The Evolution of Social Care or CYC in Ireland

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The Evolution of Social Care or CYC in Ireland

• C. Niall McElwee
• President,
• Irish Association of Social Care Educators
• 2001

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Modern Social Care Reports (1)

• 1966 Tuarim Report
• 1970 Kennedy Report
• 1980 Task Force Report on Child Care

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Modern Social Care Reports (2)

• 2000 RMA Report on Residential Child Care
  (McElwee)
• 2000 IMPACT Report
• 2000 SSI Report

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Social Care Legislation

• 1908 Childrens Act
• 1991 Child Care Act
• 2000 (?) Childrens Bill

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Educational Reports

• 1992 NCEA Working Party Report
• 2000/1 NCEA Working Party Report

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The Practitioner Players

• Resident Managers Association
• Irish Association of Care Workers

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The Academic Players

• National Council for Educational Awards
• Institutes of Technology St. Patricks
• Irish Association of Social Care Educators

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Government Players

• Child Care Policy Unit
• Department of Health and Children
• Minister with Special Responsibility for Children

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Academic Journals

• Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies
• Northern Ireland Journal of Multi-Disciplinary
  Child Care Practice
• ISPCC Journal of Child Centred Practice
• IACW Curam Magazine

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Employers

• The Statutory Sector (Health Boards)
• The Voluntary Sector

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Registration of Social Care Practitioners

• Government Involvement
• Academic Involvement
• Practitioner Involvement
• Union Involvement

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The Title Debacle

• Historical Title of Child Care Worker
• McElwees 2000 Paper outlining 40 titles
• Resistance to change within the profession
• Resistance to change within the statutory sector

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Future Issues in Social Care

• Registration
• Titles in social care
• Professionalisation of social care
• Training of social care practitioners
• Certification of social care practitioners
• Protection of status
• Remuneration and work conditions

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The Role of Students (1)

• How do you all feel about what is going on around
  you?
• What can you do to effect change?
• How can you take ownership of Social Care?

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The Role of Students (2)

• How can you ensure continuity?
• How do you feel about top-up training?
• Are you willing to publish in journals you feel
  are student friendly?

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The Role of IASCE

• A new era of co-operation between the colleges
  since the mid 1990s
• What IASCE is trying to do...
• What we have achieved...

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The Role of IASCE

• IASCS
• IASCG
• IASCE
• ?