COMMUNITY CARE AND SOCIAL WORK

That this House supports Community Care magazine in its campaign for support for social work; recognises that recent inaccurate media attacks on social work have damaged morale in the profession; welcomes the support in the profession for greater transparency and a more explanatory approach to practice; calls on the Government to acknowledge that social work is about people and not paperwork and technology; further recognises that many social workers do an important and effective job in difficult circumstances; and believes that this must not be forgotten.