The board has also outlined the standards of supervision and support social workers should expect from their employers in its report, Building a Safe and Confident Future – One Year On.
From now on, employers will have to make sure a sufficient number of skilled and experienced social workers are available to meet the level of demand in any area.
Workloads and caseloads will have to be managed carefully so that social workers are not overworked and social workers must be given the practical resources they need to do their jobs, plus development opportunities to further their experience and skills.
Meanwhile, the board has recommended that social work education should be reformed to improve the quality of social work degrees, by introducing more rigorous selection criteria.
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