The number of social workers going independent is rising. According to the British Association of Social Workers, there has been an 80% leap in membership of the organisation's independents' forum over the past year alone.
Are you thinking of taking flight and setting up as a self-employed independent social worker free of your local authority cage? Or have you already taken off?
Send your views and experiences on going solo to maria.ahmed@rbi.co.uk
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