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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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New 4-year integrated Masters qualifying programme in social work at the University of York is producing confident, skilled and experienced practitioners

Social work education – long and slow or short and fast?

There are currently a number of ways to qualify as a social worker in England. The minimum qualification required is a Bachelors degree, but there are employment-based and postgraduate routes too. Much of the controversy

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