“The Care Act 2014’s guiding principle aspires to achieve cultural change in social services. The Act places a general duty on local authorities to promote the well-being of the individual when carrying out their social care functions. The well-being principle requires councils to actively seek improvements for people receiving care and their carers across a host of physical, mental and emotional dimensions,”. (The Care Act: The well-being principle promises to transform social services, Clive Gilbert, Oct. 2017).
Discuss and examine how social work professionals should respond to the ‘well-being principle’ within their working practice.