Practice supervisor KSS 5: confident analysis and decision-making
Last updated: 8 June 2023
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This page sets out the knowledge and skills listed under practice supervisor KSS 5 (confident analysis and decision-making) in the Department for Education’s post-qualifying standard: knowledge and skills statement for child and family practice supervisors (KSS). Against this, we have mapped Community Care Inform guides, research, learning tools and other resources to help supervisors meet and evidence this part of the statement for career and continuing professional development. The links to the resources are in blue; click to follow them to the page you’re interested in.
What does the statement say? |
Resources to help you |
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| The practice supervisor will be able to:
• Create a culture of focused thinking which consistently explores a wide range of contexts (including family and professional stories, the chronology of critical events, social and economic circumstances). Generate multiple hypotheses which make sense of the complexity in which children and families are living. Help practitioners to make decisions based on observations and analyses, taking account of the wishes and feelings of children and families. • Ensure that practitioners are ambitious for children and families and that the long-term and life-long consequences of decisions are fully considered at all stages of planning and review, and in consultation with children and families. • Build relevant relationships with children and families and professionals to test current hypotheses and dominant perspectives. Ensure that children and young people’s expectations are met where possible and any disappointment sensitively acknowledged and sufficiently addressed. • Establish recording processes, provide the full analysis underpinning decisions, making sure the rationale for why and how decisions have been made is comprehensive and well expressed. |
The guide to analysis and decision-making and accompanying group CPD session (which supervisors could use with their team) explain an approach to decision-making based on evaluating risks and strengths, generating multiple hypotheses and taking into account wishes and feelings when considering relevant options,
The resources listed below help practitioners ensure chronologies, plans and reviews are carried out in consultation with children and their families and have a focused approach:
Direct work knowledge and practice hub Case recording and record keeping Care-experienced social worker Rebekah Pierre shared tips on writing caring and accurate records in this webinar based on her experience of accessing her own case records
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Links to resource maps for other parts of the KSS:
- 1. Promote and govern excellent practice
- 2. Developing excellent practitioners
- 3. Shaping and influencing the practice system
- 4. Effective use of power and authority
- 5. Confident analysis and decision-making
- 6. Purposeful and effective social work
- 7. Emotionally intelligent practice supervision
- 8. Performance management and improvement
You might be interested in…
– Online resource map for all parts of the KSS for practice supervisors
– PDF version of the resource map for all parts of the practice supervisor KSS
– Quick guide to the knowledge and skills statements and their role in the ASYE and ongoing professional development
– Map of resources for the child and family practitioner KSS
