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Social care : Jargon buster

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Case studies

  • AASW - Advance Award in Social Work.
  • AMHP - approved mental health professional (replaces approved social worker (ASW)).
  • CAFCASS - Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
  • CO - care order.
  • CPR - Child Protection Register.
  • DV - domestic violence.
  • EMI - elderly and mentally infirm.
  • EYPS - Early Years Professional Status.
  • ICO - interim care order.
  • ICPC - initial child protection case conference.
  • IQF - Integrated Qualifications Framework.
  • LAC - looked-after child (replaces child in care).
  • LD - learning disability.
  • NQSW - newly qualified social worker.
  • NSF - national service framework.
  • PQ - post-qualifying (education/training for social workers).
  • PQSW - Post Qualifying Social Work (an award offered through various courses).
  • SGO - special guardianship order.
 
 
 
AGCAS
Written by Siobhan Qadir, University of Warwick
Date: 
November 2011
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