Implications
• Importance of supporting students to
complete their degree and transition to
the workforce successfully
• Support and mentoring during AYE and
beyond
• Addressing organizational issues
• Reducing stress/demands on final year
students
• Supporting students to build resilience
right from the start of training and into
AYE - improved retention
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"I have nearly finished my final PLO and I am
still waiting for a social worker to tell me that
I have chosen a good career. As the degree
passed I felt like I was…treated like a herd of
cattle. 'Get them passed to practice'. I came
into the degree inspired. Came out of it
feeling like I'm just a 'bum on a vacant seat'.
Social work students are worn down and
scared even before they have their degree."
A final thought…