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Social work and social welfare services in the developed world have a rich, if relatively recent, history with origins in the social upheavals associated with rapid industrialization and urbanization…

Developing people

vocational qualifications

Case-studies illustrating how vocational qualifications have made a positive difference to individuals, the organisation and service delivery.
Ian Watson from the Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education and Nada Savitch from the Social Care Institute for Excellence explain how they are working together to enable social…
Learning objects are bite-sized digital learning resources designed to tackle the e-learning adoption problem by virtue of their scale, adaptability, and interoperability. The learning object…
The document provides guidance for those involved in higher education to promote the involvement of service users and carers in the education of social work students.
Preliminary findings of a study of practice-related research activity within social work agencies.
Dr Ogilvie-Whyte reports on the existing evidence base supporting (or otherwise) the effectiveness of specialist training and education in child care and protection social work, particularly as it…
The Key Capabilities (KC) in Child Care and Protection are designed to allow students within social work degree programmes to map their specific learning in this area whilst achieving the more…
An article in two parts exploring the possible uses of web 2.0 technologies to support the informal learning of social work and social care workers.
We live in an age where efficacy is a key issue, particularly in respect of the use of public funds. A poor evidence base underpinning policy or practice is, therefore, a vulnerability that should be…