The poll of 280 social work students, conducted by BASW – The College of Social Work, also found that half of students said their work experience had been limited while 36 per cent said their placements were largely irrelevant to social work.
The General Social Care Council has previously called for higher education institutions to forge better links with social work employers to improve the quality of social work placements.
The latest survey from BASW showed that 89 per cent of respondents believe placements need to be better regulated.
More than a quarter of students didn’t have a social worker as a practice teacher and almost a quarter said their practice teacher had no time to supervise them.
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