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TY - JOUR
T1 - The State of Regulation in England
T2 - From the General Social Care Council to the Health and Care Professions Council
AU - McLaughlin, K.
AU - Leigh, J.
AU - Worsley, A.
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - In this paper, we analyse the way in which social work, as a profession, has coped with and responded to the various forms of regulation to which it has been subject in England. First, we briefly detail the rise of external regulation of the professions, discussing both the rationale for, and criticisms of, such developments. Second, we take a closer look at developments within social work and the operation of the General Social Care Council (GSCC)'s conduct proceedings from its inception in 2001 until its dissolution in 2012. Third, we focus on the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and consider how it has begun its regulation of social workers since it took on this responsibility from August 2012. We conclude by outlining some of the concerns we have as well as discussing reasons as to why we feel this area of work needs to be explored further. © 2015 The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved.
AB - In this paper, we analyse the way in which social work, as a profession, has coped with and responded to the various forms of regulation to which it has been subject in England. First, we briefly detail the rise of external regulation of the professions, discussing both the rationale for, and criticisms of, such developments. Second, we take a closer look at developments within social work and the operation of the General Social Care Council (GSCC)'s conduct proceedings from its inception in 2001 until its dissolution in 2012. Third, we focus on the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and consider how it has begun its regulation of social workers since it took on this responsibility from August 2012. We conclude by outlining some of the concerns we have as well as discussing reasons as to why we feel this area of work needs to be explored further. © 2015 The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved.
KW - Accountability
KW - capability
KW - conduct
KW - HCPC
KW - regulation
KW - social work
KW - drug solubility
KW - England
KW - human
KW - human experiment
KW - occupation
KW - responsibility
U2 - 10.1093/bjsw/bcv030
DO - 10.1093/bjsw/bcv030
M3 - Journal article
VL - 46
SP - 825
EP - 838
JO - British Journal of Social Work
JF - British Journal of Social Work
SN - 0045-3102
IS - 4
ER -