Huxley Peter, Evans Sherrill, Webber Martin, Gately Claire
lnstitute of Psychiatry and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College, London, UK.
Health Soc Care Community. 2005 Nov;13(6):504-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2005.00575.x.
Approved social worker (ASW) numbers in England and Wales were compared on the basis of two national surveys conducted in 1992 and 2002. These data were supplemented by reports published by the Employers' Organisation in the intervening years. Although raw numbers suggested a modest absolute increase over this time, rates of ASW's per 100,000 population declined by over 50%. Possible explanations for this dramatic fall are explored. The authors conclude that specific and targeted action needs to be taken by the government and public sector employers to determine the numbers of mental health social workers needed in modernised community mental health services.
基于1992年和2002年进行的两项全国性调查，对英格兰和威尔士的核准社会工作者（ASW）数量进行了比较。这些数据由雇主组织在这期间发布的报告加以补充。尽管原始数据表明这一时期绝对数量有适度增长，但每10万人口中ASW的比例下降了50%以上。本文探讨了这一急剧下降的可能原因。作者得出结论，政府和公共部门雇主需要采取具体且有针对性的行动，以确定现代化社区精神卫生服务所需的精神卫生社会工作者数量。
