The SWIS trial: Protocol of a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of school based social work.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Child and family social workers in the UK work closely with other agencies including schools and the police, and typically they are based in local authority offices. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of placing social workers in schools (SWIS) on the need for social care interventions. SWIS was piloted in three local authorities in 2018-2020, and findings from a feasibility study of the pilots suggests SWIS may operate through three key pathways: (1) by enhancing schools' response to safeguarding issues, (2) through increased collaboration between social workers, school staff, and parents, and (3) by improving relationships between social workers and young people.

Methods

The study is a two-arm pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial building on thr

SUBMITTER: Westlake D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9182565 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature