Formal Employee Orientation Program. Another type of employee orientation program that is commonly used is that of the formal employee orientation system. New hires are assigned a specific leader who will guide them through pre-determined lessons and then evaluate their progress every step of the way.
Some of the skills that are most relevant and useful for Social Work include the following: 1  Detailed note taking ability-The ability to take excellent notes is extremely important as you listen to your clients and colleagues and develop interventions and strategies.
'The importance of having a value base for Social Work is to guide Social Workers and protect the interest of Services Users.' (Parrot, 2010:17) As a practising Social Worker it is important to recognise personal values and to be able to understand, situations will present themselves were personal and professional values can conflict.