International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article examines pivotal issues relating to social workers' search for professional recognition in Nigeria It begins with a historical discussion of social work's universal quest to establish a distinct professional identity Thereafter it examines Nigerian social work's path to professionalisation before introducing an analytical framework through recourse to an R-lexicon to highlight the interrelated processes by which professions establish their credentials and attain legitimation These...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - January lt br gt This essay summarises social work students' experiences with online learning during a pandemic and investigates motivational factors post-pandemic Post-COVID percent prefer hybrid learning Students reported that they were the primary source of motivation for online classes followed by course instructors and the environment...

Stephen Martineau Research Fellow at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce at King's College London reviews Deprivation of Liberty in the Shadows of the Institution by Lucy Series University of Bristol Page numbers in brackets Continue reading...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - September lt br gt...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - September lt br gt...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - September lt br gt...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This research analyses the characteristics of a sample of social work reports issued at a social care centre in Spain The research involved three assumptions drafting reports is a demanding task social workers are poorly trained in report writing and procedures for drafting reports are inadequate The research involved two phases social workers N were interviewed the content and writing style of reports were analysed The...

England's largest social work charity Frontline warns that negative news stories are having a detrimental effect on the public perception of social workers after new independent research reveals that over half of people say social workers have a 'bad reputation' and of those nearly a third would be reluctant for their help despite needing support...

Dr Martin Elliott of the Children's Social Care Research and Development Centre CASCADE at Cardiff University introduces a new project funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research The study which runs - also involves the Centre for Continue reading...

Hull has been on an improvement journey across children’s social care since January 2019, when Ofsted assessed the service as Inadequate.