BASW is calling for evidence from young people who have been adopted, parents, social workers, managers, family justice professionals, policymakers and academics to underpin a year-long research...
Vulnerable victims and witnesses will no longer have to appear in court under new plans to roll out pre-trial evidence sessions.
Thank you for your continued membership and support of BASW over the past year and I hope that you will continue to be part of our growing and increasingly influential organisation. Every member...
Social workers play a vital role in preventing mental health crises and should be given more scope to practice their skills, an inquiry into mental health services in England has found.
Nearly one in every 200 children in the world is now a refugee. Worldwide, there are some 10 million child refugees, approximately one million children seeking asylum and an estimated 17 million...
Members of our Child Trafficking Advisory Centre (CTAC) travelled to France to train volunteers from the Refugee Youth Service to help them understand what child trafficking is and to spot the signs...
The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) has published the results of research into young children’s body image. Key findings include: 24% of childcare professionals have...
The Department of Health has published a set of films about female genital mutilation (FGM) for healthcare professionals. Topics covered include: the impact of FGM on mental health; mandatory...
The NSPCC has published a short film encouraging parents to use its helpline to talk through any concerns they may have about their child being radicalised. Warning signs include: talking as if from...
National charity 4Children is to close due to funding pressures, with Action for Children taking on the vast majority of its existing work. A statement issued by the charity, which is the government...
The House of Commons Library has published a briefing on the establishment of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). This includes: the establishment of the statutory inquiry; the...
The Royal College of Nursing highlights NHS workforce statistics which show the number of school nursing posts has fallen by 13% since 2010. They warn that this could have an impact on children’s...
onlinePROTECT has produced a film of the speakers from its OP 2016 conference discussing how to tackle prevention of child sexual abuse.
This is the first of two series of weekly podcasts to be broadcast between July 2016 and December 2017. The first series of 44 podcasts covers England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland during the last...
Date: 17 September 2016 BASW members meeting point: Joy of Life Fountain, Hyde Park Meeting time: 12.30 - 13.00 #WeStandWithYou BASW is once again asking its members to stand within the...
An easy read guide for people with disabilities from The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
The Anna Freud National Centre for Children has launched Child in mind, a series of free podcasts offering practical advice to parents and carers managing child and family mental health problems....
The NSPCC reports that the number of young people receiving counselling from Childline about their A-Level and GCSE results rose 20% this year, with 1 in 4 of all sessions being delivered in August....
The National Children’s Bureau is carrying out a survey of staff who are involved in the care of looked after children in England, to find out what tools and indicators are used to measure the...
C-Change is a flexible approach to assessing parents’ capacities to change where the children are in need or at risk of maltreatment. It is of interest to social workers in local authorities and...