Mo Ray, the Research Director for the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln, is conducting a study and would like the feedback of members of the public who are service users or carers for older people. Attached is a feedback form containing a few very short series of questions for the completion of service users / carers in relation to the capabilities for social work with older people. If you are able to spend a few moments of your time to read the attached sheet which details the study, followed by just a few questions we would be very grateful. The deadline for any responses is 25th March 2017.

“My name is Mo Ray and I am the Research Director for the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln. I am a member of a special interest group which has been trying to raise the profile and importance of high-quality social work with older people. The Chief Social Worker for Adults has now asked the British Association of Social Work (BASW) to develop a set of capabilities for social work with older people. They will be developed in conjunction with older citizens, older people who use services, carers and other people such as social workers. 

 

We have been asked to comment on a number of questions and very much hope that you will be able to take a few minutes to answer them, based on your experiences and views. There are no right or wrong answers. They will be used to inform the initial development of the capabilities.

 

We are hopeful that BASW will host a forum event in Lincolnshire to launch the draft capabilities in the summer and we will hope to invite interested members to come along to that event.”