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Understanding social worker recording (Essex)
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20 January 2025
30 November 2023
Version 1.0
Dr Niamh O'Brien, Faye Acton, Monica Ferraro, Nel Mathams, William Levack-Payne
DDSF, Research, DfE, Essex, Camden, Croydon, Sutton, D2I
Essex Council, in partnership with Camden, Sutton and Croydon Councils, report their research with practitioners, managers, data teams, and children and families, into the information social workers record in their case management systems, its usefulness, and challenges associated with recording it. They recommend ways of addressing challenges identified.
The project focused on recording about looked after children.