My Path to the Civil Service: A Care Leaver's Perspective
My Path to the Civil Service: A Care Leaver's Perspective
Sebastian talks about his experience with the Civil Service Care Leavers Internship Scheme.
Social worker placements: Modelling restorative practice in a virtual workplace
Philippa Shoesmith, Workforce Development Manager, shares Stockport Council’s journey to provide the best possible experience of digital placements to students during the coronavirus pandemic.
Social workers are achieving extraordinary things together
Isabelle Trowler, Chief Social Worker for Children and Families, reflects on her plans for World Social Work Day 2021 and expresses her admiration and respect for everything that social workers do.
Being instilled with the trust to make the right decisions for families
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Working in children's social care
Farrah Khan MBE and Sharon Davidson, co-chairs of the Principal Child and Family Social Worker (PCFSW) Network, share the values that inspired them to become social workers and reflect on the power of the relationships they have built with families.
Remembering to be kind to yourself when caring for others
Sonia Mahay, Service Manager in Wolverhampton, reflects on being a social worker during the pandemic and shares her tips for maintaining wellbeing while working remotely.
Letting go of anxiety and bringing our own leadership styles to the forefront
Farrah Khan MBE and Sharon Davidson, co-chairs of the Principal Child and Family Social Worker (PCFSW) Network, discuss the importance of forging a strong female partnership and the friendship they found along the way.
Step Up to Social Work: Learning to support and empower vulnerable families
As the Step Up to Social Work programme opens for 2021 applicants, current students share their motivations for joining the course and their experiences so far.
A day in the life of a social worker: Child protection
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With 6 years’ experience, a senior social worker in London discusses the day to day variety of child protection and the complexities of supporting families on the frontline.
The importance of relationships to create change
Principal Social Worker, Sam Clayton OBE, reflects on the changes to social work practice since COVID-19 and why trusted relationships are key to working through the pandemic.
Social Work Week 2021 – ‘This is social work’
Colum Conway, Chief Executive for Social Work England, and Isabelle Trowler, Chief Social Worker, discuss the launch of the very first Social Work Week 2021.
COVID-19 (coronavirus): accelerating learning and development
Rashida Baig MBE, Head of Social Work with Families at London Borough of Croydon, shares her advice for professional growth in the COVID-19 recovery period.