TY - JOUR
T1 - The evaluation of the new social work degree qualification in England
T2 - wider perspectives
AU - Manthorpe, J.
AU - Moriarty, J.
AU - Hussein, S.
AU - Huxley, P.
AU - Evans, S.
AU - Orme, J.
AU - Crisp, B.
AU - Dutton, K.
AU - Green Lister, Pam
AU - Cavanagh, K.
AU - MacIntyre, G.
AU - Stevens, M.
AU - Sharpe, E.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - The phased introduction of the new degree level professional qualification in the United Kingdom provides an ideal opportunity for ensuring that debates about social work education in the UK are set within a broader European perspective. Until now, the refusal of the UK government of the time to make changes in line with a European Union (EU) directive of 1989 which declared common recognition for all social work courses of minimally three years study in higher education at degree level leading to entry to a regulatory profession, meant that British social work awards were not recognised in other EU countries. Ironically, faced with a recruitment crisis at home, social work employers have been recruiting internationally qualified social workers from overseas and, since 1990, nearly 10,000 such social workers have applied to have letters of verification to allow them to practise in the UK.
AB - The phased introduction of the new degree level professional qualification in the United Kingdom provides an ideal opportunity for ensuring that debates about social work education in the UK are set within a broader European perspective. Until now, the refusal of the UK government of the time to make changes in line with a European Union (EU) directive of 1989 which declared common recognition for all social work courses of minimally three years study in higher education at degree level leading to entry to a regulatory profession, meant that British social work awards were not recognised in other EU countries. Ironically, faced with a recruitment crisis at home, social work employers have been recruiting internationally qualified social workers from overseas and, since 1990, nearly 10,000 such social workers have applied to have letters of verification to allow them to practise in the UK.
KW - social work degree
KW - English education
KW - degree qualification
KW - professional qualification
U2 - 10.1080/13691450500210970
DO - 10.1080/13691450500210970
M3 - Article
SN - 1468-2664
VL - 8
SP - 343
EP - 346
JO - European Journal of Social Work
JF - European Journal of Social Work
IS - 3
ER -