The impact of mentoring interventions to support newly qualified social workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland

Bronagh Hamill; Shirley Ewart-Boyle; Paula McFadden

doi:10.1332/QWBE5026

The impact of mentoring interventions to support newly qualified social workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland

Bronagh Hamill
, Shirley Ewart-Boyle
, Paula McFadden

Northern Health & Social Care Trust

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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the early cessation of practice learning opportunities for social work students across Northern Ireland and an expedited graduation to enable them to join the workforce. The article reports on a small-scale service evaluation of the Assessed Year in Employment Mentoring Programme in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. The programme provided additional support to newly qualified social workers as they transitioned from student to professional. Focus groups facilitated with 11 Assessed Year in Employment social workers highlighted the positive impact of mentoring, with emphasis on the importance of formal, accessible and effective organisational support during the transitional period. Recommendations call for continued facilitation of mentoring for future cohorts of Assessed Year in Employment social workers in order to cultivate a supportive organisational climate and strengthen the workforce

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	329-344
Number of pages	16
Journal	European Social Work Research
Volume	1
Issue number	3
Early online date	1 Jun 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1332/QWBE5026
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 30 Oct 2023

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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mentoring
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newly qualified social workers
Interventions

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