Research and analysis

Changes to social work in 3 London boroughs: 'Focus on Practice'

Evaluation of a programme of training and systems-level changes to family social work in 3 London boroughs.

Applies to England

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-573-1 , DFE- RR521

PDF, 6.2 MB, 60 pages

‘Focus on Practice’ seeks to bring greater coherence and confidence to social work practice through processes based on ‘systems thinking’.

This evaluation finds widespread enthusiasm for the training and programme; early data looks promising.

The 3 boroughs (‘tri-borough’) are made up of:

Published 4 July 2016