The management of children and family social workers in England: reflecting upon the meaning and provision of support

Published by Sage in Journal of Social Work, September 2015 - DOI: 10.1177/1468017315607092In England in 2010, the then Children’s Workforce Development Council introduced an initiative which aimed to support front line social work managers in the performance of their role. This article reflects on the way in which support was interpreted and implemented by the Children’s Workforce Development Council and the local authorities that participated in the project, but also the relevance of the project for the social work profession in England at the time