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Employers of Social Workers: Local Authority, Private and Voluntary Sector

Background Information

BASW England is seeking the views of those who are involved in recruiting and supporting social workers in England about mentoring.  Currently BASW England runs a small mentoring scheme initially developed in support of newly qualified social workers (NQSW’s). The scheme has also been used by social workers seeking advice on returning to social work, as well as overseas social workers who need advice and guidance on working in the UK. For more information about the current scheme click here. 

Since the launch of the BASW mentoring scheme there have been significant changes to the support and development for NQSW’s, with employers and universities working closely together to recruit and support NQSW’s. 

Mentoring can be defined as:
·         The short/medium/long term passing on of support and guidance
·         Is usually undertaken by an experienced sector professional passing on skills and knowledge
·         The mentor usually helps the mentee manage and improve their career and skills

The aim of the survey
We would like to know if you think there is a need for a mentoring scheme to support social workers in various points of their careers.

This review explores current mentoring or similar support schemes available to social workers in practice, and what your views and ideas are for the development of a new mentoring scheme to support social workers.  

We are not collecting any personal and identifiable information. Should you choose to provide any personal or identifiable data, it will not be shared without your written consent.

Information from this survey will be shared with BASW staff and the company undertaking the review to help inform the recommendations from the review.

If you would like to know more about the survey and any potential future developments, or have additional comments please get in touch via email: england@basw.co.uk

Only 8 short questions long, please complete this survey no later than Monday, 25th June.

Thank you for your time.

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