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BASW produces a range of authoritative publications aimed at stimulating, refreshing and advancing your Professional Development as a Social Worker.

Professional Social Work magazine

PSW is the leading monthly magazine for the profession and is distributed to every BASW member across the UK. With its combination of news, analysis, feature articles, interviews, letters and opinion pieces, PSW will keep you up to date. Browse the latest issue here.

British Journal of Social Work

BASW members discounted subscription rate: £34.00 (normal rate: £86.00)

To subscribe contact the membership department.

British Journal of Social Work is an acknowledged leader in publishing authoritative social work scholarship both nationally and internationally. Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2010, BJSW has published substantive papers and book reviews written by an international authorship, providing critical commentary on social work practice, research and theory. With eight issues a year, including a varied mix of articles at the forefront of critical arguments, BJSW serves social work educators, researchers, practitioners and managers, who wish to keep up to date with theoretical and empirical developments in the field. Print subscriptions include a licence to access the online version.

View a free online sample (visit the 'Reader Services' section and click on 'Free sample issue')

Practice: Social Work in Action

BASW members discounted subscription rate: £28.00 (normal rate: £80.00)

To subscribe, contact the membership department.

Practice: Social Work in Action provides a forum for the publication of research and knowledge from practice and the experiences of people using services, in a peer reviewed journal. The journal has a strong base in social work practice and seeks to promote a proactive, reflective and critical perspective. Increasing to five issues a year from 2010, the journal promotes the international dimension of social work and fosters an exchange of learning, knowledge and values. Academics and researchers are encouraged to translate practice based research into a format relevant to practising social workers, whatever their role and task. Practice: Social Work in Action includes contributions from the field. Practitioners and people using services are encouraged to submit material. The Editorial Board is committed to offering constructive support to those in the early phases of their publishing careers.

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Rostrum

Rostrum is the quarterly magazine of BASW Scotland. Its comprehensive coverage of events in Scotland includes news, analysis, conference reports, interviews, opinion columns and a wide range of features by front line practitioners to provide the very best insight into modern practice.

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Upcoming events

BASW hosts a series of conferences and seminars around the UK and we regularly contribute to a number of major events hosted by other organisations within the Social Work field. Book now for these forthcoming events:

NIASW Celebration of World Social Work Day
Awards to be presented by Northern Ireland Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey MLA.
9th March 2010
Long Gallery, Stormont
To attend, e-mail: n.ireland@basw.co.uk

Challenges and Opportunities for Social Work in Wales
16th March 2010 17:00 - 20:00
Futures Inn, Atlantic Wharf, Hemingway Road, Cardiff Bay, CF10 4AU
To attend, e-mail: wales@basw.co.uk or call Sarah Starbuck on 02920 444110.

Social Work: Building a safe, confident future in the East Midlands
26th March 2010
Hilton Hotel, Leicester 10am - 4pm
Speakers: Moira Gibb, David Pearson, Nigel Horner
Book online http://host.fwdmedia.co.uk/socialworkeventbooking/

NIASW Annual General Meeting
20th April 2010
Belfast, Northern Ireland
To attend, e-mail: n.ireland@basw.co.uk

England Annual Conference and General Meeting
Confirmed speakers: Professor Colin Pritchard, Hilton Dawson
21st April 2010 - 10am to 4pm
Banqueting Suite, Birmingham Council House
To attend, e-mail: england@basw.co.uk
Telephone: 0121 622 8411

Dignity and choice in end of life care: the role of social workers
28th April 2010
ORT House Conference Centre, London NW1
Special rate for BASW members: £150 + VAT
Standard rate: £195 + VAT
Bookings:
Tel: 0844 880 5061
Email: info@pavpub.com
Website: http://www.pavpub.com

BASW AGM
20th May 2010
Birmingham
To attend, e-mail: agm@basw.co.uk

Interprofessional ethics: The personal and professional challenges of collaboration
21st May 2010
Furnival Building, Furnival Street, Sheffield, S1 2NH
Event info and booking form - return by 30th April

Social Work Awards 2010
25th May 2010
Senedd, Cardiff

BJSW 40th Anniversary
23rd June 2010
House of Lords, London
By invitation

Last updated: 10/03/2010

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