The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) will take on many of the functions performed by The College of Social Work (TCSW) when it closes this month, it has been confirmed.
Specifically, it will take over the running of the professional capabilities framework (PCF), which sets out expectations of social workers at every stage in their career; the continuing professional development (CPD) endorsement framework; and a range of publications, reports and policy documents.
It is also in talks over the future of the college's three faculties - children and families, adults and mental health - and its professional assembly, which has shaped strategy on professional development and reviewed policies and strategies for raising standards. With the college's demise announced in June, how will its work now continue under BASW's charge?
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