Social Care Competence in Practice Course In order to be accountable to society, any profession must maintain clear standards against which acceptable practice can be measured. " Competences" are the widely accepted form of measurement for the social work profession, & the subject of this module. About Social Care Competence Among the range of topics this encompasses are principles of learning, assessment, understanding the competence-based approach to professional practice, continuing professional development, supervisory process & methods, & the complexities of self-evaluation & agency evaluation. At every stage in each unit examples are given of the application in practice of the theories, methods & issues under discussion & activities are provided to enable learners to explore in relation to their own experience what may be unfamiliar ideas & concepts.