Oliver Beer is a registered social worker who recently completed an MSc in Social Research Methods and Sheena Asthana is Professor of Health Policy at the University of Plymouth. The research was undertaken to further examine and understand the causes and predictors of stress among social workers.
Read the article on University of Plymouth’s website here.
Ensure the highest calibre of social work students with the attributes, competencies and passion needed to thrive in the profession are recruited to our academic programmes.
Develop a curriculum that aligns with local need and is grounded not only in research and the CSWs’ KSS, but also in practice.
Give students the experience and support they need to ensure they are ready to practice within our region as Newly Qualified Social Workers.
Ensure practice across our region is consistently informed by theory and research and that academics’ teaching is equally informed by practice.
Create regional progression pathways and CPD opportunities capable of attracting and retaining the best and brightest social workers in the UK.
Better understand our regional labour market to enable us to develop a robust plan to meet our partnership’s current and future workforce demands.