2. Which setting/sector do you predominately work in: (select one) If you're a student
select which one you plan to work in.
Adults (private/independent/voluntary sector)
Adults (statutory setting /local authority)
Child and family (statutory setting /local authority)
Child and family (private/ independent /voluntary sector)
Higher Education Institute
Mental health (local authority or NHS Trust)
Mental health ( private/independent / voluntary sector)
More than one sector/setting
* 3. Post or role you predominately hold: (select one)
Student
other profession
Newly qualified social worker
Social worker
Experienced social worker
Advanced / strategic social work
4. Please tick which of these roles you undertake ( you can have multiple answers)
Manage a case load
Practice Educator
ASYE assessor
Supervise social workers
Workforce lead
Social work researcher
HEI tutor
Other
5. How would you rate your current knowledge of the Professional Capabilities
Framework (PCF): (select one)
a. Excellent
b. Good
c. Average
d. Weak
e. Poor
* 6. Do you have experience of assessing a student or social worker using the PCF, as a
practice educator, ASYE assessor or line manager?
YES
NO
7. Did you attend any of the following:
PCF Review consultation events i.e. London (13th May), Birmingham (15th May), Leeds
(21st May), or Taunton (4th June)
Smaller discussion groups held for practice educators i.e. Manchester (6th May) or
Bournemouth (8th May)
None
8. What, in your view, are the main strengths of the PCF? (Please choose one option per
row)
Strongly
agree
Agree
Neither agree
nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly
disagree
It is a
It is a
It is a
It is a
It is a
framework
for
framework
for
It is a
framework for framework for
framework for
professional
professional
framework for professional professional
professional
professional development development development development development
as a social
as a social
development as a as a social
as a social
as a social
social worker at worker at all worker at all worker at all worker at all worker at all
all career levels career levels career levels career levels career levels career levels
Neither agree
Strongly
Strongly agree Agree
Disagree
nor disagree
disagree
It
It
It promotes the promotes the promotes the
development of development development
of
professional of
professional
professional
identity as a
social worker identity as a identity as a
social worker social worker
Strongly agree Agree
It
promotes the
development
of
professional
identity as a
social worker
Neither agree
nor disagree
It
promotes the
development
of
professional
identity as a
social worker
Disagree
It
promotes the
development
of
professional
identity as a
social worker
Strongly
disagree
It provides a
It
It
It
It
It
common point of provides a
provides a
provides a
provides a
provides a
reference which common point common point common point common point common point
ensures that of reference of reference of reference of reference of reference
expectations are which ensures which ensures which ensures which ensures which ensures
applied
consistently
Strongly
Agree
agree
that
that
expectations expectations
are applied
are applied
consistently consistently
Strongly agree Agree
Neither agree
Disagree
nor disagree
that
that
expectations expectations
are applied
are applied
consistently consistently
Neither agree Disagree
nor disagree
Strongly
disagree
that
expectations
are applied
consistently
Strongly
disagree
The visual
The visual
The visual
The visual
The visual
The visual image image of the image of the image of the image of the image of the
of the fan is a fan is a strong fan is a strong fan is a strong fan is a strong fan is a strong
marketing tool
marketing tool
strong
marketing tool marketing tool
marketing tool
which
which
marketing tool which
which
which
illustrates
illustrates
which illustrates illustrates
illustrates
illustrates
progression
progression
progression progression progression
progression
Neither agree
Strongly
Strongly agree Agree
Disagree
nor disagree
disagree
It is
It is
flexible and flexible and
can be used in can be used in
a variety of a variety of
ways e.g.
ways e.g.
CPD,
CPD,
supervision supervision
and appraisal, and appraisal,
performance, performance,
assessment
assessment
Strongly agree Agree
It is
flexible and
can be used in
a variety of
ways e.g.
CPD,
supervision
and appraisal,
performance,
assessment
Neither agree
nor disagree
It is
flexible and
can be used in
a variety of
ways e.g.
CPD,
supervision
and appraisal,
performance,
assessment
Disagree
It is
flexible and
can be used in
a variety of
ways e.g.
