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Jan 2024
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A 2023 social work review

Social Work Radio
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Happy New Year social workers!

Put 2023 to bed as our hosts Vince and Tilly walk you through a year of some of our most well-read social work stories. 

Did you hear the one about the social worker barred from the profession for working two jobs with two local authorities? Or the former social worker now earning five-times her previous salary on OnlyFans?

Created BY social workers, FOcR social workers. Dive in, and enjoy!

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