A typical week on Approach Social Work

Now’s your chance to see what a typical week on year one of Approach Social Work can look like and how varied each day can be.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9am – 10am Check emails and text parents confirming visits this week.	9am – 11am Email health professionals for updates on Martin children.	9am – 10am Travel to teaching day	9am – 11am Initial Child Protection Conference, observation of South team family. In person, office.	9am – 9.30am Send Ali CIN minutes and plan to professional network and family.
10am – 1pm Hub meeting. In person, Shahid presenting family dilemma.	11am – 12pm Child in Need (CIN) meeting for Ali family with CSW. In person, Health centre.	10am – 4pm Teaching day on contextual safeguarding. In person.	11am – 12pm Ali family home visit with CSW observing practice. Share CIN plan.	9.30 – 10am Block for emails from families’ professional networks.
1pm – 2pm Lunch	12pm – 1pm Team North lunch	Teaching	12pm – 1pm Lunch with hub	10am – 12pm Practice seminar, East London hubs. Online with Practice Tutor.
2pm – 3pm Update records and plan visit to Martin family. Travel to visit.	1pm – 3pm Draft CIN meeting minutes and update CIN plan, CSW supervising.	Teaching	1pm – 2pm Supervision with CSW	12pm – 1pm Lunch
3pm – 4pm Home visit with Martin family. In person, Argyle Street.	3pm – 4pm Prep Ali family visit and direct observation.	Teaching	2pm – 3pm Write up visit notes (Ali family).	1pm – 3pm Professionals’ meetings with CSW for new family. Online.
4pm – 5.30pm Travel to office. Write up visit notes (Martin family).	4pm – 5.30pm Local authority safeguarding training. In person, office.	4pm – 5.30pm Travel home	3pm – 5.30pm Parenting support referral form for Martin family. (Ask CSW for feedback, then edit and send to support service)	3pm – 5.30pm Calls, reply to emails and texts, update family records, plan next week.
Evening Personal time	Evening Teaching day prep and plan motivational interviewing assessment.	Evening Personal time	Evening Practice seminar prep – podcast and worksheet.	Evening Personal time.

*Please note: pseudonyms have been used for names of families and places.