Supervision, Training and Development

Social Work Survey – Supervision, Training and Development…

Key Findings:

• 62% of social workers feel the level of supervision they receive is ‘about right’. However just over a third (36%) feel they do not receive enough supervision.
• When asked how well they felt their manager helped them deal with the emotional aspects of their role, responses from social workers were mixed. 13% said ‘Very Well’ and 19% said ‘Quite Well’, but 22% said ‘Not Too Well’ and 14% said ‘Not Well At All’. The remaining 32% said ‘OK’.
• 52% of respondents felt they did not have sufficient time and opportunities to take on their required training and develop as professionals.
• 55% said the time available to them for training and professional development had decreased in the last 12 months.

For more detail, click the link below:

Factsheet: Social Work Survey findings related Supervision, Training and Development.

Liquid Personnel’s view of the results:

“Developing your experience and sphere of knowledge as a professional is incredibly important, especially for newly qualified social workers. However it is clear that increasing workloads have left many practitioners struggling to find time for their post-registration training and learning (PRTL).”

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