Five-year study into newly qualified social workers report published. August 2022
We’ve published a new five-year longitudinal research report which presents a national picture of how newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) experience organisational, practical and subjective dimensions of professional social work as they progress their early careers in Scotland.
The report, which we commissioned from the University of Dundee and Glasgow Caledonian University, gives an overview and key recommendations across six thematic areas:
- education
- employment
- competence and confidence
- learning and development
- professional identity
- leadership
It also provides 10 key takeaways highlighting the important areas that stood out in the research.
Who is the report for?
Strategic managers with responsibility for the recruitment and retention of social workers and for others responsible for the design, development and oversight of pre and post qualification social work education will find this report vital reading.
The quality of the research data and the associated recommendations will enable managers and others to consider the impact of organisational and individual actions on the experience and development of social workers and how these in turn affect the lives of people receiving social work services.
