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ABSTRACT
This research study was undertaken to map out inter-professional education (also known as inter-professional learning) provision across higher education institutions (HEIs) delivering qualifying social work programmes in Scotland, identify the strengths and weaknesses of those approaches and ascertain the views of those working in the social services regarding the direct impact of such programmes on practice. Online surveys were completed by social work students across Scottish universities, representatives of those delivering inter-profession education/learning (IPE/IPL) and employers. Students and employers were generally satisfied with the type and quality of IPE/IPL offered, which was thought to be well-integrated through qualifying programmes. Provision was clearly articulated and implanted within strategy and course documents. This research found that IPE/IPL undertaken by social workers in training in Scotland was impacting on service delivery. However, it also found that institutional organisation continued to compound difficulties in creating relevant and useful IPE/IPL activity.
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Janine Bolger
Janine Bolger qualified as a social worker in 1989 and has worked with youth in the Bronx, New York, in child protection in Moss Side, Manchester, and as the assistant principal of a residential special school in the Highlands. Moving to a lecturing post at the Robert Gordon University in 2001, her published work and research focuses on social policy, residential childcare, inter-professional working and teaching, and assessment.