Birmingham Social Workers - the sector will unite with you as one - you will not be divided in your mission to effect positive change :-)
— Hackney Child (@HackneyChild) May 27, 2016
@GdnSocialCare no wider context regarding impact of austerity and resulting demand v capacity #dispatches
— Ogmios (@Ogmios3) May 26, 2016
@GdnSocialCare it would be nice if there could be a programme to show some of the positive work social workers do as well to balance it out
— Liz (@lizziey87) May 26, 2016
Ok, so far I'm not getting sense of SWs being trashed here - others may disagree! #dispatches More workload/management issues?? Let's see.
— Suddenly Mummy (@suddenly_mummy) May 26, 2016
#Dispatches shows the difficult challenges #socialworkers have to overcome to protect #children. Easy to criticise based on hindsight
— Chris Griffin (@Chrisgriff4453) May 26, 2016
Deeply worrying that #Dispatches are uncovering these problems but where is the #earlyintervention for families? Being left too late to act.
— Dan Breslin (@Dan_Breslin17) May 26, 2016
My most valuable resource is informal peer supervision wonder how #Dispatches will impact on social workers trust to offload
— Rachel Ross (@bakedbyrachross) May 26, 2016
So much to say about #dispatches but know this -categorisation isn't done in a financial vacuum. Context- austerity for SWrs, LA+families
— Emilie Whitaker (@Dr_EmWhitaker) May 26, 2016
@GdnSocialCare of course it doesn't. We are half way through and red tape and stresses of social work haven't been mentioned. #blamegame
— Kerri B (@KerriBerriB) May 26, 2016
#Dispatches thresholds have never been higher in the boro my schools are in. Schools v frustrated with SCs often slow response to concerns.
— Maeve Begley (@MaeveBeg) May 26, 2016
#Dispatches already putting the blame entirely on children's services, multi-agency what now???
— Emma Lake (@emmaalakeyy) May 26, 2016
Wonder if #dispatches allowed themselves to find any positives? Gd SW prac happens evryday even in these difficult circs.Same old rhetoric
— Brydee Siobhan Lynch (@BrydeeSiobhan) May 26, 2016
Why is it never acknowledged how they save children's lives everyday. #Dispatches
— Hannah Wallace (@HannahWallacex) May 26, 2016
This job is emotionally demanding - I'd be devastated if one of my colleagues broke my trust like 'Vicky' did in Birmingham #Dispatches
— Gracie (@SWGracie) May 26, 2016
#Dispatches am I the only one concerned that these social workers did not agree or know about being filmed.
— Tracey (@traceyjones706) May 26, 2016
#Dispatches tough watch for anyone proud to be a Brummie.Serious change needed but can't be done in culture of fear&constant gov budget cuts
— Andy Reeve (@andyreevo) May 26, 2016
@GdnSocialCare @Channel4 @Dispatches #standupforsocialwork give us the big picture, not front line blame? What about the senior managers?
— Emma Goodall (@emmafayegoodall) May 26, 2016
#dispatches criticise bham for use of agency staff yet coverage like this only lowers morale making retention even harder #socialwork
— Brydee Siobhan Lynch (@BrydeeSiobhan) May 26, 2016
You study for 4 years, you work for a poorly reflective wage, you care endlessly for the children you work with - you never win. #Dispatches
— Pseudonym (@fancehpanteh) May 26, 2016
Perhaps councils would not have to pay for agency workers if programmes like this did not deter potential SWers wanting to help. #Dispatches
— Chloe Greenfield (@CGreenfield94) May 26, 2016
#Dispatches offering very little analysis or willingness to critically consider complexity of social work and child protection. #socialwork
— SWSCmedia (@SWSCmedia) May 26, 2016
@GdnSocialCare biased account looking to blame #socialwork #dispatches no analysis about why recruitment/retention/supervision missing
— Penny Sturt (@practicematters) May 26, 2016
@GdnSocialCare it reflected many of my own experiences. Just wish the senior management had the balls to say it how it is & not spin it
— Swerdna (@SwerdnaKi) May 26, 2016
@GdnSocialCare I feel very let down that a colleague could betray confidences in this way. Unethical from "Vicky".
— Oratorio (@oratorio_silver) May 26, 2016
@GdnSocialCare #Dispatches this is nothing more than propaganda and scapegoating SW's. Disappointing that they took this predictable angle
— Dani Lou (@Danidreamer82) May 26, 2016
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