Cornes, Michelle, Manthorpe, Jill, Moriarty, Joanna, Hussein, Shereen (2013) The experiences and perspectives of agency social workers in England: Findings from interviews with those working in adult services. Social Work & Social Sciences Review, 16 (1). pp. 67-83. ISSN 0953-5225. (doi:10.1921/703160106) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:68353)
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Abstract
One of the solutions to the shortages of social workers in England has been to employ
workers as their contract of employment is with a employment agency rather than the social work
context of government efforts to reduce the expenditure of public sector employers on agency staff.
three diverse local authority settings; spanning those social workers whose careers in social work
and specialist were considering possible retirement or career moves. The aim of the interviews was to
the interviews are presented, with illustrations of ‘push and pull’ factors around agency working. The
the power of social work employers to foster more generally, such as ways to minimise ‘office politics’
and to provide greater variety of work.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1921/703160106 |
Additional information: | Unmapped bibliographic data: M3 - Article [Field not mapped to EPrints] U2 - 10.1921/703160106 [Field not mapped to EPrints] JO - Social Work & Social Sciences Review [Field not mapped to EPrints] |
Uncontrolled keywords: | social worker, Social Care, temporary workers |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences |
Divisions: |
Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Personal Social Services Research Unit |
Depositing User: | Shereen Hussein |
Date Deposited: | 13 Nov 2018 11:49 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2021 13:56 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/68353 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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