to discuss the key reforms proposed in the Bill. more…
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17 Jun Social Care Week Social Care Week is an opportunity to focus on the workers who provide vital social care services that support more than 150,000 people every day here in Wales. Around 88,000 social workers and social care workers provide these services, but this work often goes unnoticed. more…
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21 Jun Social Care Accolades Preparations are well underway for this year's Social Care Accolades which will be awarded in a special ceremony on 21 June in Cardiff City Hall. more…
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27 Jun Social Services and Well-being: Creating tomorrow's care today The ADSS Cymru Annual conference is the premier showcase for those involved in the delivery of social services to children, families and adults. It is the main networking event in the Social Services calendar in Wales. more…
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12 Jun Cymru Safeguarding Conference Gwenda Thomas, Deputy Minister, will be addressing this event, where key speakers and workshops will be focussing on the safeguarding of both Children and Adults in Wales. more…
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17 Jul Next steps for integrating health and social care services in Wales This seminar focuses on next steps for integrating primary and secondary care services in Wales. more…
- Latest News
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16 May £1.8m to be invested in developing excellent social work practice in Wales The Care Council is to spend £1.8m over the next six years on raising the standard of social work practice in Wales to a new level of excellence. more…
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8 May New Practice Guidance for the first year as an Early Years Manager The Care Council has launched First Year as a Manager: Practice Guidance which aims to help develop and enhance the knowledge and skills of newly appointed early years managers. more…
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2 May Guide leads way to career worth caring about A new publication from the Care Council for Wales aims to lead the way to careers in social care, social work or early years and childcare. more…
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2 May Social Care Accolades 2013 Finalists Revealed! The finalists of the 2013 Social Care Accolades have been announced. The winners of the Accolades, which are led by the Care Council for Wales, will be announced on June 21, 2013. more…
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17 Apr New booklet explains continuing professional development framework for social workers A new booklet has been published by the Care Council to explain the Continuing Professional Education and Learning (CPEL) framework for social workers. more…
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16 Apr Adult Care Home Worker Struck off Register An adult care home worker from Anglesey who was convicted of fraud has been removed from the Register of Social Care Workers. more…
Who we are
Established under the Care Standards Act 2000 as the regulator of the social care profession in Wales, we have a duty to safeguard the public by promoting and securing high standards of conduct and practice among social workers and social care workers. But that’s not all we do. We also have the role of workforce planning and developing the professionalism of practitioners, mainly through qualifications, training and knowledge-sharing.
During the first 10 years of the Care Council, many milestones have already been reached. These have included putting in place recognised standards for the way in which social care workers deliver services; creating a public register of practitioners; developing training and qualifications and contributing to workforce planning. We know that achieving a high-quality, confident and competent professional workforce across social work and social care is a continuous journey. It is important to acknowledge what has been achieved and what is now in place.
Much has been achieved in key areas of our work to regulate and develop the workforce. The Welsh Government’s policy paper Sustainable Social Services outlines a vision of the future for social work and social care in Wales. The importance of a confident and competent professional workforce was re-stated in the Welsh Government’s policy document, which says: “citizen-focused, sustainable services will not be possible without placing the professional contribution of social workers and social care workers even more at the heart of services.”[1]
[1] Sustainable Social Services, p24.