极速赛车168最新开奖号码 Comments on: 175% rise in number of overseas social workers applying to work in England in past three years

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Paul Walker

Paul Walker — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:05:45 +0000

In reply to Renae.

I agree with much of what you share Renae. I graduated from New York University as a Clinical Social Worker and was alarmed to see how the role of a Social Worker here in the UK ‘is viewed so negatively and with disdain.’ However i believe that is largely because the public sees the role of social workers only in Child Protection, and as case workers who simply ‘remove’ children from their parents. On the flip side however, if there is a death or injury to a child while in their parent’s care, its always the Social Worker’s fault and who will end up getting the blame. So they are in a no-win position. The problem here is that the role of a Social Worker is not recognised as it is in the USA or where you qualified, however the Social Workers here are very dedicated and professional and only now are they being given the respect due, but there is a long way to go, As for CAMHS, yes, you got it right again, they view themselves as a class above the Social Workers but i can understand why as they do most, if not all of the therapeutic intervention with children and families. But then it’s not unlike some of what happens in the US where Clinical Social Workers see themselves as a class above their colleagues who are not qualified as Clinical Social Workers who only want to do ‘Therapy.’

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Paul Walker

Paul Walker — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:44:30 +0000

In reply to José.

Hi Jose, I guess that would depend on the Social Worker’s immigration status.
Don’t know if that helps.
Paul

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Bear

Bear — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 11:08:31 +0000

In reply to Michelle. This fee was in place via HCPC when I applied 7 years ago. So it’s not new to SWE.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Bear

Bear — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 11:06:22 +0000

In reply to Katie. How?

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Renae

Renae — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 04:26:57 +0000

As an Australian qualified social worker with 5+years experience before moving to London to work in the field, I found the transition jarring. I was a qualified Mental Health Social Worker in Australia, a role which simply does not exist here, and I found I had to fight to be accepted by my therapeutically trained colleagues in CAMHS (primarily psychologists, family therapists and psychotherapists) who largely view social workers as inferior practitioners. I have found the pigeonholing of social workers in the UK as either child protection/safeguarding and/or caseworkers to be completely deflating. In Australia all social workers will usually specialise in a specific area which requires additional training and years of on the job training i.e. clinical mental health (assessments and therapy), family violence, paediatric medicine, child protection etc. When I have told clinicians in the UK that I’m a clinical social worker, they are usually surprised and respond that they thought that work was “outside the professions remit”. I even had one psychologist colleague comment that “CAMHS shouldn’t be hiring social workers”. I am still unclear as to why the profession is viewed so negatively and with such disdain by so many in this country. In Australia, I was proud to be a social worker. In the UK I’ve felt that it is something to be hidden or trained or of, such as the scores of social workers here who seem to retrain to become family therapists to further their clinical careers.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:05:27 +0000

“pay a non-refundable scrutiny fee of £495 to Social Work England, which the regulator takes towards the end of the application process, and is in addition to the registration fee”
This wasn’t in place when I applied to the HCPC as a Social Worker educated abroad. Really disappointing that SWE are doing this money-making scheme – given how extortionate visa fees charged by the Home Office are.

Most Social Workers are also not exempt from the Immigration Health Surcharge (an extra cost of £624 per year per person which those on work visas + their dependents have to pay for use of the NHS per year) – which is another ridiculous expense, given that we are coming here to work and pay taxes already, which contributes to NHS funding.

I have worked alongside Social Workers from many different countries and it has been an enriching experience – I remember finding Community Care a good resource to get up to speed with UK legislation when I first arrived too.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:31:58 +0000

So Zimbabwe and South Africa (two countries with pretty damned serious social problems at the most fundamental levels) are providing essential personnel to fill unfilled professional posts in one of the richest countries on the planet. Oh well I guess its much cheaper than training your own staff.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: José

José — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 22:46:43 +0000

Hello Paul! My name is José. I worked as a qualified social worker in London in the past as well. Could I ask you something? Are you allowed to work in the UK through agencies? Or you can only apply for permanent jobs? Thanks

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:23:14 +0000

I was a qualified Social Worker who obtained my MS in Social Work at New York University and worked as a Social Worker in NYC before taking the opportunity to work as a Social Worker in London in 2010. This month will be 13 years working in my position with a London Borough. It has been the most fulfilling and rewarding decision of my Social Work career and while the experience has many challenges, i would encourage any such move by any enterprising young social worker.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 07:32:54 +0000

This reads like the Windrush all over again.