Longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers (Wave 2) Research Report

Johnson, Claire, Beninger, Kelsey, Felton, Jonnie, Shannon, Earl, Winterbotham, Mark, McLaughlin, Hugh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3916-0506, Pollock, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1106-6705, Scholar, Helen and McCaughan, Susan (2020) Longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers (Wave 2) Research Report. In: Longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers. Research Report. Department for Education (UK Government), London.

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Abstract

The landmark new study aimed to collect robust evidence on recruitment, retention and progression in child and family social work by tracking individuals over a five-year period. In Wave 1, 5,621 local authority child and family social workers took part in the survey, comprising almost one in six of the population.1 This report covers the second year of the research project.