Mental health social work is about giving people hope that they can recover in whatever way is meaningful to them.
Amy 2022 trainee
There’s no doubt that the work we’re doing is really impactful.
Sanjiv 2023 trainee
I’ve come to appreciate that this is about sussing things out together. Meeting a person’s needs at their pace.
Izzy 2022 trainee
The best bit of my job is building relationships and working with people who are quite marginalised
Jamie 2023 trainee
There’s lots to do and it can be stressful, but it's a genuinely important job.
Ben 2022 trainee
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Thanks to all who applied.
In the meantime check out our campaign for more mental health social workers.
Latest news
Social work matters – our case for investment
Social work matters – but it’s continuously undervalued and overlooked by policy makers. This World Social Work Day we’re launching our Social Work Matters campaign to ensure that everyone with severe mental illness has access to a mental health social worker. We welcome the government’s commitment to investment in frontline roles but want to be sure […]
LGBTQ+ History Month: Social change and activism
LGBTQ+ History Month is an important month in acknowledging the advancement of LGBTQ+ equality and the impact this had on many people’s lives across the years. This year’s theme of social change and activism feels especially relevant to social work, which as a profession has always been a force for social change. Working with LGBTQ+ […]
