A look at the meaning of critical practice, the views of service users, and the professional power of social workers.
A discussion about who should make the decisions in regard to service users and the success of family led methods in Scotland.
A look at the nature of the power that the social worker holds.
Where is the power in social work? Who does it lie with? What negotiation is required?
A look at the growth of regulation and how that feeds into the ability of individual practitioners to use their discretion.
A look at how effective standards and regulation are in social work.
A look at how the advent of the setting of standards in the education of social workers, and the regulatory framework that has been imposed from outside, has changed the job of the social worker.
A look at how the business of setting of standards feeds through to the service users.
A school social worker talks about her work and how it is managed at the school that she works at and the issues that are covered by the team.
A look at some of the services and workshops provided by Amanda and her team at the school.
Amanda Mihaly talks about differences and tensions between social workers and school staff, and the problems of being grant funded.
Social workers at a Mental Health centre in Lithuania talk about their qualifications and why they became social workers and what their work involves at the centre.
A look at the various methods of assessment and consultation that two social workers in a mental health centre use and the skills they believe are needed in the role.
A social Worker at a psychiatric hospital talks about why she became a social worker.
The holistic solution to mental health as explained by Estelle.
Estelle discusses issues within the field of mental health.
The chair of the social work review discusses the findings.
How do you see org strict change due to the review. 21st century social work review.