Newly Qualified: If I can do it, anybody can

22 September 2010 2 mins read Careers Social Care

Debbie Coppock is a social worker in the duty and assessment team of Manchester Council's children's services. She qualified at Keele University in June last year.

What were you doing before your social work degree?

I have 10 years' experience in social care, working within a teenage pregnancy unit. I worked for the NHS, going into schools and promoting physical and emotional wellbeing.

Within the teenage pregnancy unit, there was child protection involved, but I was on the periphery of it, watching other people doing the work. I wanted to be much more a part of it.

How does your role differ from your expectations?

In the amount of direct work. Social workers are more about managing services to improve outcomes for children and less about direct work with families.

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