Adult Social Care
Practice Guide
Social workers with at least two years’ qualifying experience can train to be a practice educator and support social work students and other learners. Information is sent out about this every year around June as the courses starts in the autumn. The Practice Education Course Briefing provides det…
The ASYE is co-ordinated and supported by the Professional Social Work Educator. The Professional Social Work Educator (PSWE) supports the development of professional practice and helps to ensure social workers are connected to core social work values. Our focus is to support social workers to de…
Supporting you in your role Information for new starters and staff in Camden about the ASC Workforce Strategy. This section provides a comprehensive workforce strategy for Adult Social Care. This strategy, and our action plan, sets out our vision for our social care workforce across Camden. It out…
Implementation of the ASC Workforce Strategy The ASC Workforce Strategy was launched in 2024, and outlines our ambitions for our workforce and actions to help us achieve our ambitions. So far we have: Developed and implemented an Adult Social Care Flexible Working Framework . Regularly reviewed…
Staff Progression Staff Progression We are committed to supporting staff progression within Adult Social Care. There are a number of ways we can help you develop and move forward in your career, and we encourage you to: Use supervision sessions to explore your development goals and progression op…
Prison Release Guidance Prison Release Guidance The Prison Release Practice Guidance provides a structured framework for how Housing Services and Adult Social Care work together to support residents being released from prison who have care and support needs. The guidance outlines clear processes…
Welfare Check Guidance Welfare Check Guidance The ASC Welfare Check Guidance sets out a clear, proportionate and risk-aware approach to responding to concerns about a person’s safety or wellbeing, in line with our duties under the Care Act 2014. It reinforces our responsibility to act with active…
Human Rights Act Human Rights Act Overall, the Human Rights Act serves as a legal framework to protect and promote human rights in the UK, ensuring that individuals have recourse and can seek justice if their rights are violated by public authorities. Key aspects of the Act include: Protection of…
Mental Health Act 2025 Key Reforms in the Mental Health Act 2025 Key reforms in the Mental Health Act 2025 include: Stricter detention criteria: The threshold for detention under Sections 2 and 3 will be higher, requiring evidence that "serious harm" may be caused to the patient or others. Therap…
Mental Health Act 2025 Legislation and Statutory Duties Guidance and resources about the Mental Health Act 2025 The Mental Health Act 2025 reforms and modernises the Mental Health Act 1983 to better reflect contemporary mental health care, strengthening patient choice, autonomy and safeguards, an…
Human Rights Act Legislation and Statutory Duties Guidance and resources about the Human Rights Act The Human Rights Act 1998 is a piece of legislation that was enacted in the United Kingdom in 1998. Its purpose is to incorporate the rights and freedoms outlined in the European Convention on Huma…
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Mental Capacity Act 2005 Mental Capacity Act 2005 The Mental Capacity Act is designed to protect and restore power to vulnerable people who lack capacity and support those over the age of 18 who have capacity and choose to plan for their future. All practitioners have a duty to comply with the…
Mental capacity assessments Mental capacity assessments Where a person appears to lack capacity with regards to decisions about their care, the formal Mental Capacity Assessment and Best Interest Decision making process must be followed, before any application for funding and arrangement of servi…
DoLS - key elements Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) - key elements The key elements of these safeguards are: to provide the person with a representative – a person who is given certain rights and who should look out for and monitor the person receiving care (see The ‘relevant person’s re…
Best Interests Best Interests If a person has been assessed as lacking capacity then any action taken, or any decision made for, or on behalf of that person, must be made in his or her best interests. The person responsible for making decision, also known as the “decision maker” is normally: the…
COP 3 Assessment of capacity COP 3 Assessment of capacity The COP 3 form can be completed by social workers and by practitioners and professionals such as occupational therapists or psychologists etc. Practitioners are required to complete part A of this form and part B which includes the two sta…
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) is a legal framework that offers protection to vulnerable adults (aged 18 and above) against infringement of their Article 5 right- right to liberty. It ensures that when som…
Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) LPS will apply to people aged 16 and over. LPS can be used in settings other than care homes and hospitals, i.e. supported living, shared lives, private and domestic settings. LPS can be used to authorise day centre and trans…
Care Act - Statutory Duties Care Act 2014 At the heart of the Act is the Wellbeing Principle (Section 1), which requires that all decisions, assessments and interventions actively promote a person’s dignity, physical and mental health, safety, independence, relationships, living environment and…
Mental Capacity Act and DoLS Legislation and Statutory Duties Quick guidance on the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Mental Capacity Act (MCA) – applies to those involved in the care, treatment and support of people aged 16 years and over who are unable to make all…
Care Act 2014 Legislation and Statutory Duties Guidance and resources about the Care Act 2014 The Care Act 2014 is the primary legislation governing adult social care in England. It places a legal duty on local authorities to promote individual wellbeing, prevent, reduce or delay the development…
Legislation and Statutory Duties In this section you will find information and resources relating to the main Acts of Parliament that provide the statutory framework relevant to Adult Social Care.
What Matters to people ASC Practice Guide In this section is information about Camden's What Matters approach and how this is applied in practice when having conversations with people about what matters to them. You can also find guidance on recording conversations, making sure people are support…
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Welcome to Adult Social Care in Camden Welcome to Adult Social Care in Camden Check out the Adult Social Care structure chart to see all the services and how they connect with each other. There are a few roles in the structure chart that we haven't described in detail on these pages. If you are c…
You may also find the following resources useful: ASYE portfolio templates ASYE presentation Skills for Care Newly qualified social workers have access to Research in Practice to support their learning. ASYE Forum 2026 Session 1: ASYE Forum Terms of Reference Session 2: Wellbeing in Practice