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A cross-Government social work task force led by the Office of the Chief Social Worker is needed to implement an ambitious programme of reform to tackle the recruitment and retention crisis in social work.

Social work recruitment and retention: tackling the crisis

There is a recruitment and retention crisis in social work in England. Vacancy and turnover rates are up, and most people do not stay in local authority social work for longer than 5 years. Government

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Systematic review of service user and carer involvement in social work education finds positive classroom experiences

Using lived experience in social work education

Service user and carer involvement in social work education is well established in the UK and many other countries. The value of lived experience in informing social work programmes is indisputable. However, research on the

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We’re starting a new project evaluating supported volunteering at the Ripon Museum Trust.

Supporting volunteering at the Ripon Museums

A unique collaboration between the International Centre for Mental Health Social Research (ICMHSR) at the University of York and the Ripon Museum Trust (RMT) is starting to collect data for an evaluation of supported volunteering

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