Practice Areas
DCC-i Practice Areas · BASW Approved CPD Provider
Six practice areas. One connected CPD framework.
Every DCC-i training session, tool and resource is built around six core areas of adult social care and social work practice, co-designed with practitioners and people with lived experience, grounded in trauma-informed, critically reflective values. Browse freely. No account needed.
About DCC-iCPD that stays with you beyond the training day
"Critical friends to, and for, the sector."
All DCC-i programmes and resources are co-designed and co-produced with practitioners and people with lived experience, championing survivor-led learning through our PWLE work and the ND Women's Focus Group. Our work is underpinned by social work values: valuing diversity, challenging discrimination and supporting reflective professional practice.
DCC-i supports organisations to develop trauma-informed, critically reflective and inclusive workforce practice, combining live, interactive CPD and consultancy with the practical digital resources practitioners need to keep them confident, capable and critically reflective. Our six practice areas cover the core of adult social care: risk, safeguarding and self-neglect; legal literacy and professional practice; mental health and mental capacity; person-centred and relationship-based practice; neurodiversity, diversity and inclusion; and co-production, lived experience and advocacy.
What sets DCC-i apart is the connection between live training and the DCC-i Portal. Rather than a one-off training day, organisations can retain and revisit workforce learning over time, enabling practitioners, managers and workforce development leads to apply learning within service delivery, not just during training. This is social work and social care training that works in supervision, in assessments and in the room. The DCC-i ecosystem also includes TECWorks for Technology Enabled Care training and tools, and PWLEWorks for lived-experience stories and co-designed learning resources.
Accredited by the British Association of Social Workers to give organisations and practitioners confidence in the quality of every practice area.
Practical CPD for social work, in the room not online
Tools and resources built for your specialism
Six practice areas, each with CPD tools, session activities and resources mapped to a distinct area of adult social care: safeguarding, legal literacy, mental capacity, person-centred practice, neurodiversity and co-production.
Designed for how practitioners actually learn
Interactive tools built for supervision, live CPD sessions and day-to-day reflective practice in adult social care. Co-designed with practitioners and people with lived experience, grounded in real practice, not generic e-learning content.
Find the right access for you
Individual practitioners can join during our pilot phase at no cost. Organisations across local authorities, NHS trusts and the voluntary sector can explore package options for their teams. No pressure at all, have a look around first.
Every area of adult social care and support practice, in one place
Ready to explore? Find the right access for you.
Bronze · Silver · Gold
I'm an individual practitioner
Social workers and social care practitioners at every stage, from ASYE to Reflective Refreshers. Self-directed CPD built around your practice area, not a generic course catalogue. Individual access is currently free during our pilot phase.
Individual access
Bronze · Silver · Gold
I represent my organisation
Local authorities, NHS trusts, housing associations and voluntary sector organisations who want workforce CPD that goes beyond the training day. Structured programmes, digital tools and a dedicated portal space for your team.
Organisation packages
Peer-reviewed & accredited by
British Association of Social Workers
From the people who've been in the room with DCC-i
Unedited feedback from social workers, AMHP practitioners, team managers and service leads, from local authorities, NHS trusts and independent providers across the UK.
What stood out was the mix of interactive tools and discussion, delivered online in manageable chunks with space to step away when needed. Using the portal within the session made it more accessible and inclusive, particularly for different learning needs, and really supported reflection on real practice.
Delegate, AMHP CPD Training City of York CouncilReally interactive, interesting and enjoyable. For a Friday, I actually wasn't desperate for the day to end!
Delegate, CPD Training DCC-i ProgrammeBrilliant! Just what was needed after a long week of listening to other presenters just talking at us. Ample time was given to questions as well.
Delegate, CPD Training DCC-i ProgrammeStraight answers about DCC-i CPD
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the ongoing learning required to maintain Social Work England registration and develop practice skills. DCC-i CPD is structured around six core practice areas and is approved by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW).
Yes. DCC-i holds BASW accreditation as a CPD provider, awarded by the British Association of Social Workers, the professional association for social work and social workers in the UK. BASW accreditation is a rigorous, peer-reviewed quality scheme assessed against seven dimensions: alignment to the BASW Code of Ethics, quality of CPD facilitation, working in partnership with social workers and service users, and leadership and management of CPD provision. Accredited organisations are listed on the BASW website, can use the BASW accreditation logo, and are reviewed annually. Accreditation lasts three years and is designed to give social workers, employers and the public confidence in the quality of CPD provision.
Every practice area page is freely accessible. No login, no account, no commitment. Browse the tools, read what's covered and see whether DCC-i is right for your team or your practice. When you're ready, access is straightforward, either through your organisation or as an individual practitioner.
Organisation access is for teams. Bronze, Silver and Gold packages give your whole workforce structured CPD linked to DCC-i training sessions. Individual access lets practitioners join directly, starting with a free Bronze pilot, with Silver and Gold tiers coming soon.
DCC-i covers six core areas: Risk, Safeguarding and Self-Neglect; Legal Literacy and Professional Practice; Mental Health and Mental Capacity; Person-Centred and Relationship-Based Practice; Neurodiversity, Diversity and Inclusion; and Co-Production, Lived Experience and Advocacy.
Yes. DCC-i CPD programmes cover the full range of career stages, from Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) to experienced practitioners seeking Reflective Refreshers. Our practice areas align to the Knowledge and Skills Statements and Professional Capabilities Framework relevant to ASYE, and resources are designed to support newly qualified social workers in building confidence, reflective practice and professional identity from day one.
Social Work England requires registered social workers to complete and record CPD annually, aligned to the Professional Standards. DCC-i tools are designed to support exactly that: building evidence of reflective practice, skills development and professional learning you can draw on for your SWE CPD record. Because our content is trauma-informed and co-produced with practitioners and people with lived experience, it also supports the broader quality of practice that registration is designed to protect.