Nobody can say for sure.
Nowhere in the social work profession is there a place where these types of questions can be answered. Nowhere is strategic planning being done on work force issues on a national basis. Little is being done in an organized way on the regional and state levels. There is growing sentiment in the profession that there should be a place where data is collected and analyzed so that decisions about the directions of the profession can be based on fact and research rather than speculation and private interests. The work force issues in social work are complex and confounding, say social workers who study them.