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<p>The focus of this paper is social care managers’ views on the impact of the statutory registration of social care workers in Ireland. The findings suggest that registration is welcomed by social care managers who believe that it will impact positively on societal recognition of social care workers as professionals and that it will improve accountability within the sector. However, the findings also suggest that there is confusion regarding information about registration and issues remain in the sector regarding multiplicity of titles, roles, and duties of social care workers. We conclude that the opening of the register is only a further step towards the professionalisation of social care in Ireland and that more action is needed to address inconsistencies within the field of work.</p>
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The focus of this paper is social care managers’ views on the impact of the statutory registration of social care workers in Ireland. The findings suggest that registration is welcomed by social care managers who believe that it will impact positively on societal recognition of social care workers as professionals and that it will improve accountability within the sector. However, the findings also suggest that there is confusion regarding information about registration and issues remain in the sector regarding multiplicity of titles, roles, and duties of social care workers. We conclude that the opening of the register is only a further step towards the professionalisation of social care in Ireland and that more action is needed to address inconsistencies within the field of work.

Social care managers’ perspectives on statutory registration of social care workers in Ireland

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The focus of this paper is social care managers’ views on the impact of the statutory registration of social care workers in Ireland. The findings suggest that...

Social care managers’ perspectives on statutory registration of social care workers in Ireland

Published Online: May 11, 2024

Page range: 53 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/admin-2024-0011

Keywords
Professional regulation, professional register, statutory registration, professionalisation, social care

© 2024 Audrey Moore et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Social care managers’ perspectives on statutory registration of social care workers in Ireland

Published Online: May 11, 2024

Page range: 53 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/admin-2024-0011

KeywordsProfessional regulation, professional register, statutory registration, professionalisation, social care

© 2024 Audrey Moore et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Professional regulation, professional register, statutory registration, professionalisation, social care