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Book Title: Guide to the Standards of Proficiency for Social Care Workers

Subtitle: written by social care workers for social care workers

by Teresa Brown and Denise Lyons

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Book Description: This Pressbook converts and enhances the PDF resources from Social Care Ireland’s Guide to the Standards of Proficiency for Social Care Workers, making them more accessible, searchable, and interactive in a live digital format.

Licence:
Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives

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Book Description

This Pressbook is a digital adaptation of the Guide to the Standards of Proficiency for Social Care Workers originally published by Social Care Ireland. The content was converted from static PDF format to an open, accessible, and interactive online resource to support ease of navigation, improved readability, and digital engagement. By presenting the guide in a live format, this version enhances usability for students, educators, and practitioners in the social care field, aligning with open education principles and universal design for learning.

Authors

Teresa Brown and Denise Lyons

Licence

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Guide to the Standards of Proficiency for Social Care Workers Copyright © 2025 by Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, Dr Denise Lyons and Dr Teresa Brown is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Subject

Society and Social Sciences

Metadata

Title
Guide to the Standards of Proficiency for Social Care Workers
Authors
Teresa Brown and Denise Lyons
Licence

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Guide to the Standards of Proficiency for Social Care Workers Copyright © 2025 by Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, Dr Denise Lyons and Dr Teresa Brown is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Primary Subject
Society and Social Sciences
Additional Subject(s)
Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy, Higher education, tertiary education
Institution
Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest
Publisher
Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest
Publisher City
Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
Publication Date
April 4, 2025
Ebook ISBN
978-1-9196081-1-2