Delegates at last week's National Children and Adult Services Conference in Bournemouth were the first to see the report, which aims to show how social work can contribute to improving care services for both children and adults.
But Colin Green, director of children, learning and young people at Coventry City Council, said the GSCC needs "to set the bar much higher than it does at present". Another delegate described the document as "a bit wet" and said it wasn't demanding enough.
The report outlines what social work is, when it is needed, who receives its support, the tasks of social work and how practitioners work with other professions. It also has a section on policy framework, which describes what social work "at its best" can do for service users.
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