CPD,
supervision
and appraisal,
performance,
assessment
Strongly
disagree
It can
It can
It can play a key play a key
play a key
role in career role in career role in career
progression progression progression
when
when
when
incorporated incorporated incorporated
into employer into employer into employer
schemes
schemes
schemes
Strongly agree Agree
It can
play a key
role in career
progression
when
incorporated
into employer
schemes
Neither agree
nor disagree
It can
play a key
role in career
progression
when
incorporated
into employer
schemes
Disagree
It can
play a key
role in career
progression
when
incorporated
into employer
schemes
Strongly
disagree
It is flexible and
can be used in a
variety of ways
e.g. CPD,
supervision and
appraisal,
performance,
assessment
9. In what ways do you think it might be improved? ( You can choose multiple options)
Provide more clarity about the status of the PCF, especially in relationship to other
statements, standards and expectations
Reduce its complexity and create a single framework
Improve the language by using more Plain English
Make better use of the PCF in CPD, especially in the levels after ASYE
Explain the purposes and functions of the PCF more clearly
It is too soon to make changes to the PCF as it is not yet fully embedded
How can we refresh the PCF so that it:
- Works effectively in conjunction with an emerging number of additional
standards, statements, curriculum guidance and expectations
- Informs the development of emerging standards, statements, curriculum
guidance or expectations
- Clearly communicates its relationship with this emerging range of additional
standards, statements, curriculum guidance and expectations
* 10. A number of proposals/suggestions about how the PCF could be refreshed have
been discussed at the consultation events. Please indicate which ones, in your view,
would helpfully contribute to making the PCF fit for purpose in the future. (For each
one select from Very helpful/Helpful/Quite helpful/Not at all helpful)
Very helpful
Streamline
Streamline the the PCF to
PCF to become a become a unified
unified starting starting point
point which links which links to the
to the standards, standards,
statements and statements and
guidelines
guidelines
associated with it associated with it
Very helpful
Improve the
visual
presentation of
the PCF as a
unified starting
point
Helpful
Quite helpful
Not at all helpful
Streamline
the PCF to
become a unified
starting point
which links to the
standards,
statements and
guidelines
associated with it
Helpful
Streamline
the PCF to
become a unified
starting point
which links to the
standards,
statements and
guidelines
associated with it
Quite helpful
Streamline
the PCF to
become a unified
starting point
which links to the
standards,
statements and
guidelines
associated with it
Not at all helpful
Improve the
visual
presentation of
the PCF as a
unified starting
point Quite
helpful
Improve the
visual
presentation of
the PCF as a
unified starting
point Not at all
helpful
Improve the
Improve the
visual
visual
presentation of
presentation of
the PCF as a
the PCF as a
unified starting unified starting
point Very helpful point Helpful
Provide a
Provide a
Provide a
Provide a
Provide a clearer clearer
clearer
clearer
clearer
explanation of explanation of the explanation of the explanation of the explanation of the
the purpose and purpose and status purpose and status purpose and status purpose and status
status of the PCF of the PCF Very of the PCF
of the PCF Quite of the PCF Not at
helpful
Helpful
helpful
all helpful
Provide clearer
Provide
Provide
Provide
Provide
explanations of
clearer
clearer
clearer
how the PCF clearer
explanations
of
explanations
of
explanations
of
explanations of
works in specific
how the PCF
how the PCF
how the PCF
how the PCF
situations
Very helpful
works in specific
(examples
situations
include:
assessment, (examples
CPD, career include:
development, assessment, CPD,
performance) career
development,
performance)
Very helpful
Helpful
works in specific
situations
(examples
include:
assessment, CPD,
career
development,
performance)
Helpful
Quite helpful
works in specific
situations
(examples
include:
assessment, CPD,
career
development,
performance)
Quite helpful
Not at all helpful
works in specific
situations
(examples
include:
assessment, CPD,
career
development,
performance) Not
at all helpful
Clarify the
Clarify the
purpose, priority purpose, priority
and status of and status of
additional
additional
standards,
standards,
statements and statements and
guidelines and guidelines and
communicate communicate this
better Very
this better
helpful
Clarify the
purpose, priority
and status of
additional
standards,
statements and
guidelines and
communicate this
better Helpful
Clarify the
purpose, priority
and status of
additional
standards,
statements and
guidelines and
communicate this
better Quite
helpful
Clarify the
purpose, priority
and status of
additional
standards,
statements and
guidelines and
communicate this
better Not at all
helpful
Confirm at a
Confirm at a
Confirm at a
Confirm at a
Confirm at a
strategic level strategic level the strategic level the strategic level the strategic level the
the relationship relationship
relationship
relationship
relationship
between the PCF between the PCF between the PCF between the PCF between the PCF
and additional and additional
and additional
and additional
and additional
standards,
standards,
standards,
standards,
standards,
statements and statements and
statements and
statements and
statements and
guidelines
guidelines
guidelines
guidelines
guidelines
through
through providing through providing through providing through providing
providing joint joint statements joint statements joint statements joint statements
statements with with other
with other
with other
with other
other
organisations
organisations
organisations
organisations Not
organisations Very helpful
Helpful
Quite helpful
at all helpful
Provide a clearer
Provide a
distinction
clearer distinction
between the PCF between the PCF
as an
as an overarching
overarching generic
generic
framework and
framework and how it is applied
how it is applied in practice, using
in practice, using specialist
specialist
knowledge and
knowledge and skills in a wide
skills in a wide range of settings
range of settings Very helpful
Provide a
clearer distinction
between the PCF
as an overarching
generic
framework and
how it is applied
in practice, using
specialist
knowledge and
skills in a wide
range of settings
Helpful
Provide a
clearer distinction
between the PCF
as an overarching
generic
framework and
how it is applied
in practice, using
specialist
knowledge and
skills in a wide
range of settings
Quite helpful
11. a. Does anything need to change in the structure and focus of the domains?
(Domains are interdependent and represent the knowledge, skills and values that social
workers practice across all stages of their professional career. There are nine in total,
each with its own descriptor (which does not change). They are illustrated visually by
the coloured fan. )
NO
YES
* 12. Does anything need to change in the structure and content of the level descriptors?
(Level descriptors describe what a social worker should be able to do in practice at each
level of the PCF and indicate progression. They are also represented visually by the
coloured fan.)
NO
YES
13. Does anything need to change in the content of the capability statements?
(Capability statements add detail, but are not meant to be met individually. They are
used to give examples that can be contextualised to practice or to articulate evidence of
good or poor performance.)
NO
YES