The new degree in Social Work - An exploration of stakeholder views

This independent exploration of stakeholder views on how the new degree in Social Work is developing was commissioned by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) in the summer of 2006 as the course reached the end of its second year in operation and the Council’s quality assurance report on the first year, 2004/05, became available. Its objective is to help the Council to a more precise understanding of particular issues at this early stage, and to inform its thinking about effective means of engaging with quality assurance and enhancement against the requirements and standards set out in the Scottish Executive’s Framework for Social Work Education document, published in 2003. The work was undertaken by Critical Thinking and Bellevue Consultancy in the period October to December 2006.