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IntroductionIntroduction

Deliberations based on the Deliberations based on the responses of 338 3rd level responses of 338 3rd level students in Years 1-4students in Years 1-4

30 titles on my global shopping list30 titles on my global shopping list

8 notional titles offered8 notional titles offered

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Purpose of the PaperPurpose of the Paper

Challenge membership to Challenge membership to (re)formulate titles of ‘Child Care (re)formulate titles of ‘Child Care Worker’ and ‘Social Care Worker’Worker’ and ‘Social Care Worker’

Confusion reigns!Confusion reigns!

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Questions We Could Ask Questions We Could Ask Ourselves (1)Ourselves (1)

Who will I work with?Who will I work with? Who will benefit from the work I Who will benefit from the work I

do?do? How will I work?How will I work? What will inform my work?What will inform my work? What rights does a client have in What rights does a client have in

the practice process?the practice process?

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Questions We Could Ask Questions We Could Ask Ourselves (2)Ourselves (2)

What rights do I have in this What rights do I have in this process?process?

Where do I turn to for support?Where do I turn to for support? Does it matter what I call Myself?Does it matter what I call Myself? How interested in peer and public How interested in peer and public

recognition am I?recognition am I? What will recognition do for me?What will recognition do for me?

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Questions We Could Ask Questions We Could Ask Ourselves (3)Ourselves (3)

What should the IACW concentrate What should the IACW concentrate on?on?

How much energy am I prepared to How much energy am I prepared to spend on this issue?spend on this issue?

Will a name change for my work Will a name change for my work mean anything to my practice?mean anything to my practice?

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The Central DifficultyThe Central Difficulty

The public holding a vague The public holding a vague understanding of what you are and understanding of what you are and what you do…what you do…

The ‘Jack-of-all-trades syndromeThe ‘Jack-of-all-trades syndrome

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The Move from ‘Child’ to The Move from ‘Child’ to ‘Social’‘Social’

1992 & the NCEA Report1992 & the NCEA Report

The CCPU at the DOH&CThe CCPU at the DOH&C

The Government DepartmentsThe Government Departments

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A North American A North American DefinitionDefinition

An individual who works with the An individual who works with the therapeutic, developmental, or therapeutic, developmental, or remedial needs of ‘clients’ remedial needs of ‘clients’ providing nurturing, management providing nurturing, management and guidance to ‘clients’, healthy and guidance to ‘clients’, healthy or disabled; and working in ‘client’ or disabled; and working in ‘client’ serving organisations, public or serving organisations, public or private, day or residential...private, day or residential...

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A Canadian DefinitionA Canadian Definition

CYC work centers on the client and CYC work centers on the client and utilizes skills and techniques which utilizes skills and techniques which actualize the processes of actualize the processes of development and change. It includes development and change. It includes the necessary advocacy for the necessary advocacy for youngsters and their families in youngsters and their families in powerless and often hopeless powerless and often hopeless situations. It captures the root value of situations. It captures the root value of ‘caring’ as an underlying factor...‘caring’ as an underlying factor...

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An Irish DefinitionAn Irish Definition

A Social Care worker is a person A Social Care worker is a person possessing a recognised possessing a recognised qualification in social care engaging qualification in social care engaging in direct work across a wide range of in direct work across a wide range of client groups encompassing children client groups encompassing children and families, the elderly, people and families, the elderly, people with learning difficulties, people with with learning difficulties, people with mental health difficulties……………..mental health difficulties……………..

