Half of the social workers in England are receiving less than two hours of supervision per month and some receive none at all, according to a poll by the General Social Care Council.

Readers of the GSCC's magazine, Social Work Connection, were also asked how much support they received from their employers to complete post-registration training and learning. Almost 60% described their employer as not very, or not at all concerned with ensuring staff meet the requirement of at least 90 hours.

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