BASW England Patron and best-selling author Jenny Molloy will be visiting Northern Ireland on 2 March for a two day visit as part of celebrations to mark World Social Work Day. Having spent most...
BASW is seeking practitioners' views on one of the biggest issues facing social workers in England today – the integration of health and social care. The Association wants the voice of social workers...
Presentations from the Social Media Conference Feb 8th 2016, University of Stirling
BASW Merseyside branch meeting – guest speaker Shadow Minister for Mental Health Luciana Berger
In a unique collaboration, The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and Making Research Count (MRC) and the Faculties of the former College of Social Work are hosting US social worker David...
The NSPCC has launched a government funded Whistleblowing Advice Line. This will take calls from professionals from any sector who are worried about the way their, or another, organisation is dealing...
champion the profession in these challenging times and we need lead members who reflect the breadth and diversity of our great profession. We are seeking nominations for the positions of BASW UK...
The International Federation of Social Workers bought together country representatives from Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Spain and UK to create links between the social workers in the austerity...
Today we launch a great new set of films and an eBook exploring our Human Rights Act, its role in our democracy, and its achievements in protecting our human rights over the 15 years it has been in...
Today (29th Janury 2016) the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) publishes revised Standards of conduct, performance and ethics. These are the high level ethical standards which state in broad...
On 21 January social work leaders from across the UK met in London for a BASW-organised summit to discuss the critical issues affecting the profession and its future. Keynote speakers were drawn...
Social work must get ‘smarter’ at telling good news stories about the difference it makes to people’s lives and wider society. The message came from a Social Work Summit organised by the British...
IFSW's ENS4Care two year EU funded joint project with the European Federation of Nurses and 22 other partners was successfully concluded at the end of last year. The aim of the project was to develop...
Shahid Naqvi reports on the social work summit for PSW (Professional Social Work) magazine The Government’s social work reforms are all about blaming social workers for the profession’s problems...
The recent crisis in Europe has raised humanitarian concerns for people across Europe and the world. It has become a political controversy with a myriad of questions being raised by governments and...
BASW welcomes any government plans that will genuinely help in raising social work standards and is hosting a meeting of social work professionals, service users and other allied professionals on...
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) today announced that Dr Ruth Allen, currently Director of Social Work at South West London and St Georges' Mental Health NHS Trust, has accepted the...
The past decade has seen rapid development and adoption of technologies that change the way we live. But which technologies will have a similarly transformative impact on health and care? The King’s...
Come in to find the latest information on the sites you like to visit, mobiles and new technology. Find out what’s good, what’s not and what you can do about it. If you look after young people there’...
97% of Local Authorities are planning to introduce some form of online self-service for adult social care this parliament (Local Government Association, Care Act Stocktake) When done well, online...