Children’s social workers – What do they do?
Children’s social workers carry out work with children and young people from many different backgrounds, many of whom are extremely vulnerable, requiring a sensitive, age-appropriate and supportive approach.
Children's social workers work alongside:
Children who have been sexually abused.Children who have been neglected, and left dirty, hungry and shown very little care.Sex offenders who abuse children [...]
Why Professor Ray Jones wrote ‘The Story of Baby P: Setting the Record Straight’.
Clare Jerrom speaks to professor of social work Dr Ray Jones about the misconceptions in social work, the challenges social workers face and why he is giving his backing to #Respect4SocialWork.
“Most people don’t think about social work, they might have a marginal awareness of it when it may have cropped up on the news, but [...]
How much violence are social workers expected to take before they gain some kind of protection?
A social worker got up and went to work for Haringey Council in August. Later that day he was admitted to hospital with multiple stab wounds following a welfare check on a child.
Can we now please recognise the risk and danger that social workers place themselves in on a daily basis in the course [...]
Support #Respect4SocialWork
WillisPalmer’s #Respect4SocialWork campaign is urging:
A greater awareness of the life-changing work that social workers carry out on a daily basis.A better understanding of the social work profession.Greater protection for social workers who often work in hostile or dangerous situations.A celebration of the positive work that social workers do in both children’s and adult services.An end [...]
Perceptions of social work: Social work under radar until rare failing
Social work is less visible and less readily praised than other public service roles, according to a report into the perceptions of social work by the regulator Social Work England.
Social Worker Talking To Mother And Children At HomeFor many people, social work goes ‘under the radar’ and only attracts attention for rare failings, the [...]
New campaign #Respect4SocialWork urges greater recognition of social work profession
WillisPalmer is today launching our #Respect4SocialWork campaign urging greater awareness of the life-changing work social workers carry out on a daily basis.
During the pandemic, social workers had to amend their practice in order to support vulnerable children and adults in our communities. Putting their own health fears to one side during the outbreak of [...]
