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Welcome to the eBook

We are delighted to welcome you to this interactive eBook, created to support learning, reflection, and professional growth within the field of social care.

This publication brings together contributions from educators, practitioners, and students, each offering insight into the CORU Standards of Proficiency for Social Care Workers. Originally developed across five separate PDF booklets, this version unites them into one accessible, searchable, and easy-to-navigate digital format.

 

Originally published in 2021 as a series of books hosted on Social Care Ireland’s website.

Original design by Clevercat Design. Copy edited by Jane Rogers janerogersedit@gmail.com.

This is a Royalty free publication, all illustrations are included here with permission for this epublication, but are not available for reuse.

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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.