Social Work

Student's volunteer work supports young people and vulnerable families to thrive

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A BA (Hons) Childhood & Youth Studies student is helping young people and families be the best they can be through her volunteer work and degree-honed skills has won an Excellence Scholarship.
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Preparing you for professional social work practice

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Lecturer in Practice Learning, Lucy Hindley, shares her own journey into social work as well as how you will be prepared for practice placements whilst studying social work at Edge Hill University.
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Opinion – Social workers need smaller workloads and more funding

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An opinion piece by Dr Ciaran Murphy.
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Policy and Procedure vs Discretion

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Senior lecturer in social work, Dr Ciaran Murphy’s research and teaching looks into why official social work process and procedures don’t always meet the needs of the service-user.
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