Written for social care
Designed by Nadia Hajat, an Independent Social Worker and Professional Doctorate researcher at Nottingham Trent University. Includes learning for adults' and children's services.
Our approach
Keep professional judgement in view.
Explore VERA:H and the practice behind the learning, with Human throughout.
VERA:H
A framework for professional judgement.
Make your purpose, evidence and professional judgement explicit, then review what AI produces. Return to the questions throughout the work, with the human responsible for decisions at every stage.
VVoice / Verify
Whose voice is represented? Check the draft against what the person said and the information you hold.
EEvidence / Ethics
What supports each claim? Consider consent, missing perspectives and the effects of how someone is described.
RReasoning / Responsibility
Make your reasoning explicit. Challenge another interpretation and take responsibility for the decisions you make.
AAttribution / Accountability
Keep the source of information clear. Be able to explain how the final account was produced and reviewed.
Human throughout.
Move between the principles as the work develops. Human judgement, challenge, professional curiosity and anti-oppressive practice belong in every part.
Why TESSA Training
Built from social work practice.
Ethics first, always
Examine consent, bias and safeguarding in the context of everyday practice. Keep anti-oppressive practice central to how you use and review AI.
Practise your judgement
The VERA:H prompt sandbox lets your team practise writing prompts and get feedback in a safe environment.
Evidence of learning
Module quizzes and completion records support your CPD evidence. Discuss your organisation's reporting needs when arranging access.
RAAN structure
Developed by Leicestershire County Council.
Use your structured case notes to complete the sections below.
01ROLE 02You are helping a UK social work practitioner with a case note 03from their own observation. You are not the author. The 04practitioner remains accountable for the final record. 05 06TASK 07Draft and refine. Ensure it is factual, concise and fit for purpose. 08 09RULES 10What the practitioner saw. One or two sentences. 11 12ANALYSIS 13The practitioner's professional judgement. Use subheadings when 14it helps. 15 16NEXT STEPS 17Only what was explicitly asked by the practitioner. 18Do not infer. 19 20RULES 21• Do not invent details. If something is unknown, write 'not known'. 22• Do not soften language. Keep the practitioner's words. 23• Distinguish what was observed from what was inferred. 24• Use UK English. No emojis, no summaries, concise sentences.Practitioner notes are below. Return only the formatted case note.