NKPD code: 3412
Social work associate professionals administer and implement social programmes and assist individuals in dealing with personal and social problems. Social work associate professionals perform the following main tasks: • collecting information on individuals' needs and assessing their abilities, strengths and weaknesses; • helping people with disabilities and older people to obtain social services and supporting their integration into society; • helping individuals identify and develop social assistance plans; • helping individuals identify and assess community resources such as legal, medical and financial assistance, housing, employment, transport, mobility assistance, day care and other services; • counselling residents of social care homes and health centres and supervising their activities; • participating in the selection and placement of individuals in suitable programmes; • providing services and shelter in crisis situations; • delivering workshops and training on basic life skills, addiction treatment programmes, parenting and youth programmes and other community programmes under the supervision of social work and health professionals; • assisting in evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and programmes by monitoring and reporting on individuals' progress; • maintaining contact with other social care agencies, schools and health facilities involved in providing information and obtaining feedback on individuals' overall condition and progress. Examples of occupations in this unit group: – Associate, social activities – Associate, social activities in a social service – Associate for social work with children – Associate for social work with families – Associate, social activities for work with persons with disabilities – Associate, social activities (persons with antisocial behaviour) – Associate, social activities (offenders) Excludes: – Marriage counsellor – 2635 – Social worker for work with offenders – 2635 – Inspector, probation – 2635 – Social worker – 2635