This report examines the challenges facing mental health social work, and offers a blueprint for a fast-track programme that could better recruit and train high-calibre graduates for the profession. The
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Dozens of elderly patients were kept in a major hospital despite being well enough to be discharged, according to an inspection report which raised grave concerns about the care given
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The UK’s first practical guide to help social workers be effective in their day-to-day practice has been launched by the Care Council for Wales. The guidance, entitled The Social Worker,
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The outstanding achievement of three social workers was recognised when Children and Young People Minister Aileen Campbell presented the SASW Social Work Awards earlier today. The awards are held each
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A new six-month pilot will see social workers going into Norfolk schools to target needy children. The six-month pilot is designed as a preventative measure to cut the number of
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Students looking to start university or college this autumn can now use UCAS Extra to try and secure an offer if they’ve been unsuccessful so far. The UCAS Extra service,
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The Open University have announced that the BA (Honours) Social Work (Wales) has been re-approved by the Care Council for Wales, meeting all the regulatory requirements. The submission to the
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Report of Sir Martin Narey’s independent review of the education of children’s social workers. The Secretary of State for Education asked Sir Martin Narey to review the initial education of
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Universities are producing social workers who are “inadequately prepared”, the government’s advisor on children’s social care has said in a highly critical report. Sir Martin Narey was asked to look
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If you want to help and support people in the community, this could be a great job for you. Social work assistants help qualified social workers. The clients you work
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