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Children

More than half of practitioners feel ill-equipped to address social media’s influence on children

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Children

Racial bias greatly affects child protection practice, say social workers

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Walking, conversation and business people in office laughing, bonding and talking on lunch break. Happy, friends and group of creative directors with coffee, tablet and phone in workplace together

Workforce

‘Following my bipolar diagnosis, my social work team helped me remain in the job I love’

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Rebekah Pierre

Children, Workforce

My Care Story: ‘Every social worker always seemed to be in a rush’

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Children, Choose Social Work, Workforce

‘She has revolutionised the way we approach life story work’

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Children

Most social workers’ caseloads far exceed DfE average, finds poll

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Workforce

Should social workers appraise their managers?

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Choose Social Work, Workforce

‘I was feeling burnt out, but witnessing your enthusiasm and drive inspired me to work harder’

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Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Social work mentors need to be positive but also have the courage to be critical’

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Choose Social Work, Workforce

‘My manager has gone above and beyond for me’

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Workforce

How conscious are social workers about their safety during visits?

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Workforce

Social workers reject regulator’s planned 33% rise in fees

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Choose Social Work, Workforce

‘Her empathetic leadership made me feel valued and motivated’

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Choose Social Work, Workforce

‘Her legacy as a social work mentor, a leader and a supporter ripples through the lives she touches’

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Children, Workforce

Practitioners split over non-social work qualified staff taking on child in need assessments, poll finds

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Female manager talking to male direct report about work in an office

Social work leaders, Workforce

‘They shut down the conversation’: frontline practitioners discuss their experiences with management

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