❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on the qualifications of caseworkers in the Department for Community Development, specifically regarding social work degrees and other relevant academic backgrounds. The Minister provides a detailed response, acknowledging data limitations.
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DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - CASEWORKERS
I refer to caseworkers employed by the Department for Community Development. (1) How many caseworkers are employed by the department? (2) How many of these hold a social work degree? (3) How many hold other academic qualifications? (4) Of those who hold other academic qualifications, what qualifications do they hold to allow them to become child protection caseworkers? (5) How many have no academic qualifications? Hon KATE DOUST
I refer to caseworkers employed by the Department for Community Development. (1) How many caseworkers are employed by the department? (2) How many of these hold a social work degree? (3) How many hold other academic qualifications? (4) Of those who hold other academic qualifications, what qualifications do they hold to allow them to become child protection caseworkers? (5) How many have no academic qualifications? Hon KATE DOUST
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(1) How many caseworkers are employed by the department? (2) How many of these hold a social work degree? (3) How many hold other academic qualifications? (4) Of those who hold other academic qualifications, what qualifications do they hold to allow them to become child protection caseworkers? (5) How many have no academic qualifications? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(2) How many of these hold a social work degree? (3) How many hold other academic qualifications? (4) Of those who hold other academic qualifications, what qualifications do they hold to allow them to become child protection caseworkers? (5) How many have no academic qualifications? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(3) How many hold other academic qualifications? (4) Of those who hold other academic qualifications, what qualifications do they hold to allow them to become child protection caseworkers? (5) How many have no academic qualifications? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(4) Of those who hold other academic qualifications, what qualifications do they hold to allow them to become child protection caseworkers? (5) How many have no academic qualifications? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(5) How many have no academic qualifications? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(1) How many caseworkers are employed by the department? (2) How many of these hold a social work degree? (3) How many hold other academic qualifications? (4) Of those who hold other academic qualifications, what qualifications do they hold to allow them to become child protection caseworkers? (5) How many have no academic qualifications? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(2) How many of these hold a social work degree? (3) How many hold other academic qualifications? (4) Of those who hold other academic qualifications, what qualifications do they hold to allow them to become child protection caseworkers? (5) How many have no academic qualifications? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(3) How many hold other academic qualifications? (4) Of those who hold other academic qualifications, what qualifications do they hold to allow them to become child protection caseworkers? (5) How many have no academic qualifications? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(4) Of those who hold other academic qualifications, what qualifications do they hold to allow them to become child protection caseworkers? (5) How many have no academic qualifications? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(5) How many have no academic qualifications? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Community Development has provided the following response - (1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(1) There are 556 caseworkers (2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(2) Of these, 292 hold a social work degree. (3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(3) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications. In addition to caseworkers who hold social work degrees, a further 127 caseworkers hold other tertiary qualifications. (4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(4) Tertiary qualifications held relevant to child protection including psychology, teaching, sociology, health science, welfare studies, behavioural science and indigenous studies. These qualifications are supplemented by specifically targeted training in child protection work. (5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
(5) The information system records only tertiary qualifications, not all academic qualifications.
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