1. READING THE TEA LEAVES WHAT’S AHEAD FOR SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION RAY JONES

2. POLITICS AND SOCIAL WORK: THE CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

3. POLITICS AND SOCIAL WORK: THE CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

4. WHY SOCIAL WORKERS MIGHT FEEL A BIT BUSY

5. WHY SOCIAL WORKERS MIGHT FEEL A BIT BUSY
THE FOCUS ON
AND AN INCREASE IN:
RISK ASSESSMENTS AND MANAGEMENT
RESOURCE RATIONING

9. JAMES HUGHES HEATHER WARDLE

10. ADULT SAFEGUARDING ALERTS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES ,000 AN INCREASE OF 20% IN ONE YEAR (11% INCREASE THE PREVIOUS YEAR) WHILE NUMBER OF ADULT SOCIAL WORK POSTS PER COUNCIL REDUCED FROM 112 TO 93 BETWEEN

11. INCREASED RATIONING OF ADULT SOCIAL CARE
14% INCREASE SINCE 2010 IN THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE SEEKING HELP
28% REDUCTION SINCE 2010 IN THE NUMBERS DEEMED ELIGIBLE FOR HELP

12. INCREASED RATIONING OF ADULT SOCIAL CARE
LOCAL AUTHORITY ADULT SOCIAL CARE FUNDING REDUCED BY 31% SINCE 2010
£1.1 bn REAL TERMS CUT IF GROWTH IN DEMAND TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT
WITH A FURTHER 1.9% (£266M) CUT IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR

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22. CHILD PROTECTION AN INCREASE OF 79% SECTION 47 ENQUIRIES
89, , , , , ,150
AN INCREASE OF 79%

23. INITIAL CHILD PROTECTION CONFERENCE
CHILDREN SUBJECT TO AN
INITIAL CHILD PROTECTION CONFERENCE
43, , , , , ,400
AN INCREASE OF 63%

24. CHILD PROTECTION PLANS IN ENGLAND
Category
Neglect , , , , , , , ,230
Physical abuse , , , , , , , ,350
Sexual abuse 2, , , , , , , ,340
Emotional abuse 7, , , , , , , ,660
Multiple 2, , , , , , , ,120
Total , , , , , , , ,700
AN INCREASE OF 70%

25. CHILD PROTECTION AN INCREASE OF 79% SINCE 2007/08
11,156 CARE APPLICATIONS IN 2014/15
AN INCREASE OF 79% SINCE 2007/08

26. LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN AT 31 MARCH
CHILD PROTECTION
LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN AT 31 MARCH
MARCH ,000
MARCH ,540

27. CHILD PROTECTION SUMMARY OF THE THE RECENT TRENDS
MORE SECTION 47 INVESTIGATIONS
MORE INITIAL CP CASE CONFERENCES
MORE CP PLANS
MORE CARE PROCEEDINGS
MORE LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN

28. WHY? CHILD PROTECTION MORE AWARENESS MORE NEED LESS HELP MORE DEMAND
BUT NO MATCHING RESOURCE INCREASE
MORE PRESSURE
MORE CORNER CUTTING
MORE UNDERMINING AND BLAME

29. THE ROAD TO PRIVATISATION?

30. THE ROAD TO PRIVATISATION
1970 THE IMF - PUBLIC SPENDING CUTS
1979 THATCHERISM - THE END OF THE POST-WAR CONSENSUS
1980s FAVOURING THE INDEPENDENT SECTORS AND THE MARKET
2000s BLAIR AND ‘SCARES ON HIS BACK’
2010s CAMBORNISM BEYOND THATCHERISM

31. THE NARRATIVE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL BAD PRIVATE AND PROFIT GOOD
SELF-SERVING
SLUGGISH
STUCK IN THE PAST
SINK HOLE FOR PUBLIC FUNDS
PRIVATE AND PROFIT GOOD
MARKET DRIVES EFFICIENCY
MARKET DRIVES LOWER COSTS
MARKET DRIVES INNOVATION
MARKET DRIVES RESPONSIVENESS

32. OPPORTUNITY OR THREAT? 2006 AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICES
LE GRAND AND ANTECEDENTS
ACADEMY SCHOOLS
FOUNDATIONS HOSPITALS
INTRODUCED BY LABOUR
OPPORTUNITY OR THREAT?

