Closer to the new social worker training

Closer to the new social worker training

A working group recommends a new social worker training with more focus on cooperation on vulnerable children and young people and advising citizens on employment.
Newly qualified social workers must be better able to handle difficult cases involving children and young people and advise citizens on employment. It is among the recommendations of a working group has identified the present and future requirements for social workers, and now comes with recommendations for a revision of the social work program. Together with the university colleges initiates the Ministry of Education a modification of the program, so it is ready for new students from autumn 2011. Education Minister Tina Nedergaard is pleased with the recommendations. "Social advisers' work is among other things important for an early efforts on vulnerable children and young people. Therefore, I am very pleased that the cover also shows that there is great interest in the subject. We already have a good social worker training, but graduates must be even better to make tough decisions and decisions - and act upon them. it is one of the reasons that we change the program from 2011. "According to the working group to be social workers become better at coordinating inter-professional collaboration on children and young people, and systematically examine and explore the complex issues that characterize the group. The social workers doing better than previously of employment. Therefore, the graduates also have knowledge of the law and the most important tools in this area. It should help to support an increased labor and ensure the shortest possible path back to work.

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* The working group was composed of representatives from the Local Government Association, the Association of municipal social, health and labor bosses in Denmark, Child and Culture Head of the Association of Social Affairs, Ministry of Employment, Danish Regions, FTF, Danish Association of Social Workers, Profession Rektorkollegium and the Association of Danish Social Work Students. * The Working Group was established by the Minister of Education in 2009. Source: Ministry of Education