New advice and guidance for journalists reporting on the work of social workers has been launched to provide more protection for those working in the profession. The guidelines were developed after members of the Social Workers Union (SWU) came forward with harrowing stories about the impact of poor media reporting about the profession. They have been produced in consultation with the UK‘s approved press regulator IMPRESS. In one case, cited in the publication, after the names of social workers were revealed by the media, one social worker had to have…
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