Social Work Organisational Resilience Diagnostic
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An online workbook offers evidence-informed approaches to support building organisational strengths and provides a range of tasks and strategies to help foster the conditions to better support the wellbeing of social care workers.
An online workbook offers evidence-informed approaches to support building organisational strengths and provides a range of tasks and strategies to help foster the conditions to better support the wellbeing of social care workers supporting children & families, young people and adults.
Research in Practice has been delighted to work in partnership with Professor Gail Kinman and Dr Louise Grant at the University of Bedfordshire on the Social Work Organisational Resilience Diagnostic (SWORD) workbook.
The online workbook offers evidence-informed approaches to support building organisational strengths and provides a range of tasks and strategies to help foster the conditions to better support the wellbeing of social care workers.
View the resource (open access).
The diagnostic survey
The SWORD workbook is designed to be used alongside an online diagnostic survey on organisational resilience. The survey is open twice yearly in Spring and Autumn, for more information see Tool & survey.
Practice leaders will be able to lead their organisation’s use of the survey, then use the SWORD workbook’s practical advice and guidance to improve conditions for their workforce. This diagnostic tool will support leaders to understand the health of their workforce and improve understanding of social worker wellbeing across the sector as a whole.
Further information
To find out more about the project, contact ask@researchinpractice.org.uk.
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