From the day I realised I wanted to become a social worker, I knew I wanted to work for Devon County Council. So I completed my ASYE in May 2022 here with Devon County Council.<\/p>\n
For my ASYE, I wanted to work within the Children’s and Families team, developing relationships with children, young people and their families, as that’s the area I wanted to work in longer-term.<\/p>\n
The ASYE guidelines, group sessions, mentoring, supervision, and smaller caseload allowed me to develop my confidence, skills, and knowledge. The gradual increase in cases worked well for me, so I can now manage a higher caseload. In addition, I could use my protected time for my portfolio, which allowed me to critically reflect on my work with children and their families. I also really enjoyed being part of a supportive, restorative team that cares about the work we do.<\/p>\n
Challenges were present over the year. However, reflecting on this, these challenges supported me in getting to where I am today. I have learnt how to be clear with my professional boundaries, challenge and support and manage my own well-being \u2013 all vital in a social work role.<\/p>\n
After completing my ASYE, I decided to remain with Devon County Council, as an Experienced Social Worker, within the same team. I want to commit to the children and families in Devon and provide some consistency during this time of uncertainty. There is still so much to learn!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"casestudy_category":[12,55],"class_list":["post-4695","wd_case_study","type-wd_case_study","status-publish","hentry","wd_casecat-nqsw","wd_casecat-children_and_families_team"],"acf":{"job_title":"Experienced Social Worker \u2013 newly qualified (assessed and supported year in employment)","area_of_work":"Children and families"},"category_details":[{"id":12,"name":"NQSW Children's Social Care","slug":"nqsw","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/casestudy\/category\/nqsw\/"},{"id":55,"name":"Children and Families team","slug":"children_and_families_team","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/casestudy\/category\/children_and_families_team\/"}],"featured_image":false,"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/casestudy\/4695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/casestudy"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wd_case_study"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/casestudy\/4695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8995,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/casestudy\/4695\/revisions\/8995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wd_casecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/casestudy_category?post=4695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}