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Thanks everyone. I will keep looking. It could be that it is not for me in the end but at the moment I really feel that it is what I want to do. I would like to work with teenagers or adults with learning difficulties, but would not rule out workng with the elderly. Cheers.

Thanks Clarelou, Any ideas where I should start looking. I have asked Sheffield City Council but they weren't really able to help very much. I also went to a job fair but the four different council workers I spoke to each gave me a different answer. I am prepared to do start anywhere and work my way through but it really seems very difficult

Hi, Can anyone advise me on ways to get in to social work. I have just graduated - but my degree is in English Lit - (We don't always know what we want to do with out lives when we make our degree choices!) Anyway, I have been mentoring a teenager in care who has learning difficulties for the past 6 months on a voluntary basis, and I would really like a career in Social Work. What are my options? Obviously I have left Uni with the usual debt and ideally would like to train or do a second degree whilst working - is this possible? I have been getting a lot of conflicting information. Any sound advice would be much appreciated.