SASW is pleased to host this guest blog by Renite Gosal, on our EDI hub. Renite is a current MSc student pursuing Global Mental Health and Society at the University of Edinburgh. She holds a Bachelor...
SWU invited fellow unions to celebrate social work and social workers with us on World Social Work Day 2022 and we were touched by the many messages of solidarity and support that we received.
On World Social Work Day, the Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW) is paying tribute to the invaluable contributions of social workers across Scotland but also urging MSPs to "grasp the...
The UK Government needs to go much further, and much faster, in scaling up effective responses to meet this huge need.
Survey reveals the motivations, hopes and ambitions of social workers, plus current challenges and priorities for the future.
The Scottish Government and COSLA are currently consulting on proposals for new prevention of homelessness duties. Some of the proposals will have an impact on social work and so it is vital that the...
Kerri Prince, BASW UK Public Affairs Lead, provides an update from Westminster.
The group are inviting signatures to the open letter to St David’s Hall, Cardiff.
Watch BASW chair Gerry Nosowska's message on International Women's Day 2022...
SWU stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people who are under attack by Russian forces.
BASW Cymru National Director Allison Hulmes reflects on the first week of World Social Work Month 2022
Find out what happened this week at Holyrood.... Parliament returned in sombre mood on Tuesday with the crisis in Ukraine understandably high on the agenda. Pam Duncan-Glancy asked a Topical Question...
The Government must engage in a full stakeholder consultation and an equality and impact assessment on all the routes into social work.
We're delighted that the Convenor of the Cross Party Group on Social Work, Fulton MacGregor MSP, has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament highlighting World Social Work Day 2022. As well as...
World Social Work Month presents a unique opportunity to come together as a profession - across borders and languages and cultures - to shine a light on what unites us as social workers across the UK...
Find out what happened this week at Holyrood.... MSPs returned to parliament on Tuesday following the February recess. The week began with the First Minister confirming details of the government’s...
BASW urges the UK Government to not only work with other world leaders to bring the war to an end, but also to ensure that the people of Ukraine have support and assistance through humanitarian...
Meredith Ahearn, a Mental Health Officer who is based at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, has been awarded the Mental Health Practice Award 2022. Ms Ahearn received the accolade from the Minister for...
The JTAI was published on 21 February 2022
BASW chair Gerry Nosowska reflects on the role and why it's a fantastic opportunity to represent your profession and make a real difference to social work practice and policy...
This is a chance for all UK social workers and social work students to talk with the Social Workers Union about workplace issues in a free online session.
Four grants of £500 will be awarded to the best arguments for how to change media portrayals of social workers.
An expert group has been set up to support the creation of a National Care Service which will be free at the point of need, continuing as a public service, with an implementation plan by the end of...
Dr Ruth Allen gives an overview of BASW's month of activities and events this March...
The role of social workers as the main registered social care profession within integrated systems must be heard and represented within any new structures.
All responses need to be received by BASW by Thursday 3 March
The Scottish Government is hosting a series of online monthly policy panel meetings for social workers on the proposals for a National Care Service. These discussions are specifically for social...
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The Food Is Care campaign group's unique survey shows how widespread food poverty is in the UK. The group asks professional bodies to view this as an opportunity to centrally locate food...
Dr. Paul Shuttleworth writes a powerful personal reflection to mark LGBTQ+ History Month
Local authorities in Scotland will soon have powers to impose parking charges with no upper limit on workplaces. Only NHS properties, GP surgeries, hospices and blue badge holders will be exempt from...
The 'scoping review' document is more necessary than ever to help guide busy social workers to instigate both individual and societal change...
Find out what happened this week at Holyrood.... The First Minister provided her weekly coronavirus statement to parliament on Tuesday, where she highlighted that Scotland is through the worst wave...
Considering each service user’s combination of identities helps social workers to better understand the people they are supporting.
A consultation on the key actions which will form the foundations of the multi-professional mental health workforce plan for health and social care in Wales is now open and would value your input....
Find out what happened this week at Holyrood.... The week began with the publication of the criminal justice social work statistics for 2020-21. On the back of this publication, the Justice Secretary...
A new fund to improve staff wellbeing for those working in adult social work and social care has opened. Applications are being welcomed from support staff working across the public, private and...
The Scottish Government is currently consulting on people's experiences of coronavirus protection measures. Various measures have been introduced throughout the pandemic to keep people safe and...
Social work students in Wales are celebrating after a successful campaign to improve bursaries. The MASW Social Work Bursary Campaign was supported through the SWU Campaign Fund.
The Scottish Government is proposing the removal of legal hurdles for cross-border placements of children by English councils. SASW believes that cross border placements are not in any way an ideal...
