One of the world’s most troubled zones, an estimated 60,000 people have died in Syria since the uprising of March 2011. Save the Children has warned of a “collapse in childhood” in the country, with...
Speaking at a celebration event in Westminster later today, BASW Interim Chief Executive Bridget Robb will tell an audience of MPs and social work professionals that money is not the answer to all of...
The Palestine-UK Social Work Network held a hugely over-subscribed event late last year, an initiative aimed at linking up British and Palestinian social workers. Jointly sponsored by BASW and the...
As a new report from MPs claims the youth justice system is currently failing children in care and care leavers, BASW has reiterated the need to treat looked after children as individuals. The report...
Well we’re finally into Spring. By the time you read this, there will be a new officer group on the committee. Please look at the website for details regarding changes of officers. The whole...
With spring approaching, it is lovely to see a splash of colour as we travel across Northern Ireland. This in some ways reflects how we at NIASW feel. The last few years have been tumultuous to say...
The venue for the CYMRU World Social Work Day Celebration 20th March 2013 has changed to the following: The BASW Cymru Office 1 Caspian Point Pierhead Street Cardiff Bay CF10 4DQ The new...
Public sector cuts risk eroding social cohesion, warns BASW, following concerns raised by the highest judge in the land that cuts to legal aid may see people "take the law into their own hands".
BASW has endorsed a major report that lifts the lid on the lack of multi-agency understanding about how to tackle human slavery and called on social workers to “play their part” to stop this abuse.
BASW has said that difficult questions remain about the approach taken to staff involved in the Baby Peter Connelly case, following today's decision by the Court of Appeal to reject a claim of unfair...
BASW has responded to comments made by home secretary Theresa May that the Government “can only do so much” and that people must speak out against violence against women and girls, with a reminder...
Following the failings identified by the Jimmy Savile case and the exploitation of young girls by gangs, the director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer QC has called for a new approach to tackle...
BASW has responded to education secretary Michael Gove’s assertion that the current social work reform agenda will enable social workers to spend the time they need with at risk children by calling...
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has issued strong support for today's comments by Baroness Butler-Sloss, Chair of the House of Lords Select Committee on Adoption Legislation, who has...
The need for a relationship-based approach to social work practice is greater than ever but public sector cuts are reducing the role of social workers to little more than one of “managing crisis”....
Brain injury patients are at risk of ending up on the streets or entering the criminal justice system once they leave hospital because over-stretched social care departments are struggling to support...
Social workers still suffer from an image problem, MPs were told by a social worker at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Work’s inquiry into the state of the profession. The social worker,...
BASW welcomes the opportunity that the Frontline initiative provides to explore the potential for diversity in the delivery of social work education. BASW has some concerns about the current shape of...
All BASW Cymru members are welcome to come and participate in the BASW Cymru Annual Meeting on 20 March in Cardiff. This is your chance to discuss your Association, and contribute to how we move...
Winterbourne View, the Francis Report, the Children and Families Bill, plus career guidance, will all be explored in detail by BASW spokespeople at a major exhibition on 4 March. Offering a range of...
BASW is backing an urgent campaign to prevent the Westminster government from using a regulation in the new Health and Social Care Bill that will force GPs to privatise more and more services.
In a Huffington Post blog, BASW’s press officer assesses how the media is being used to promote the government’s proposals on welfare reform by demonising benefit claimants such as mum of 11 Heather...
NIASW has welcomed comments by social services minister Michael McGimpsey in which he emphasised the need to safeguard social work services from cuts and praised Northern Ireland’s social workers for...
BASW professional officer Joe Godden assesses the latest incarnation of the Dilnot report.
Writing for the Guardian Social Care Network, BASW professional officer Sue Kent examines how Facebook is increasingly being used for unplanned communication between adoptive and birth families.
BASW has expressed serious concern at comments by the new and unelected Chair of The College of Social Work that she expects four more years of government funding and is seeking ways around data...
Whew!! The terrific pace of work and developments in Wales continues. The hard work of the committee and staff means we are able to punch way above our weight in terms of our influence and...
NIASW is pleased to announce the launch of the Adult Services Survey following the success of its child care survey late last year. As NIASW have been asked to give evidence to a formal hearing...
In spite of the snow in January and February, it has been a good and productive start to the year for BASW England staff and members. England professional officer Nushra Mansuri attended a meeting...
