An ageing population means practitioners are more likely to work with people experiencing what’s fast becoming no longer a ‘minority impairment’. By Jacqui Bond and Liz Duncan and Peter Simcock
BASW's advice and representation service writes to regulator as patience over delays in processing cases runs out...
Ray Jones calls for some 'quick-rethinking' to ensure the voice of the care experienced community and those who work with them leads the review rather than the agenda of politicians ...
Ali Sea found accepting support, letting go of guilt and even dancing occasionally have helped
Wayne Reid tells PSW of the motivation behind him becoming BASW's first anti-racism lead officer...
Social worker David Stakes on why every practitioner should read the Booker Prize-winning novel
PSW takes a look at the seven core themes outlined in the terms of reference ...
During Children's Mental Health Week, Emily Aklan says the unnecessary and unregulated physical restraining of children is a shocking practice that must be addressed...
Isabelle Trowler, England's chief social worker, spoke movingly about losing her mother to coronavirus...
The use of personal protective equipment is a complex issue and much less straightforward for social workers than the government would have us think, says senior practitioner Colin Mabbutt as he...
BASW England professional officer and activist Wayne Reid on why social work must continue to promote anti-racism long after the media focus on Black Lives Matter has gone
Honorary member Chris Perry was present at the birth of BASW. As the association celebrates its 50th year, he reflects on how it and the profession has changed – and what being a member has meant to...
For Disability History Month and to mark 25 years since the Disability Discrimination Act came into being, practitioner Vikki Walton-Cole shares her vision of what an inclusive social work profession...
An all-Ireland study provides an interesting insight into how social workers see themselves
An agency advert suggesting fosterers can relinquish responsibility for fostered children when they turn 18 caused upset. Here Rebekah Pierre, who spent time in care as a child, explains why
The global pandemic has shown that disaster work should be a core social work skill, says Lena Dominelli as she launches a new CPD programme and a MSc to plug the gap
Agency under fire for suggesting people in foster care will be 'moved out' to state support soon as they turn 18 ...
With lockdown 2 in England from today and restrictions in play across the UK, social worker Naomi Coupland shares lessons from lockdown 1
Stella Murray's powerful and moving account of working as a palliative care social worker...
As Black History Month comes to an end, BASW Cymru chair Neeta Baicher says tackling racism and prejudice has to be about more than words
