BGCM Motions 2019

The solutions

1. Strong leadership and wellbeing support - improve the level of demand on social workers to reduce stress and attrition rates by employing more social workers; ensuring a consistent approach to caseload allocation and enabling flexible and remote working through improved technology.

2. Ensure time for reflective supervision to work through complex cases.

3. Manageable caseloads - provide administrative support to enable social workers to focus on caseload.

4. Professional development - ensure social workers’ managers have completed management training.

5. Reverse the blame culture and give social workers respect and positive support.