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This Open Badge is awarded to social services workers in Scotland who have worked through the corresponding Things in the SSSC 23 Things for Leadership programme and have been awarded the Open Badges for each.
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Leadership Thing 21 – What does good leadership look like?
What does good leadership in Scotland’s Social Services look and feel like for those who work in them and those served by them? The 'Enabling Leadership' research commissioned by the SSSC in 2016 focussed on this and provides an overview of relevant leadership theory, a discussion about good leadership, information on contribution analysis and the core methodology used, a theory of change and the leadership logic model. -
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Leadership Thing 22 – Why leadership is important
The first leadership strategy for social services in Scotland’s was published in 2013, informed by the evaluation of the Changing Lives policy from 2006 and the Leading Together research commissioned in 2010. Significant changes and challenges in the sector following that led to development of a revised strategy called Enhancing leadership capability. -
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Leadership Thing 23 – Using leadership development
There are a range of standards for various groups in the workforce which relate to leadership and management. All of these standards can be, and are, used to underpin leadership development activity and qualifications. You can also use them to help you guide your leadership development which in turn supports your career development.
This Open Badge is awarded to social services workers in Scotland who have worked through the following Things in the SSSC 23 Things for Leadership programme and have been awarded the Open Badges for each.
- Thing 21: What does good leadership look like?
- Thing 22: Why leadership is important.
- Thing 23: Using leadership development.
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Scottish Social Services Council
Our work means the people of Scotland can count on social work, social care and children and young people services being provided by a trusted, skilled, confident and valued workforce.
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