Table 1Transition record

mental health social workertomental health support worker

A mental health social worker already meets 74% of what the mental health support worker role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mental health social worker

74%

Overlap1

To mental health support worker

51 Skills carried over

17 Required, not held

44.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44.2

This move: 44.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mental health support worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mental health social worker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 51 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mental health support worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mental health social worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held conduct forensic evaluations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held carry out psychiatric assessment of child information skills
already held diagnose psychiatric symptoms information skills
already held clinical social work health and welfare
already held adolescent psychological development social sciences, journalism and information
already held promote service users' rights communication, collaboration and creativity

All 51 carried skills, including the 48 the mental health support worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 11 required

required, not held assist individuals with disabilities in community activities required
required, not held assist social service users in formulating complaints required
required, not held encourage social service users to preserve their independence in their daily activities required
required, not held refer service users to community resources required
required, not held support service users in developing skills required
required, not held support service users to use technological aids required
required, not held support social service users with specific communication needs required
required, not held assist social service users with physical disabilities required
required, not held comply with legislation in social services required
required, not held maintain privacy of service users required
required, not held support harmed social service users required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required

required, not held support social service users' positiveness required
required, not held maintain the trust of service users required
required, not held support social service users in skills management required

03 information skills 2 required

required, not held monitor service users' health required
required, not held undertake risk assessment of social service users required

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held customer service required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mental health support worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 51 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held adolescent psychological development knowledge
already held advocate for social service users skill
already held apply decision making within social work skill
already held apply holistic approach within social services skill
already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held apply person-centred care skill
already held apply problem solving in social service skill
already held apply quality standards in social services skill
already held apply socially just working principles skill
already held assess social service users' situation skill
already held assess the development of youth skill
already held build helping relationship with social service users skill
already held communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields skill
already held communicate with social service users skill
already held company policies knowledge
already held conduct interview in social service skill
already held contribute to protecting individuals from harm skill
already held deliver social services in diverse cultural communities skill
already held demonstrate leadership in social service cases skill
already held diagnose psychiatric symptoms skill
already held follow health and safety precautions in social care practices skill
already held involve service users and carers in care planning skill
already held legal requirements in the social sector knowledge
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain records of work with service users skill
already held manage social crisis skill
already held manage stress in the work place skill
already held meet standards of practice in social services skill
already held prepare youths for adulthood skill
already held prevent social problems skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held promote service users' rights skill
already held promote social change skill
already held promote the safeguarding of young people skill
already held protect vulnerable social service users skill
already held provide social counselling skill
already held relate empathetically skill
already held report on social development skill
already held review social service plan skill
already held social justice knowledge
already held social sciences knowledge
already held support the positiveness of youths skill
already held tolerate stress skill
already held undertake continuous professional development in social work skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work within communities skill
already held carry out psychiatric assessment of child skill
already held clinical social work knowledge
already held conduct forensic evaluations skill

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

30 held skills the mental health support worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role advise on mental health skill
not needed by the target role apply anti-oppressive practices skill
not needed by the target role apply case management skill
not needed by the target role apply crisis intervention skill
not needed by the target role consider social impact of actions on service users skill
not needed by the target role cooperate at inter-professional level skill
not needed by the target role develop professional identity in social work skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role diagnosis of mental health issues knowledge
not needed by the target role empower social service users skill
not needed by the target role evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves skill
not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
not needed by the target role identify mental health issues skill
not needed by the target role make legislation transparent for users of social services skill
not needed by the target role manage ethical issues within social services skill
not needed by the target role negotiate with social service stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role negotiate with social service users skill
not needed by the target role older adults' needs knowledge
not needed by the target role organise social work packages skill
not needed by the target role plan social service process skill
not needed by the target role promote mental health skill
not needed by the target role provide support to social services users skill
not needed by the target role refer social service users skill
not needed by the target role social work theory knowledge
not needed by the target role support social service users to manage their financial affairs skill
not needed by the target role support traumatised children skill
not needed by the target role use clinical assessment techniques skill
not needed by the target role work with healthcare users' social network skill
not needed by the target role work with patterns of psychological behaviour skill

1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held customer service required

Index

Other moves recorded from mental health social worker

Full index of moves from mental health social worker

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.