‘Skills for care’ do a great job of making the learning requirements for key care issues available to all. Go to the site for full details.
Knowledge sets for adult social care (Sills for care)- are designed to improve consistency in the underpinning knowledge learnt by the adult social care workforce in England.It is intended that [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Safeguarding vulnerable adults – new knowledge set.
Posted in Abuse, Care, Learning, Management, Training, Uncategorized on June 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Problem Solving, Experience Works!
Posted in Leadership, Learning, Management, Quotes, Training, Wisdom on June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Loved this…. here’s the link.
Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed? The ship’s owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a [...]
Tethered to cribs – 20 dying boys….
Posted in Abuse, Care, Leadership, Management, Psychology, Training on June 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It is not my intention to spark yet another debate on Iraq. Rather it is to show how the human spirit can be so cruel without external control and authority and the trappings of civilization. The potential cruelty of the human heart should not be underestimated.
American troops have found more than 20 emaciated boys close [...]
What goes around….Old news fit for today.
Posted in Abuse, Care, Leadership, Management, NVQ care, Training on June 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In the light of recent child / youth abuse news from Kerelaw residential home in Scotland, this news from 9 years ago seems somewhat apt. Are residential units up to speed with their training obligations? Is suprevision being taken seriously? Do senior managers walk the boards?
Another useful piece of evidence for NVQ portfolio’s.
What do you see as [...]
Businessballs – good stuff for care managers.
Posted in Leadership, Learning, Management, Training, Uncategorized on June 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
If you are involved in management or leadership, then this is a great web resource. I’d guess many of you know about it already – but if not give it go and discover a wealth af managment wisdom and training materials. If you are involved in learning – say NVQ 3, 4 or 5, it [...]
Quote / Unquote…….Szasz again!
Posted in Leadership, Learning, Psychology, Quotes, Training on June 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily.”
I’ve often wondered why when we know so much about the importance of ‘human capital ‘and the creative possibilities of the ‘learning organization’ but is [...]
Abuse: managers in all care sectors should take note.
Posted in Abuse, Care, Leadership, Management on June 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The revelation that around 40 individual members of staff at Kerelaw School and secure unit in Ayrshire were involved directly in the abuse of young people is truly shocking. We have known for some time there was something rotten at the heart of the management of this centre for some of the most difficult of [...]
