Rejected petition: Restructure social services training to include specific knowledge of autism
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We call on the government to restructure social services training to include a specialised qualification in autism. This training would ensure adequate, focused knowledge and understanding of autism in order to provide correct support to meet autistic people's specific needs.
We believe social services, who are often involved in autistic families lives, should be consistent and work in line with the required knowledge and understanding of autism in order to meet the needs of autistic people. These needs include the awareness and acceptance of autistic people's differences in life such as sensory, emotional and psychological. This training is vital to work with autistic families who are often misunderstood and vulnerable to false accusations such as child neglect.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
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Social Work England sets and enforces the professional standards for social workers. This includes approving courses of education and training, operated and delivered in England, for persons who wish to become social workers in England.
You can find out more about the regulator here: https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/
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