Social work must reassert its “historic battle cry” of standing up for the poor at a time of conflicting professional pressures and a “disastrous squeeze on resources”.
The creation of a Chief Social Worker for England was one of the recommendations of the Social Work Task Force. Last year, the government responded, but to the dismay of some, split the role in two...
On behalf of IFSW, Europe e.V. we want to express our support to Ukrainian people’s struggle for better future. The key role of social workers is to support people who, for whatever reason, are...
BASW England's report for the March PSW.
BASW Cymru's UK report, in Welsh and English, for the March issue of PSW, featuring a range of issues the Association has been engaged in over the past few weeks, as well as things that are coming up...
NIASW report March 2014
SASW's UK report for the March issue of PSW, featuring a range of issues the Association has been engaged in over the past few weeks, as well as things that are coming up soon.
Summary of Sir Martin Narey's recommendations for children's social work training
The future of social work regulation in England has been thrown in doubt after a major report recommended a potential role for The College of Social Work in registering individual social workers.
Social work is a single, internationally recognised profession and the social work role cannot be split into a distinct checklist of skills needed for adults and children’s social work, the British...
Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove leapt on one aspect of Sir Martin Narey’s report into the future of children’s social work training to repeat previous assertions that social work...
BASW is concerned that a number of social work employers in England, particularly but not exclusively local authorities, could be acting in contravention of the law in the way they are approaching...
BASW Professional Officer Joe Godden reflects how his family’s experience of persecution in Nazi Germany had a major impact on his life and choice of career.
Fifty years after the Holocaust, the world watched in horror as images of concentration camps and mass graves in mainland Europe once again appeared on our television sets during the war in Bosnia....
The tragic death of the six Philpott children in Derby underlines the “uncomfortable” truth that sometimes it can be impossible to predict risk to children, BASW’s Chief Executive Bridget Robb said.
BASW has welcomed a major report which calls on the Government to examine social work’s often conflicting role as both the key player in helping families to stay together and the enforcer of child...
BASW has described comments made by Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw that social workers need to send out “tough messages” about taking responsibility to parents “who behave badly” as an...
BASW England's report for the February PSW
NIASW's report for February's PSW magazine
Social workers working with children or adults with learning difficulties, autism and challenging behaviour are being asked to contact BASW about their experiences, both good and bad.
Mae’n bur debyg bydd y 12 mis nesaf yn adeg brysur iawn wrth i ni ddisgwyl am fwy o ddatblygiadau gwleidyddol a deddfwriaethol yng Nghymru. Bydd Mesur Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol a Llesiant (Cymru...
SASW's UK report for the February issue of PSW, featuring a range of issues the Association has been engaged in over the past few weeks, as well as things that are coming up soon.
As the public hearings stage of The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) begins, NIASW has described the inquiry as a "watershed moment" for adult survivors of childhood abuse in Northern...
MSPs rejected a number of proposed reforms to the Children and Young People Bill, prompting concern from campaigners who had wanted the legislation to feature a more explicit emphasis on preventative...
NIASW is establishing a dedicated group to support the Association’s contribution to the Northern Ireland Government’s ten year strategy for social work. Improving and Safeguarding Social wellbeing...
Following the untimely death of Paul Goggins MP, BASW Chief Executive Bridget Robb has paid tribute to Paul for his contribution to social work.
An investigation by the Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW – part of BASW) found that First Choice Selection (FCS) pays a newly qualified band 5 social worker just £6.75 an hour,...
SASW has welcomed the Scottish Government’s response to the consultation on overhauling criminal justice social work after ministers backed the retention of a 32 local authority model for delivering...
Laws and policies in Scotland need to be consistently underpinned by human rights, instead of merely acknowledging this agenda as an afterthought. This was the focus of Scotland’s National Action...
SASW is urgently trying to get members to nominate a Social Worker, Residential Care Worker, and Student Social Worker for its 2014 awards, set to be handed out at a ceremony on the evening of World...
SASW has expressed concern at a Scottish Government report which showed that approximately five times as many people used food banks and soup kitchens in the last six months of 2013 than in a whole...
The ambitions of the Social Work Task Force set up to reform social work in England in the wake of Peter Connolly’s death have been hampered by austerity cuts.
Social workers must act within the law, the Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW) warned after two Edinburgh practitioners were found guilty of contempt of court for refusing to allow a mother...
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) is the charity which promotes and supports Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). 27 January is the day for everyone to remember the millions of people killed in the...
The “scapegoating” of Sharon Shoesmith is symbolic of the political interference suffered by social workers across the UK, BASW’s Chief Executive Bridget Robb said. Ms Robb claimed there was a “knee-...
As Birmingham City Council unveiled its strategy to improve services for children and young people, BASW called on the Government and its team of advisors sent in to the local authority to support...
As Human Rights Day is celebrated all over the world today, BASW Professional Officer Nushra Mansuri pays tribute to Nelson Mandela. She writes …
Scotland's social work departments are stretched to the limit with more than half already over budget, a survey by The Herald newspaper has revealed. The survey shows a combined overspend of more...
BASW England report – January 2014 ... message from Maris Stratulis (new BASW England Manager), Media Coverage, Alcohol and Other Drugs Special Interest Group Event and Membership Involvement ...