Specialist software will better prepare students for social work
Social work students at Staffordshire University are piloting new software that replicates recording systems used in the profession.The students are using the Social Care Network’s digital recording system CHARMS™ alongside simulation activity to get insights into situations faced by social workers and the experience of recording all interactions with clients. Zoe Yeomans, Lecturer in Practice Learning at Staffordshire University, said: “For social workers it’s the most important part of practice to remember; if you don’t write it down, it didn’t happen! It backs up a social worker