Nick Lovell, member of the BASW UK Heritage Steering Group and BASW Cymru, provides a personal reflection on how social work has been a fundamental part of his life and own heritage.
BASW CEO Ruth Allen is joined by guest, BASW Vice Chair, Lewis Roberts
Find out what the team in Scotland have been doing on behalf of members this week.
We call out to all social work students to get behind the Pledge, ask your institutions to sign up and live the values of anti-racist and anti-oppressive social work practice.
In response to the new rules, BASW UK Chief Executive Ruth Allen wrote to the Home Office raising concerns that this will demonise those people who need support.
This year is a celebration of 50 years as BASW and we want to celebrate this throughout the year by capturing the essence of social work in Wales.
Prior to the debate, BASW wrote to every MP listed for the debate urging them to vote to extend the uplift.
BASW England Professional Officer Rebekah Pierre introduces a new mapping guide to help social workers and colleagues understand how PCF, KSS and regulatory standards relate to each other.
Join BASW in supporting HMD by raising awareness on social media, sharing blogs or poems, or let us know how you are marking the important day.
Ruth Allen CEO has written to the Department of Work and Pensions and the Chancellor regarding the Government's decision to not retain the £20 Universal Credit uplift beyond April...
We are hearing from social workers in different roles and from students around the country about the impact that this new lockdown is having on their morale and wellbeing.
The voice and experiences of children and young people must be at the heart of the review
Find out what the team in Scotland have been doing on behalf of members this week
The proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act aim to provide greater choice and autonomy for patients in a mental health crisis
The Joint Committee on Human Rights is examining the impact of lockdown restrictions on human rights and whether those measures only interfere with human rights to the extent that is necessary and...
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation campaign is supported by more than 80 civil society organisations, including BASW, who are all calling on the Government to extend and retain this lifeline.
This year World Social Work Day is on Tuesday 16 March.
The honours mark achievements and service
Unpaid work can continue under the new Scottish Stay at Home restrictions although distancing requirements may impact the way in which services are delivered.
SASW urges the Scottish Government to confirm that school staff are to be in the same priority for vaccination as health and social care staff and to enable local authorities and Third Sector...