What social workers need to do social work - student competition winners spell it out

For it's annual student essay writing competition this year, the Social Workers Union's asked entrants to answer the following question:

'How do working conditions need to change to create the most conducive environment for social workers to provide the best support for service users?'
An essay by Edward McKim from the University of the West of Scotland - one of the four winners - is featured in September's edition of PSW. You can read his essay and the three other winners here