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BASW’s statement on Human Rights: Five key areas of concern for British citizens
SASW's three key asks of the Scottish Government Budget.
The Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) has welcomed the publication of a report on the future of adult social care. The report was produced by a panel of social care experts...
Human Rights Day
The Department of Education (DfE) has published ‘Confidence in Practice’, the long-awaited government response to the National Assessment and Accreditation Scheme (NAAS) Consultation. This is a...
Free training to Return to Social Work
The Department for Education and the Department of Health have launched the recruitment of the Chair and CEO of Social Work England.
The process of exiting the European Union is proving to be a complicated and ever-evolving one. The BASW UK position reflects on how Brexit will affect the social work profession and what must be...
We are pleased that the Department for Education has now published the consultation response to National Assessment and Accreditation Scheme (NAAS). This is an important part of the current social...
The Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) has published guidance for its members, urging them to use professional judgement when deciding whether to assist service users applying...
In February 2016 the DfE announced that an Expert Working Group would be created to ensure that the emotional and mental health needs of children and young people in care, adopted from care, under...
The department is seeking views on the Knowledge and skills statement for adult social work supervisors, to make sure it covers the key skills and knowledge needed to support high quality, reflective...
BASW has called for the abolition of the UK Government’s two child cap on Universal Credit and on Child Tax Credits. The policy will place more families into poverty and expose more women and...
A ‘campaign pack’ to help people protest against austerity is being launched by BASW and SWU today, drawing on lessons learned from a 100-mile Boot Out Austerity walk in April. The step-by-step...
Practitioners’ Events: December 2017 and January 2018 A new What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care is being developed to help improve the lives of children, young people and families. The...
Join us today in Manchester to bring an end to austerity measures and call for social justice
The autumn Budget simply didn’t go far enough for the most vulnerable people in our communities for it lacked the measures needed to make a truly positive difference to those that need it most. ...
Read how named social workers are making a difference in a new bulletin, the Named Social Worker update. SCIE, along with Innovation Unit are running a pilot scheme to see how a named social worker...
Presentations from the King's Fund event. The need to engage the public in changes that affect their health care services is vital, but it is not always easy to do. This event, run in partnership...
The Mental Health Act Review – BASW and social work involvement
BASW speaks out over recent 'naming and shaming' of social workers
BASW CEO warns of ‘generational trauma' following release of worrying Government data
Since 2015, British people have become more positive towards immigration, but their views are more complex than you might think. This recent finding from Ipsos MORI seems to contradict the current...
The University of Bristol Law School has developed an online resource to provide clarity for young people, parents and professionals about what British citizenship is and the registration process.
The lives of an estimated 700,000 young people are being damaged because they live with a parent who abuses alcohol, a charity survey has warned.
Thinkuknow has launched #Liveskills a package of resources focusing on live streaming, aimed at professionals working with primary and secondary school aged children and their parents and carers....
Data from police forces shows a surge in children sharing or possessing sexual images of themselves or others - with over 6200 incidents reported this year - an increase of 131 per cent from 2014/...
We want to hear your views on how BASW is run and are inviting all members to come along to open meetings or join in the conversation via online webinar to ask questions and share your views on our...
Social workers get a bad rap when it comes to their portrayal in the media. Often, they are shown taking children from their families in a heartless and wholly inaccurate manner. This only serves to...
Nuwan Dissanayaka reflects on the impact of prejudice and outdated narratives about African-Caribbean people in mental health services.
Catherine Fergus-Allen named MHO of the Year at SASW MHO forum conference.
BASW Cymru issues statement on tragic death of Elsie Scully-Hicks
BASW hears from children in care and care leavers at North East conference
SASW and UNISON release guidance on supporting asylum seekers.
NIASW News, the newsletter for NIASW members. Download here
‘Social worker saved my life': ex-service users and BASW highlight great social work on Victoria Derbyshire show
Meeting the challenge of health and social work professionals' mental health and wellbeing
Mike Bush: I set up an inter-professional support network so under-pressure workers won't suffer a breakdown like I did