A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Social Workers in Schools (SWIS) in England

David Westlake, Philip Pallmann, Fiona Lugg-Widger, Elizabeth-Ann Schroeder, Linda Adara, Kim Munnery, Sharon Ayayo, Verity Bennett, Melissa Meindl, Philip Smith, Jennifer Condie, Shahd Daher, Louisa M. Roberts, Sarah Rawlinson, Donald Forrester, Stavros Petrou, James White

Research on Social Work Practice

Published online on May 21, 2025

Abstract

Research on Social Work Practice, Volume 36, Issue 5, Page 651-671, July 2026.
Purpose:“Social Workers in Schools” (SWIS) is a school-based intervention aiming to reduce the need for children to receive child protection services in England. This article reports the findings of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) designed to ...