33. THE UNDER-THE-RADAR UNOPPOSED STEP CHANGE
AND THEN
THE UNDER-THE-RADAR UNOPPOSED STEP CHANGE

34. THE TWO 2014 STATUTORY CHILDREN’S SOCIAL WORK REGULATORY CHANGES
ANY PROVIDER
AS LONG AS THEY ARE NON-PROFIT OR MAKE THEIR PROFIT THROUGH SETTING UP A NOT-FOR-PROFIT SUBSIDIARY
CHANGE 2
WILL NOT BE REGISTERED, REGULATED OR INSPECTED

35. CONTRACTING OUT WITHIN A MARKET PLACE
WHAT THIS MEANS
CONTRACTING OUT WITHIN A MARKET PLACE
INTRUSION INTO FAMILIES
SINGLE ASSESSMENTS AND SECTION 47 INVESTIGATIONS
SETTING AND MANAGING CHILD IN NEED AND CHILD PROTECTION PLANS
DECISIONS WHETHER TO INITIATE CARE PROCEEDINGS
DECIDING WHERE AND WITH WHOM CHILDREN LIVE

36. CONTRACTING OUT WITHIN A MARKET PLACE
WHAT THIS MEANS
CONTRACTING OUT WITHIN A MARKET PLACE
ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
NO TRANSARENCY OR OPENESS
NO LOCAL LEADERSHIP OR COMMUNITY COMMITMENT
COMPETITION NOT COLLABORATION
PRIMACY OF PRICE AND PROFIT
DOWNSKILLING THE WORKFORCE MIX
SELLING ON AND DISTANT OWNERSHIP

37. AND ALREADY
AN INCREASINGLY PRIVATISED CHILDREN’S SOCIAL WORK WORKFORCE
THE INCREASING PREPONDERANCE OF PRIVATE FOSTER CARE AGENCIES AND PRIVATE SECTOR CHILDREN’S RESIDENTIAL CARE
THE MARGINALISATION OF THE CHILDREN’S CHARITIES
SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION?

38. THE ROUTE TO PRIVATISATION
THE PROGRESS SO FAR
HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES
SCHOOLS
PUBLIC AND STATE SECURITY
POLICE
PRISONS
PROBATION AND OFFENDER MANAGEMENT
BENEFITS ASSESSMENTS
HOUSING

39. [SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER 2014]
THE PLAYERS ALREADY
GETTING ON THE PITCH
[SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER 2014]
G4S
SERCO
VIRGIN CARE
AMEY
MOUCHEL
AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR MANAGEMENT
AND MARKET CONSULTANCIES LIKE KPMG AND LAING AND BUISSON

40. THE ROAD TO GOVERNMENT CONTROL?

41. 2016 CHILDREN AND SOCIAL WORK BILL
WITHDRAWING STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
A GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED REGULATOR
WHO CAN BE SOCIAL WORKERS
WHAT WILL BE WITHIN THEIR EDUCATION
WHO WILL PROVIDE THIS EDUCATION

42. THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION AND EDUCATION
THE NAREY CURRICULUM.
FRONTLINE. HEDGE FUND FUNDING.
MODELS OF PRACTICE
SKEW IN GOVT FUNDING FOR STUDENTS AND COURSES
THE FAST TRACKED NEW CADRE OF MANAGERS AND LEADERS
FRAGMENTATION, SPECIALISATION AND SEPARATION WITHIN INITIAL EDUCATION.
APPRENTICESHIPS OUTSIDE OF UNIVERSITIES.
WHAT FUTURE FOR UNIVERSITY SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
ACCREDITATION DESIGNED BY KPMG AND MORNING LANE
FOCUS ON INITIAL QUALIFYING AND NOT POST-QUALIFYING
ENGLAND DIVERGING FROM REST OF UK.

43. HOW FAR IT HAS TRAVELLED IN FOUR YEARS
REMEMBER THE SOCIAL WORK TASK FORCE AND REFORM BOARD?
CHIEF SOCIAL WORKER X
TCSW X
PCF X
SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION X
A PUBLIC AND MEDIA VOICE FOR SOCIAL WORK X
GSCC/ HCPC X

44. SO WHAT TO DO?

45. ROAD BLOCKS AND DIVERSIONS!
A COLLABORATION AND CONSORTIUM OF THE COMPASSIONATE
PERSONAL – PROFESSIONAL – PRESS – PUBLIC - POLITICIANS

46. THANK YOU