We’re short of social workers
Providing social work services for children at risk is a very difficult job and the burden is all the heavier for those in the jobs. the burnout rate and the turnover of staff is very high The more difficult and needy the areas, the less likely they are to have adequate staff. because staff move on, very often to the private sector, where the job is much easier and where they are better paid. They leave behind a trail of personal and human destruction, with long and growing waiting lists or essential social work services to protect the most vulnerable.
Nothing has been done in recent times to ensure there is an adequate supply of social workers for the current need and the increased need that will arise from the implementation of further social legislation.
