Until the real underlying reasons for social workers leaving the profession are tackled, there will continue to be more people leaving than entering.
Social workers are regularly abused by their organisations, gaslighted into believing they are inadequate for not managing a massive and complex case load with almost no support.
Complaining has no effect on managers who will keep adding to your work without considering whether you can manage or not. Most front line workers regularly work until close to bedtime and weekends to be able to do the bare minimum.
In some counties, social workers literally risk their lives driving through dangerous country lanes in the dark ans winter doing visits and no one will check if they got home safe.
I am in the profession for only 5 years and already considering my exit plan.
]]>In contrast I applied for a return to nursing programme and was accepted within 3 weeks. I will attend uni part time and complete a competency based placement abd within 6 months I will be re-registered. Wish I taken that option first.
Maybe someone need to look at how restoration process hinders social work applications.
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