Independent report
Social work in adult services in 2015
A summary of work done to improve social work in adult services during 2015, by Lyn Romeo, Chief Social Worker for Adults.
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This interim report focuses on the:
- quality of social work education, training and practice, including new knowledge and skills statements for social work with adults, children and families
- announcement of the ‘Think Ahead’ post-graduate programme for social work in mental health, due to start in 2016
- introduction of Principal Social Workers in statutory adult social care
- increasing prominence of social work expertise in respect of the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act