Social workers are suffering from a "dearth" of direct training on child poverty issues, the Children's Workforce Development Council has found. And the children's workforce does not readily identify child poverty as a priority issue, according to the review.

It recommends therefore that the CWDC should take a look its own practice guidance, standards and training programmes to ensure that child poverty is explicitly addressed.

Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-work-blog/2011/01/not-enough-direct-training-on.html