极速赛车168最新开奖号码 Comments on: Readers’ Take: How well are overseas social workers supported to work in the UK?

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Trust Zadzi

Trust Zadzi — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 19:12:36 +0000

As an overseas Social Worker I believe more can be done by Local authorities to put in place robust support plans for newly recruited Social Workers coming from overseas . I used to practice in Zimbabwe and my observation is that Social work interventions in the UK are fast paced, high volume. As such adapting to the social work procedures and regulations can be quite demanding for someone coming from a totally different setting. Therefor I suggest it is imperative for employers to allow at least a month’s period for newly recruited Social workers to adapt and acclimatise to the culture, systems and social Work terrain before giving them a full caseload.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Charles Bell

Charles Bell — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 13:38:16 +0000

Many years ago there was a memorandum of understanding concerning policy and practice for international recruitment which was signed up to by just about all employers and their representative organisations across social care but very much focused o recruitment in childrens social work. ADSS, as it then was, backed the arrangements as did GSCC and their Scottish, Welsh and Irish equivalents. The few agencies specialising i international recruitment understood good practice and played their part. So much knowledge and experience has been lost. Zimbabwe is a social worker factory but does next to nothing about social care at home.

The time is now OVERDUE for a registration authority to initiate a review of that which existed before and has been allowed to die.

For a number of years I recruited SWs principally from Zimbabwe and Romania. In those days there was no skype so it was live interviews here in the UK necessitating the need to get visitor visas and find money for fares etc. I reckon I had about a 90% success rate at interviews. I insisted o employers committing themselves to an induction spread over about six months. There would always be a relocation package specific to their needs. Emphasis was also placed on te fact that international recruitment involved bringing families to the UK. In particular Romanians have done rather well with several now being Directors with a signifiant number of others in Assistant Director or simlar posts….having spent twenty years of their lives working for this country. The UK continues to promote reverse colonisation by buying trained and skilled staff from developing countries whose own needs are rarely met because of migration. The same happens in the medical and health sector…and others.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: David

David — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:42:24 +0000

In reply to Mark. Mark Sadly such is the state and management of social work in the UK, hence the difficulties local authorities have in recruitment and retention. Poor support for Social Workers

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:30:40 +0000

As an international social worker only 10months in the country and working with a local authority, it has been a nightmare from day 1..after being promised a caseload of 15 and then after 2 weeks being given 24 cases which a senior practitioner left, it has been a real struggle..numerous meetings with AD, SM, TM and HR but nothing has changed..I have literally seen at least 2 social workers leaving every couple weeks. My advice would be to stay away from LAs and if your new…stay away from safeguarding

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Over Seas

Over Seas — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:13:07 +0000

As well as expediency requires.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: N. Robinson

N. Robinson — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:34:22 +0000

I’ve tried to restore my registration for over a year and all Social Work England have done is put obstacles in my way. I now have to attend a short social work refresher course before I will be considered. I have previously practiced and it’s been made so difficult for me.