Workforce planning can be tough – but it’s made significantly tougher when you don’t know how many social workers you will need and how many are likely to be available in the near or distant future. Rhidian Hughes, head of social care for the Centre for Workforce Intelligence (CfWI), explains what is being done to address [...]
Today, Community Care has published our first ever e-book (download here) featuring a collection of tales from our social work diary series. On a day when politicians have bluntly tried to divide the profession into “good social workers” and “bad social workers” this foreword to the book – which highlights the complexity and high-risk nature [...]
“A Swansea woman has pleaded guilty to a charge of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal following the death of a forgotten guinea pig,” reports the South Wales Evening Post. The prosecution apparently followed-up a tip off from a social worker that the woman had “abandoned the guinea pig” after losing her keys to [...]
Ever wondered what a fitness to practise hearing would be like? Here’s what I observed during a hearing last week at the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), which regulates social workers in England. After presenting myself to the receptionist at the HCPC’s London headquarters, I was led down a winding corridor into the belly [...]
Week in the life of a home care worker – day five (final entry) Read day four Ahh, only another 15 hours of work ahead then two whole days off to spend time with my family. It feels like I’ve been at work for months now. My husband is off again tonight, so I had [...]
An interesting discussion has popped up on our forum, Carespace. Newly qualified social worker “netron” writes that she (I don’t know if netron is a woman, but for ease of reference I’ve decided to choose a pronoun and stick to it) is being allocated an increasing number of child protection cases, as the key worker. [...]
Week in the life of a home care worker – day four Read day three Eighteenth day of work without a break. This is beginning to be a real struggle. After an early night, I expect to jump out of bed feeling refreshed and revived; instead it feels like I’ve had a bottle of whiskey. [...]
The identity of England’s first chief social workers could be revealed any day now. A final panel was due to sit on 23 April to decide who to appoint to the two roles, to represent social workers in children’s and adult services on the national stage. A spokesperson for the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed [...]
Margaret Thatcher was a divisive figure who oversaw profound changes to both social work and the welfare state during her 15 years in power, writes social worker Steve Rogowski. What was Margaret Thatcher’s legacy for social work? The social work profession actually remained relatively unscathed during the early years of her premiership. In fact, progress [...]
Week in the life of a home care worker – day three Read day two A whole day without the worry of how much petrol will cost or if my brakes will continue to work. The car is booked in for repairs, so I have a two-man run with another care worker. I was a [...]
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