A poem about being a black social worker by Julian Blake
As ministers reject free holiday school meals for the most disadvantaged in England
Maggie Fogarty reviews Radio 4's The Spark with QC Chris Daw who believes prisons do more harm than good...
As part of Black History Month, two white social workers discuss their privilege
With new lockdowns set to reduce face-to-face visits again, social work poet Peter Unwin put pen to paper
Leanne Ling describes her daily struggle and the techiques that help her cope
As a single dad on benefits, social work student Dominic Watters knows all too well the reality of food insecurity
From social isolation to restrictions in care homes, Covid is having a major impact
Emergency advisory group missing our knowledge and understanding of communities and human behaviour, says profession
Social worker Sally Redman* gives a powerfully honest account, describing her journey to recovery and what employers can do to help ...
With a pandemic winter approaching the crisis in social care will no doubt become a hot topic again. Will social work’s role be recognised in the government’s long-awaited proposals to reform social...
Keep children centres open, uphold rights, continue social worker visits and maintain respite services, urges England's chlidren's commissioner...
Community demands apology from Priti Patel for "unacceptable and discriminatory" comments...
Social work lecturer Zoe Thomas shares findings from her research
Scotland’s drug deaths reinforce the need for a significant rethink of substance misuse policy, writes Alison Bavidge
Campaigners against controversial measures introduced during lockdown say they lack confidence in Department of Education consultation on extending them beyond end of September
With male suicide at a two-decade high and accounting for three-quarters of all those taking their life in England and Wales, social work student Ashleigh Gonera wrote the following poem to highlight...
PSW reviews Radio 4's Start of the Week on Meritocracy and inequality...
High-level meeting could lead to closer links between social work and UN development agenda
Despite social distancing, we must renew our commitment to working co-productively, says Stephen Bahooshy, a programme manager for children and adult services at Southwark Council, and service user...
As a social work student Lethu Nakupi experienced contrasting environments on her placements and describes the difference it makes both to practitioners and service users
England's social work regulator announces new event for 2021...
Social worker and trainer John Lim shares his advice
After a year like no other, social work students from across the country got together online for a virtual end-of-term disco
A new campaign aims to raise awareness of the Independent Visitor role for children in care. Sheila Lupton, from the National Independent Visitor Network, explains why it is has been launched
BASW and SWU joint initiative with Bath Spa University aims to improve working conditions
Practice (and snacks) wisdom from the authors of the book Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science
Dr Charles Mugisha says the Covid-19 crisis and systemic racism are intertwined
BASW's virtual festival brought together current and past British Journal of Social Work board members to discuss the profession's research base...
BASW advice and representation officer Laura Sheridan highlights bad management in social work during COVID-19 leading to discrimination towards pregnant women, disabled, BAME and agency workers
As a black child growing up in Northern Ireland during 'The Troubles', Annie Yellowe Palma says she was made to hate the colour of her skin. Studying to become a social worker 're-...
What must it be like to begin your career in the profession in the current time? Retired social worker John Fitzgerald spoke to a newly qualified worker about their experience and finds much to...
Tell us how you feel about your profession for the commemorative edition of Professional Social Work magazine
After attending a Black Lives Matter protest Mandeep Gill, a social work head of service, sent the following message to staff...
Former Social Work Today journalist Maggie Fogarty supports the Social Work Benevolent Trust to mark 50th anniversary of the British Association of Social Workers
Social work student Stesa Sibi says an understanding of race is fundamental to understanding people
Social worker Charlotte Jenkins on the task of keeping people safe when coronavirus is putting all of us at risk
Students create web space to share all things social work and support each other
