Ruth Allen discusses the results of the recent BASW member survey - including where members think BASW is doing well, areas for improvement, and a series of actions and commitments from BASW in...
Kerri Prince, Public and Political Affairs Lead for BASW UK, provides an update from Westminster.
Central to the Shaping Social Workers’ Identity all-Ireland study is exploring whether the diversity of social work practice affects the professional identity of social work practitioners.
Dr Rukhsana Farooqi and Dr Helen Woods join the BASW England Criminal Justice Group
The government needs to work more collaboratively, compassionately and transparently with Black and Ethnic Minority communities in order to recognise broken trust and structural inequalities
Families and foster carers must be able to buy clothes for looked after children who are placed in an emergency
Maris Stratulis has written to the Children’s Minister to urge the government to change its position on free school meals during the school holidays.
The ‘Social Worker Wellbeing and Working Conditions: Good Practice Toolkit’ is continued evidence of the commitment of BASW & SWU to create positive working conditions for Social Workers, but we...
This digital edition focuses on the key legislation and policy landmarks in the profession since 1970, as well as the examination of the response of social work practice and social work as a...
Coronavirus: During lockdown, there has been a worrying rise in the number of referrals to child protection unit
It is so important that we celebrate and commemorate our history and those who have gone before us, whose giant shoulders we all stand on
I am requesting that the government revisit the free school meal decision in reconsidering the issue of food poverty and how it impacts the most disadvantaged
This latest report shows ongoing evidence of excessive use of prolonged and long-term seclusion, segregation, restraint and human rights violations and abuse, alongside examples of undignified and...
Health and Social Care Committee report urges immediate action to address the social care crisis with calls for sustained investment as the pandemic brings the crisis into stark focus.
We urge the government to reconsider its position and give low income families the support that they need
Although it is thought that Social Work practice is reflective, non-discriminatory and anti-oppressive; unconscious bias alongside complexities around ignorance play a huge part in maintaining a ‘...
The Skills for Care report released today, The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England, is an important and timely report that provides context and oversight of the adult...
Over 30 health and social care organisations in Wales - including BASW Cymru - have come together to outline what the key priorities should be for the next Welsh Government after the 2021 Senedd...
The recent serious case review in relation to AG, a child from a Traveller family living in Norfolk, once again highlights a woeful lack of cultural competence amongst social workers when supporting...
Join the SASW team as we explore the changing landscape of social work through poetry and writing as part of Book Week Scotland
In her first blog post as chair of SWU, Carys reflects on her journey to this point and how we can advocate for the social work profession in these challenging times.
Maris Stratulis, National Director at BASW England, reflects on the incredible collective contribution of social workers in a year defined by the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement
Black History Month is a brilliant opportunity for organisations to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Black workers and the community both on a national and local scale.
Phillip Mitchell, Professional Officer at BASW Cymru, provides a detailed and engaging introduction to the Law in Wales Practice Policy & Education Group (PPEG).
Ruth Allen, CEO BASW introduces a guest piece from Ana Radalescu, President of the International federation of Social Workers (IFSW) Europe region.
Blog by Ruth Allen, CEO BASW
The 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours List acknowledges outstanding contribution to education and children's services during the Covid 19 pandemic...
Maris Stratulis, National Director at BASW England, comments on CQC annual report into health and social care in England
We would like to build on the relationships, network and knowledge we have generated collectively as a community of rural social workers. However, to do so, and do so well, we need your help.
My views about Black History Month have been torn for some years now based on my questioning the need to devote only a month to elements of histories which are in danger of being erased
CP4C is the single largest group of organisations and individuals which comes together with the goal of achieving personalised care for everyone.
As part of BASW's original content to mark and celebrate Black History Month, members have been encouraged to give their thoughts on Black people's experiences in social work, framed in a...
John McGowan, General Secretary of the Social Workers Union (SWU), provides an update.
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The COVID 19 ban on visiting loved ones in hospitals and care homes is harmful to health, especially mental health
It’s been 15 years since we first met. I remember how worried your midwife was when she referred you. You were pregnant, street homeless and dependent on drugs.
Share your views in our survey on the future of adult social care in Scotland.
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is a major funder of health research and researchers in England.
Lindsey Young, Mental Health Officer and SASW Committee Member, reflects on her past social work practice and what she has learned when supporting people living in poverty.
Ruth Allen CEO BASW reflects on the urgent and painful failures which the report sets out.
BASW member Pauline Sergeant on the conflicting thoughts she has over Black History Month
By Kerri Prince, Public and Political Affairs Lead for BASW UK
The Immigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill
Mark Hardy, children and families social worker and PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, shares his views on how social workers can practice in a poverty aware way during the covid-19 pandemic.
We are pleased to introduce Alison who joined the Scottish BASW team (SASW) at the beginning of October 2020
Jude Currie, Chair of our Committee, shares her views on how social workers can best support those living in poverty.
Find out what the team in Scotland are doing as part of Challenge Poverty Week 2020.
Cherelle Francis, Vice Chair of BASW’s Black and Ethnic Minority Professionals Symposium, tells us what Black History Month means to her
This briefing is an update to the 1st April 2020 ‘The Coronavirus Act 2020 and Social Work Practice’ briefing
BASW Chair Gerry Nosowska blogs on the theme of this year's National Inclusion Week - Each One, Reach One...
BASW is calling for “a review of barriers for care workers” to tackle the UK’s social care churn and vacancy rate, following a warning to government from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC).
BASW England Adults social work group response to Coronavirus Crisis
Read an update on how the Working Conditions and Wellbeing Toolkit pilot project is progressing in Swansea
It is fitting that the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Social Work Association (GRTSW Association) has been founded so close to this year’s National Inclusion Week, with the theme for 2020 being Each One...
BASW England echoes the Children’s Commissioner’s pledge for a significant investment in children’s services, which is critical at a time when the coronavirus is deemed the greatest threat to...
An important hospital discharge guidance document was published in March 2020 which made it possible for health and care systems to immediately introduce the discharge to assess model to support...
The Social Workers Union 2020 AGM reinforced the positives with being a social work and some great successful motions were presented albeit in a different format this year.
BASW Chair, Gerry Nosowska, reports back on the latest Council meeting
Useful resources by BASW's Alcohol and other drugs Special Interest Group...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has announced measures which aim to protect individuals’ right to life (Article 2 ECHR) and further steps will need to be taken over the coming...
