People with care experience and social workers speak out against article published in The Times
Lockdowns restrictions and delay in court proceedings cited as to blame for significant fall in activity
Last day to respond to CMA's interim report speculating on reasons behind lack of places and high prices in market...
Ofsted calls on government to act over Oakhill Secure Training Centre
England regulator urges social workers to renew registration 'immediately'...
Leeanne Olivant, a placement coordinator on the University of Huddersfield's social work course and third-year student Natalie Stuart share their learning...
It’s time social work’s vital role in criminal justice is recognised, say Caroline Bald and Helen Woods who lead BASW’s criminal justice group. Shahid Naqvi reports
Shahid Naqvi takes a look at family hubs, a key part of the government’s strategy to support children and families
Social worker Auma Acellam’s time in a police-based complex safeguarding team led her to believe the current system is institutionally racist
The experience of Black and ethnic students suggests social work is falling short of its own values, says Patriche Bentick and Pamela Shodeinde
Rather than appreciated as a positive representation of multi-culturalism, mixed-race people often suffer racism from both sides, leaving them to struggle with identity issues on their own, says Adam...
For Black History Month BASW's anti-racism visionary Wayne Reid reviews Black Lives Rising ...
How one care leaver's research will help thousands of young people ...
Eddie O’Hara believes the judicial process has become ‘increasingly adversarial, mechanistic and harsh’
Amid the current focus on social care Chris Perry, a former director of social services, says it's vital the 'resource' of social work isn't overlooked...
Dr Carol Tosone has devoted two decades to examining what gets us through disasters
Joint venture between Social Workers Union and the Campaign Collective to help social workers fight their causes
PSW speaks to a social worker at Heathrow Airport who provides support to those fleeing the Taliban
Insights from researchers due to publish their findings later this year
One mother's fight to protect children and young people from digitally altered images...
What Works for Children's Social Care centre's pilot on Ministry of Defence employees branded 'a bit odd'...
Social workers' warning amid lack of additional funding commitment in 'once-in-a-generation' review...
As a profession committed to challenging discrimination, social work can be deafeningly silence when it comes to racism experienced by Jewish people says Victoria Hart
Despite various pledges from government to improve services, families of children with autism and educational disabilities are too often left to fight to get the support they need
Angela Meidel believes the lifting of restrictions on 19 July is a dangerous disregard for the principles of fairness and equal opportunity
Concern for vulnerable groups as EU Settlement Scheme passes
Interim report sets out challenges facing the sector
Ray Jones sees a link between shamed BBC journalist Martin Bashir's interview with Princess Diana and the reporting of social work in the 'Baby P' case...
Expressions of interest sought to set up new support network
Sacha Samms, a former looked-after child and social worker, explains why she has concerns about independent fostering agencies profiting from children
A social worker speaks of her concerns as the coronavirus crisis in India deepens
MPs demand action to 'restore residents' human rights' ...
BASW England's Children and Families group gains assurances after meeting but still has concerns...
The Social Workers' Benevolent Trust is urging practitioners to complete its health and wellbeing study...
Figures show significant increase in mental health and domestic abuse referrals and child safeguarding calls
Isabelle Trowler highlights "shocking" online abuse during event to mark International Women's Day...
Change will only happen if more people understand the reality, say speakers at BASW Northern Ireland's World Social Work Month event...
Natalia Phillips says its time for social workers to work together against the social divisions, marginalisation of minority groups amplified by the pandemic
A poem by BASW member Natalia Phillips penned during Covid-19
Practitioners, academics, people with lived experience and students launch campaign
Richard Servian reflects on how the spirit of this year’s theme for World Social Work Day runs deep through his family and contributed to him becoming a social worker
Academic Zoe Thomas on why she's backing a day of action by students, other academics and practitioners on 19 March calling for anti-racism to be taught on social work courses and in practice ...
Holocaust survivor and Jewish resistance fighter Lea Borgenicht’s message for social work
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
