This is the first overhaul since the British Association of Social Workers took over management of the PCF from The College of Social Work, following its closure in September 2015.
Since then a rolling review has been taking place looking at improvements to the PCF, which was created to give social work in England a common language in describing the skills social workers need at different stages of their career.
The revamped version introduces three ‘super domains' of capabilities social workers require.
These include the ‘impact' of social workers and how they can make a difference, the ‘purpose' of social work, which covers their values and ethics, and ‘practice' which focuses on specific skills including social workers critical analytic abilities.
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