Guardian social care supplements, co-sponsored by SCIE

SCIE has worked with the Guardian to produce two pullouts for the social care workforce. Click below to access supplements on social workers and the wider social care profession.

May 2009. A special report on the value and professionalism of social workers.

Social workers are rarely given the recognition they deserve for helping turn around chaotic family lives, saving vulnerable children from abuse or for putting plans into action to support disabled adults to live independently. But this could all be about to change......

Click here to download a copy of the value and professionalism of social workers supplement (1.88mb PDF file).

March 2010. Challenge and change in social care careers.

As social care changes to meet growing demand from an ageing population, jobs in social care are changing too. Many social care workers are worried about the impact of the public spending squeeze, but in the long term many more of them will be needed, rather than fewer, and most will be working in the private and voluntary sectors.

Click here to download a copy of the Challenge and change in social care careers supplement (4.19mb PDF file).

Click here for the online version on the Guardian website.

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