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2.  For several years, UK social workers who had
been working in the field of social care,
health, education, private & voluntary
organisations in England and Wales went
about their business learning and gathering
experiences as they went along

3.  For those of who were able to access quite
good training on social work practices, their
ongoing continuing professionals
development (CPD) was possible without
much help or hindrance from outside bodies

4.  Some social workers went on courses which
they paid for by themselves and even
changed careers following undertaking
related and interesting courses of training
such as psychotherapy and other therapeutic
courses

5.  They undertook these course in some cases
for several years whilst still doing their day
job as social workers on the front line or in
other related areas where people were
vulnerable.

6.  During this time other professionals had
regulated bodies in their fields which would
ensure that CPD was at the forefront of the
professional development of their
communities and that their growth and
learning was enhanced, rewarded and
recognised.

7.  Those professionals such as Nurses, and
Lawyers had a very clear professional body
which would represent their interests in the
community at large including parliament and
during adverse media attention.

8.  Unfortunately for social workers they had not
been able in all the years that their profession
had existed, managed to seek agreement
that they were in fact recognised
professionals with unique skills which
required protecting and enhancing

9.  In fact during the most terrible and abhorrent
crimes against children which have been
splattered across the UK media it is the social
workers who have been blamed as the
instigators of the bad practice which lead to
tragedies when other professionals have
been involved including Doctors, Police and
other responsible workers

10.  On its website General Social Care Council
informs us that what it does is
“...protect the public by maintaining a
compulsory register of social workers and
enforcing a code of practice, which sets out
the standards required of social workers”

11.  Social workers pay a yearly fee to be
maintained on this register and they also
have to show that they have undertaken
continuing professional development as part
of the criteria for being on the GSCC register.

12.  The aim is to ensure that there is a statutory
and regulatory body that also enhances the
professionalism of social work as well as
protecting those most at need that require
services and interventions from highly
qualified workers.

13.  The future of the General Social Care Council
is not certain as there are always changes to
such emotive bodies, and with each change in
UK Government this will impact on ideas of
how to best operate public sector
organisations and provision.

14.  However social work training is closely linked
to the need to develop workers and enhance
the lives of vulnerable people and the codes
and values which this current body provides
has helped social work in the UK obtain a
level playing field with counterparts in other
professions who have had regulations for
years.

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