Despite calls for separate degrees for children's and adult social care, academics from King's College London and the Glasgow School of Social Work said they should not be split. The report argued: "Newly qualified social workers are at beginning competence in general and the post-qualifying framework is where specialist skills can be developed to meet the demands of the complex work of agencies." Ian Johnston, director of the British Association of Social Workers, said he was very pleased with the recommendation: "In common with directors...