Why social workers choose to stay

The purpose of Community Care’s Choose Social Work campaign is to promote social work as a fulfilling, worthwhile career.
However, it is difficult to discuss choosing this profession without addressing the deepening retention issues it is battling.
The number of council children’s social workers quitting their posts annually rose by 40% from 2016-17 to 2021-22, while the turnover rate in adults’ services has increased from 13.6% in 2019-20 to 17.1% in 2021-22.
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