Children give their views on social workers
11 July
2006
Children want social workers to be easier to reach, follow
through on their promises and see them alone during visits.
Read their views in a report published today by the Children's
Rights Director:
The children made very positive comments about their social
workers, overall rating them 8 out of 10.
However, some children felt they should be included in the
recruitment process for social workers.
Some also said they were not guaranteed a good social worker –
even from councils given the highest rating from the Commission for
Social Care Inspection.
Many children felt that social workers:
- changed too often and did not always share information with
each other
- did not always seem to listen to them
- did not act quickly enough when problems arose
- sometimes concentrated more on what was best for the adult
looking after them
- did not speak to them alone during visits.
Children’s Rights Director Dr Roger Morgan said: “As usual, they
have been totally honest with their comments.
"Their views are simple - they just want help with personal
problems, to be listened to and included in the decisions made
about them, treated with respect and to be able to liaise with a
social worker who shows empathy.”
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