Newly-Qualified Social Workers

Prof. Dr. Jonathan Parker of the Health Sciences University, UK, is Professor Emeritus at Bournemouth University, Professor Emeritus at the University of Stavanger, Norway, Visiting Professor at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Doctoral programme team member at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan. He was one of the founders and director of the Family Assessment and Support Unit, a placement agency attached to the University of Hull and Head of the Department of Social Work.  He was Chair of the Association of Teachers in Social Work Education until 2005, Vice Chair of the UK higher education representative body, the Joint University Council for Social Work Education from 2005- 2010, and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. He has published widely (over 200 scholarly papers and chapters and 43 books): on disadvantage, marginalisation and violence, Southeast Asia, social work and welfare education internationally. He is author of the best-selling book Social Work Practice (Sage, 2025) and series editor for the highly successful Transforming Social Work Practice series (Sage).Sally is lecturer and Programme Lead for social work at Bournemouth University. She is also undertaking research on a variety of projects including mental capacity, adult safeguarding and sexual well-being. She completed her doctoral research in 2016 exploring social work practice, physical disability and sexual well-being. This work continues and she is currently developing learning materials (including a short film) around sexual well-being for social care and health practitioners. Sally brings to her academic role extensive social work practice experience built up during more than 25 years of working in diverse practice settings and services. Her research interests focus on often marginalised populations including investigating the experience of financial abuse and the detriment to individuals and society beyond financial loss.

• Chapter 1: ‘Give everyman thy ear, but few thy voice’ - Jonathan Parker, Ivan Gray, Andrew Morris & Sally LeeChapter 2: Newly Qualified Social Workers around the UK - Scott Grant, Jude Badmington-Fowler, Mandy Cowden, Catherine Maguire & Jonathan ParkerChapter 3: From social work student to newly qualified social worker - Barry FearnleyChapter 4: Managing CPD and critical thinking throughout your assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE) - Andrew MorrisChapter 5: Managing your own induction, probation and supervision - Ivan GrayChapter 6: Looking to our Future - Building your community of practice and contributing to service quality and development - Ivan Gray & Jonathan ParkerChapter 7: Research and NQSW: Developing yourself as a research minded and critically reflective practitioner - Richard Williams & Louise OliverChapter 8: The NQSW Perspective - Andrew MorrisChapter 9: Workforce Development and Training Perspectives - Jonathan ParkerChapter 10: Professionalism in Social Work: Contributing to future quality and development as a Newly Qualified Social Worker - Jonathan ParkerChapter 11: The Monster Under the Bed: Safeguarding Ourselves and Others from Mental Health Shame - Andrew Morris