by Allan Norman

A colleague of mine recently decided to retire from social work after more than 40 years of service. She wrote to the General Social Care Council, to advise them of her decision, and took the opportunity to thank them for their role in developing the profession of social work - recalling while doing so that she was one of the last tranche of members of what was then the Institute of Almoners.

In return, she received a letter which confirmed her "request to be removed" from the register, and told her that her last known employer would be informed. The letter went on - citing chapter and verse - to explain that she would be committing a criminal offence if she held herself out as a social worker once she was no longer registered.

Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-care-experts-blog/2008/10/happy-retirement-and-thank-you.html