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1 Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles –Second level Third level –Fourth level »Fifth level 1 CWDC Social Work Projects Mike Lauerman (CWDC) JSWEC Homerton College Cambridge 11 July 2008

2 Aims and outcomes of Social Work Projects To improve the capacity, skills and supply of social workers in children’s services

3 Challenges Clarity of social work role Expectations of educators and trainers Employer expectations Career pathway Retention of practitioners in the front line Supervision CPD

4 Career Pathway Social Work Career Framework

5 Work streams Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) Remodeling Social Work Delivery Pilot (RSWDP) Early Professional Development for Social Workers (EPD) Fast Track Route to Qualifying as a Social Worker Support for 'grow your own' social worker Marketing the social worker role Career framework for social workers Social Work Education Partnership Vision for social workers in a children's setting Peer to peer support for social workers Regional Social Worker Recruitment & Retention

6 Timescales or major milestones Early professional Development: Autumn 2008 Newly Qualified Social Workers: 2008/09 Advanced Practitioner: Spring 2009 Regional Social Work recruitment and retention: Current Marketing campaign: January 2009

7 Stakeholders DCSF – Department of Children, Schools and Families GSCC – General Social Care Council HEIs – Higher Education Institutions ADCS – Association of Directors of Children Services LGA/LGE - Local Government Association/ Local Government Employers SfC - Skills for Care BASW – British Association of Social Workers TUs – Trade Unions

8 Challenges Complexity of current arrangements Recruitment and retention Variations (roles, performance, structures) Scale and number of initiatives Times scales System capacity Clarification of Outcomes Risks

9 Questions The proposed career framework? How do HEIs regard the challenges? Employer expectations of HEIs? SW expectations of employers? Professions expectations of HEIs? Challenge of readiness to practice? Access to qualifying courses?

10 Contact details Mike Lauerman Mobile: 07920702670 Email: mike.lauerman@btinternet.commike.lauerman@btinternet.com Nikki Prasad Tel: 0113 390 7628 Email: nicola.prasad@cwdcouncil.org.uknicola.prasad@cwdcouncil.org.uk CWDC 2 nd Floor, City Exchange 11 Albion Street Leeds LS1 5ES Website: www.cwdcouncil.org.ukwww.cwdcouncil.org.uk


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