BASW professional officer Sue Kent examines the issues raised by a new report from the Child Protection All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), that highlights a family courts system under extreme...
As the Chief Inspector of Ofsted publishes a new report that highlights the lack of reliable data on the number of children who go missing from care and the need for urgent action to establish a...
As a study from HM inspectorate of Probation of 24 male sex offenders, (10 of whom were minors) indicates that early signs of future sexual offending were missed in the majority of cases, BASW...
Current BASW Cymru Chair Keith Drury will be stepping down at the Association’s Annual Meeting next month after four years in the post.
Northern Ireland Social Work Awards
Following the successful publication of the findings from NIASW's ‘Social Work not Paperwork – Cutting Bureaucracy in Childcare Social Work’ survey in November 2012, the Association is pleased to...
Places at the Social Services Expo and Conference on 19th March at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh are going fast, so book your free entry now. Find out more about this unique event here and make...
Writing for the Guardian Social Care Network, BASW's acting chief executive Bridget Robb explains why the Mid Staffs NHS scandal is also a disgrace shared by the social work profession.
As children’s minister Edward Timpson today introduces the Children and Families bill to parliament, BASW issues a reminder to government that social workers need more help to keep families together...
During discussions with members, NIASW found the issue of increasing bureaucracy in childcare was raised as a major ongoing challenge social workers face across all programmes of care. As a key step...
A survey about social workers' experiences of child sexual abuse when there is an online element. A project being undertaken by NSPCC, CEOP and BASW.
NIASW supports Northern Ireland's first review into child deaths but says policymakers must take heed of issues raised highlighting social workers facing high caseloads and not being adequately...
BASW Cymru welcomes progress of Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill but warns reforms will only succeed if social workers are freed from 'tick box' culture and allowed to focus on clients.
BASW's Chief Executive Bridget Robb calls on David Cameron for action as inquiry reveals 'shocking truth' of treatment of asylum-seeking children.
BASW calls on policy makers and service providers to act after the Care Quality Commission highlights concern over the treatment of people detained under the Mental Health Act in England.
As the world remembers the persecution of Jews in Nazi Europe on Holocaust Memorial Day, BASW highlights the role of social workers in standing up against injustice and supporting the most vulnerable...
Daughter of Kindertransport Jew fleeing Nazi persecution says support for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in UK is inadequate.
BASW's Acting Chief Executive Bridget Robb backs concerns raised by the Local Government Association over adoption reforms in England which could see the role of councils reduced.
BASW Cymru criticises pay hikes to senior managers in two Welsh authorities while social workers suffer from salary freezes and austerity cutbacks.
Each year BASW Cymru organises the Social Work Awards, highlighting the successful practice demonstrated by social work professionals throughout Wales. This year will be the fourth time the...
BASW Cymru will be celebrating World Social Work Day on 20th March 2013 at The BASW Cymru Office, 1 Caspian Point, Pierhead Street, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF10 4DQ between 11.30 – 2.00 Speakers...
Interview with the Government's 'adoption tsar' Martin Narey to feature in February's issue of Professional Social Work magazine.
The BASW Social Media Policy, launched today, emphasises how Facebook, Twitter and other similar online platforms offer the means to benefit social work practice, boost CPD opportunities and open up...
Social media is a growing issue for social workers, in terms of how they employ these communications platforms in their professional and personal lives. We see its prevalence in discussions about...
BASW Council has completed the independent investigation into allegations made about the conduct of suspended Chief Executive Hilton Dawson. Following a subsequent period of mediation, recommended by...
NIASW held a very successful meeting with Minister for Health, Edwin Poots, on 14 January to discuss the Association's recent survey of Northern Ireland practitioners, ‘Social Work not Paperwork’....
Ofsted has reclassified Kent's children's services from "inadequate" to "adequate" after a two-year £30million improvement drive but BASW warned Government cuts are putting children at risk across...
An 'adoption hotspots' map launched by the Government today is described as a "simplistic approach" to a complex issue by BASW's Acting Chief Executive Bridget Robb.
As new research highlights the need for social workers to develop emotional resilience, BASW stresses employers also have a part to play in protecting staff from the danger of burnout.
Following reports that 8,425 from an estimated 88,000 social workers have not registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in England, BASW professional officer Joe Godden is...
Independent practitioners interested in leading a BASW CPD seminar for other social workers should get in touch with specific proposals for the training sessions they could present. BASW, in...