We need seasoned social workers at the sharp end of child protection

26 August 2010 1 min read Jo Stephenson Social Care Editorial

A common complaint among social workers is that the more experienced and skilled you become, the less time you get to spend working with children and families.

Doing face-to-face work with children and young people, and seeing first-hand the difference it makes, is probably why you went into the job in the first place. But so often moving up the career ladder means moving into management and away from frontline work. In this month's cover feature we look at different ways councils are supporting senior social workers to stay at the forefront of child protection while gaining extra responsibility and rewards. After all, it makes sense to have the most experienced workers out there dealing with those horrendously complex cases that need every ounce of skill and judgment.

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