The 80-20 campaign aims to address the imbalance in the amount of time social workers spend doing paperwork, as opposed to having direct contact with children and families.
It has been launched by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), in partnership with the Children’s Commissioner’s Office.
Research by the BASW suggests that social workers spend close to 80 per cent of their time working on computers or completing paperwork, while 20 per cent of their time is spent in direct contact with children and families, building relationships.
Findings from its survey of 350 members showed on average social workers spend during a working week of 45 hours, 29 hours on a computer or doing paperwork, and only 11 hours on direct relationship-based time with children.
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