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SSSC Code of Practice
This requires social service practitioners to work to a
set of professional standards when providing a service.
The following standards may be particularly relevant in
working with asylum seeker families and their children:-
1. As a social service worker you must protect the rights
and promote the interests of service users and carers. This
includes:
1.1 Treating each person as an individual;
1.2 Respecting and, where appropriate, promoting the individual
views and wishes of both service users and carers;
1,3 Supporting service users' rights to control their lives
and make informed choices about the services they receive;
1.4 Respecting and maintaining the dignity and privacy
of service users;
1.5 Promoting equal opportunities for service users and
carers; and,
1.6 Respecting diversity and different cultures and values.
3. As a social service worker you must promote the independence
of service users while protecting them as far as possible
from danger or harm. This includes:
3.1 Promoting the independence of service users and assisting
them to understand and exercise their rights;
3.4 Bringing to the attention of your employer or the appropriate
authority, resource or operational difficulties that might
get in the way of the delivery of safe care;
3.8 Recognising and using responsibly the power that comes
from your work with service users and carers.
6.1 Meeting relevant standards of practice, and working
in a lawful, safe and effective way;
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UNISON position
In line with the union's rules and procedures on representation,
UNISON will advise and support qualifying members whose
practice with asylum seeker families conforms to the SSSC
Codes of Practice, the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and
UNISON's general policies and principles of equality and
anti- discriminatory practice.
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BASW code of ethics for social
work
The Code of Ethics encompasses the SSSC Codes of Practice
but offers a more comprehensive framework for ethical practice.
Its five basic values state that social work should both
promote respect for human dignity and pursue social
justice, through service to humanity, integrity
and competence.
BASW will support all members whose practice with asylum
seeker families conforms to their Code of Ethics and where
they have followed all the protocols of their employing
agency.
See the full code at www.basw.co.uk
Seek early advice: Members
faced with the issues outlined in this booklet may wish
to seek advice from their union or professional association.
It is always better to seek advice from BASW or UNISON at
an early stage in the process in advance of any perceived
difficulties.
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