Responsible AI for Social Workers: Safe, Fair, Your Own

What's inside

1. Level 1: What AI Can and Can't Do in Social WorkFree
   You'll get a clear, honest picture of what AI assistants are good at in social work and where they fall short, and see dated evidence of how councils and practitioners are using them.
2. Level 2: Approved Tools and Your Workplace AI PolicyFree
   You'll learn how to tell an approved, organisation-managed AI tool apart from a personal consumer account, and how to find and read your employer's AI policy.
3. Level 3: UK GDPR, Special Category Data and What Never to Paste
   You'll apply UK GDPR and the rules on special category data to AI use, so you know exactly what must never go into a tool and how to strip identifying details from anything that can.
4. Level 4: Social Work England Standards and BASW AI Guidance
   You'll link Social Work England's professional standards and BASW's guidance on AI to your everyday practice, so you're clear that you stay accountable for everything AI touches.
5. Level 5: Rights, Consent and Being Open with People You Support
   You'll apply the Human Rights Act, safeguarding duties and the principles of consent and transparency when AI is part of your work with people receiving care and support.
6. Level 6: Setting Up AI Transcription for Case Recording
   You'll plan how to use an AI transcription and note tool such as Magic Notes in a visit or meeting, from getting consent to deciding when not to record at all.
7. Level 7: Checking Every AI Summary Against What Was Said
   You'll build a habit of checking every AI-generated case summary line by line against what was actually said, fixing omissions, distortions and invented detail before anything is saved.
8. Level 8: Drafting Assessments That Stay Your Own Analysis
   You'll use AI to help structure and draft an assessment while the analysis, professional judgement and the person's voice stay clearly yours.
9. Level 9: High-Stakes Reports: Courts, Panels and Sign-Off
   You'll take a responsible AI workflow into high-stakes reports for courts, panels and reviews, where accuracy, evidence and personal accountability count most.
10. Level 10: Plain-Language Letters to Families
    You'll use AI to turn formal, jargon-heavy wording into clear, respectful letters that families can understand, without losing accuracy or legal meaning.
11. Level 11: Translated and Accessible Letters Done Safely
    You'll weigh up when AI translation and accessible formats are appropriate, how to check them, and when you need a professional interpreter or translator.
12. Level 12: Spotting and Challenging Bias in Records and Decisions
    You'll use an anti-oppressive lens to find and challenge bias in AI output, in existing records and in decisions, and see how AI can repeat or magnify it.
13. Level 13: Catching Errors and Made-Up Facts Before They Matter
    You'll build a reliable fact-checking routine that catches AI errors and made-up facts, quotes and references before they can affect a safeguarding decision.
14. Level 14: Summarising Research and Practice Guidance Responsibly
    You'll use AI to find your way through research and practice guidance more quickly, checking every summary against the original source so it supports informed practice.
15. Level 15: Preparing for Supervision and Reflective Practice
    You'll use AI as a thinking partner to prepare for supervision and deepen your reflective practice, while keeping case details safe and the reflection truly your own.
16. Level 16: Growing Your Expertise and Freeing Time for People
    You'll use AI to sharpen your own knowledge and judgement rather than replace them, and to cut routine admin so you get more time with the people you support.
17. Level 17: Being Open About AI and Talking to Your Team
    You'll practise being honest about when and how you've used AI, and hold constructive conversations with managers and colleagues about safe, fair AI use.
18. Level 18: Final Challenge: The Future and Your 30-Day Plan Exam
    You'll bring the whole course together in a realistic case challenge, think about how the role may change with honest uncertainty, and build your own 30-day plan for responsible AI use.

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The first 2 levels are free with a free account. Every level, the podcast edition and the AI tutor come with All Access at £4.99/month or any Creator plan — see pricing.

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