Confirmation last week that The College of Social Work (TCSW) is to close by the end of September has prompted much soul searching by social work leaders and rank and file practitioners about the direction the profession is heading.
According to a joint statement issued by TCSW chair Jo Cleary and chief executive Annie Hudson, the decision to wind down the college was due to "increasing financial pressures", largely thought to be linked to a reduction in government funding and its failure to gain enough members.
Another significant factor in its demise was its failure to win the Department for Education contract to deliver the new accreditation and assessment scheme for the advanced child and family practitioner status.
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