Longitudinal study of child and family social workers (wave 3)

Johnson, C; Sanders-Earley, A; Earl, S; Winterbotham, M; McLaughlin, H; Pollock, S; Scholar, HF; McCaughan, S

Abstract

In 2018, the Department for Education (DfE) commissioned a consortium led by IFF
Research, working with social work academics at Manchester Metropolitan University
and the University of Salford, to conduct a longitudinal study tracking the careers of local
authority child and family social workers in England. This landmark study aimed to collect
robust evidence on recruitment, retention and progression in child and family social work
by tracking individuals over a five-year period.
In Wave 3, new questions were added about the impacts of Covid-19 on child and family
social workers’ workplace wellbeing, access to learning and development, flexible
working, relationships with colleagues, and relationships with children, families and carers

Citation

Johnson, C., Sanders-Earley, A., Earl, S., Winterbotham, M., McLaughlin, H., Pollock, S., …McCaughan, S. (2021). Longitudinal study of child and family social workers (wave 3)

• Report Type: Project Report
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Oct 15, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781838702731
• Publisher URL: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1008153/Longitudinal_study_of_local_authority_child_and_family_social_workers__Wave_3_.pdf
• Related Public URLs: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/longitudinal-study-of-local-authority-social-workers
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