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Name Change Response Name Change Response RatesRates

N=338N=338

CollegeCollege ReturnsReturns AthloneAthlone 7474 CorkCork 7373 CarlowCarlow 6767 DublinDublin 99 SligoSligo 2424 WaterfordWaterford 9090 TraleeTralee 11

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Athlone Institute of Athlone Institute of TechnologyTechnology

NDSC 2: NDSC 2: 44 Social Care Worker, 5 44 Social Care Worker, 5

Community Care Workers, 2 Social Community Care Workers, 2 Social Care OfficersCare Officers

NDSC 3:NDSC 3: 8 Social Care Worker, 4 Care 8 Social Care Worker, 4 Care

Worker, 1 Child Care WorkerWorker, 1 Child Care Worker

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Sligo Institute of Sligo Institute of TechnologyTechnology

BASC:BASC:

20 Social Care Worker, 1 Support 20 Social Care Worker, 1 Support Worker, 1 Project liaison OfficerWorker, 1 Project liaison Officer

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St. Patrick’s College, St. Patrick’s College, CarlowCarlow

NDSC:NDSC: 39 Social Care Worker, 6 39 Social Care Worker, 6

Community Social Care Workers, 4 Community Social Care Workers, 4 Social Support Carers, 3 Life Cycle Social Support Carers, 3 Life Cycle Facilitators, 2 Care Professionals, 2 Facilitators, 2 Care Professionals, 2 Social Care Officers, 1 Professional Social Care Officers, 1 Professional Care Facilitator, 1 Registered Care Facilitator, 1 Registered Family WorkerFamily Worker

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Institute of Technology Institute of Technology CorkCork

NDSC 1:NDSC 1: 16 Social Care Worker, 2 Child Care 16 Social Care Worker, 2 Child Care

Worker, 3 Social WorkerWorker, 3 Social Worker NDSC 2:NDSC 2: 16 Social Care Worker, 2 Social Care 16 Social Care Worker, 2 Social Care

Professional, 2 Social WorkerProfessional, 2 Social Worker NDSC 3:NDSC 3: 18 Social Care Worker, 5 Social Care 18 Social Care Worker, 5 Social Care

Professionals, 1 Child Care ProfessionalProfessionals, 1 Child Care Professional

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Niall’s Global Shopping Niall’s Global Shopping ListList

Child Care WorkerChild Care Worker Social Care WorkerSocial Care Worker Child and Youth Care WorkerChild and Youth Care Worker Residential Social WorkerResidential Social Worker Residential Child Care WorkerResidential Child Care Worker House ParentHouse Parent Asst. House ParentAsst. House Parent

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Niall’s Global Shopping Niall’s Global Shopping ListList

Child Life SpecialistChild Life Specialist Life Cycle SpecialistLife Cycle Specialist Life Cycle FacilitatorLife Cycle Facilitator Professional Care FacilitatorProfessional Care Facilitator Social Support Care WorkerSocial Support Care Worker Recreation LeaderRecreation Leader Social PedagogueSocial Pedagogue

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Niall’s Global Shopping Niall’s Global Shopping ListList

Social MediatorSocial Mediator Social FacilitatorSocial Facilitator Social Liaison OfficerSocial Liaison Officer Mental Health WorkerMental Health Worker Psychiatric TechnicianPsychiatric Technician School Crisis CounsellorSchool Crisis Counsellor Classroom AsstClassroom Asst

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Niall’s Global Shopping Niall’s Global Shopping ListList

Teacher’s AidTeacher’s Aid Detention WorkerDetention Worker Asst. Community FacilitatorAsst. Community Facilitator Registered Community and Family WorkerRegistered Community and Family Worker Youth CounsellorYouth Counsellor Social Care SpecialistSocial Care Specialist Community Youth WorkerCommunity Youth Worker Community Care WorkerCommunity Care Worker

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Notional Titles Offered to Notional Titles Offered to NiallNiall

Society Care WorkerSociety Care Worker Social Care DeputySocial Care Deputy Social Care Co-ordinatorSocial Care Co-ordinator Social Skills WorkerSocial Skills Worker Social Care OfficerSocial Care Officer Registered Social Care Task FacilitatorRegistered Social Care Task Facilitator Direct Support ProfessionalDirect Support Professional Professional Social Care WorkerProfessional Social Care Worker

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What we Should RejectWhat we Should Reject

Child Care WorkerChild Care Worker