Change for children? The challenges and opportunities for the children’s social work workforce
Change for children? The challenges and opportunities for the children’s social work workforce
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儿童的改变？儿童社会工作人员的挑战和机遇
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2007
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J. Blewett
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Anna Gupta;J. Blewett
目前，儿童服务正在经历一代人以来最大的变化。政府正在寻求建立一种更加连贯、无缝的服务配置，以确保改善所有儿童的成果。然而，目前在征聘和留住包括儿童社会工作者在内的一系列儿童福利专业人员方面存在危机，必须解决这个问题，以便实现这一雄心勃勃的议程。本文讨论了一系列焦点小组讨论的结果与社会工作者承担伦敦邮政合格儿童保育奖回应儿童劳动力战略咨询过程。这些发现然后在社会工作实践和劳动力发展的更广泛的文献背景下进行分析。有人认为，关于如何维持一支有能力和稳定的社会工作队伍的辩论的核心应该是考虑审计和评估绩效的举措的后果；推广以关系为本的社会工作；以及社会工作在儿童预防和保护服务中的更广泛作用。
Children’s services are currently undergoing their biggest changes in a generation. The government is seeking to create a more coherent, seamless configuration of services, with a view to securing improved outcomes for all children. However, there is a current crisis in the recruitment and retention of a range of child welfare professionals, including children’s social workers, which must be addressed in order for this ambitious agenda to be achieved. This paper discusses the findings of a series of focus group discussions with social workers undertaking the London Post Qualifying Child Care Award in response to the Children’s Workforce Strategyconsultation process. These findings are then analysed within the context of the wider literature on social work practice and workforce development. It is argued that central to the debate on how to sustain a competent and stable social work workforce should be consideration of the consequences of initiatives to audit and assess performance; the promotion of relationship-based social work; and the wider role of social work in preventative and protective services for children.