What are the SSSC codes of practice?

What are the SSSC codes of practice?

The SSSC Code of Practice for Social Service Employers sets out the responsibilities of employers in the regulation of social service workers. Employers are responsible for making sure they meet the required standards and support their workers to meet the standards set out in the Code for Social Service Workers.

What are the values of the SSSC?

These standards are underpinned by five principles: dignity and respect, compassion, be included, responsive care and support, and wellbeing. The standards are used to improve the quality of services across health, social care, early learning, childcare, children’s services, social work and community justice.

What is the purpose of the codes of practice?

While they are not themselves standards, codes of practice are often issued to help employers and professionals understand how to compy with laws and regulations. In other words, they ensure compliance when standards are unclear, outdated, or ambiguous.

What does the SSSC stand for?

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) was established in October 2001 by the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act and is responsible for registering people who work in the social services and regulating their education and training.

How does the SSSC codes of practice contribute to safe practice?

The Codes let people who use social services and carers know what they can expect from the workers who support them. The two Codes are presented together because they are complementary and mirror the joint responsibilities of both employers and workers in meeting the standards.

What is the role of the Scottish Social Services Council SSSC?

About the SSSC We are the regulator for the social service workforce in Scotland. Our work means the people of Scotland can count on social work, social care and early years services being provided by a trusted, skilled and confident workforce.

What are your responsibilities as outlined in the code of conduct?

1. Be accountable by making sure you can answer for your actions or omissions. 2. Promote and uphold the privacy, dignity, rights, health and wellbeing of people who use health and care services and their carers at all times.

What are the SSSC responsible for?

The SSSC regulates the workforce and aims to make sure that the people of Scotland can count on social services being provided by a trusted, skilled and confident workforce. The Care Inspectorate regulates organisations which employ workers and provide registered care services.

What are the objectives and responsibilities of SSSC?

We protect the public by registering social workers, social care and early years workers, setting standards for their practice, conduct, training and education and by supporting their professional development.

What is confidentiality in health and social care?

Confidentiality means respecting someone’s privacy, and abstaining from sharing personal or potentially sensitive information about an individual, especially if that information has been shared in confidence.

Are codes of practice mandatory?

For that reason compliance with codes of practice is not mandatory providing that any other method used provides an equivalent or higher standard of work health and safety than suggested by the code of practice.

Is a code of practice legally binding?

Like other statutory codes of practice they are not legally binding, but a failure to comply with the code may be used as evidence against an employer by a court of law.

Can you be prosecuted for not following codes of practice?

However, the Code has a special legal status. If you are prosecuted for breach of health and safety law, and it is proved that you did not follow the relevant provisions of the Code, you will need to show that you have complied with the law in some other way or a Court will find you at fault.

What is privacy and code of conduct?

A code of conduct, also called privacy and code of conduct, are the policies and rules both employees and employers must adhere to. These guidelines outline how people should appropriately interact with one another at work.

Introduction The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) Codes of Practice (the Codes) set out: the standards of practice and behaviour expected of everyone who works in social services in Scotland the standards expected of employers of social service workers in Scotland. In setting out these standards, the Codes are a tool for

What are the codes of practice for social service workers and employers?

The Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers and Employers (the Codes) set out the behaviours and values expected of social service workers and their employers. We first published the Codes in 2003, setting out the national standards of conduct and practice that apply to all social service workers.

What is the Code of practice for social media and privacy?

Privacy and respect for people using services is in the Code of Practice. Don’t discuss people using your service or their care online. You should also be mindful of what you say about colleagues or your employer. The guidance also outlines other Codes that have a bearing on social media.

What’s new in the 2016 SSSC codes?

We first published the Codes in 2003, setting out the national standards of conduct and practice that apply to all social service workers. The 2016 revised Codes is the second edition and takes account of developments in social services policy and practice. Introduction The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) Codes of Practice