Moral Distress: Sarah and Paul Do Do Retention and Recruitment

Sarah and Paul discuss the difficult topic of retention and recruitment, what it feels like not to have recognition for the work social workers do do and how this leads to moral distress. They also talk through Murphy's (2023) and Ravalier et al.'s (2023) new research on working conditions, and Paul suggests that often it's easier to say you're gay than say you're a social worker.

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Resources:

Murphy, C., 2023. How learning from the lived experiences of child protection social workers, can help us understand the factors underpinning workforce instability within the English child protection system. Journal of Social Work Practice 0, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2023.2185213

Ravalier, J.M., Allen, R., McGowan, J., 2023. Social Worker Working Conditions and Psychological Health: A Longitudinal Study. The British Journal of Social Work bcad144. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcad144 

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