an enlightening glimpse of day-to-day work with children and families.
In particular, the programmes emphasise the complex scenarios which social workers must confront on a regular basis. This may involve building relationships across whole families in order to address the needs of one child; it also involves making some finely balanced judgments about how best to safeguard children and young people at risk.
This aspect of the job is frequently misunderstood. There are very few situations in which a social worker can be certain that a particular course of action will have a positive outcome. Of course with hindsight the answer may seem obvious, but at the time it is a matter of weighing up a range of different factors, and in some cases choosing the least worst option.
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