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It's not all the Government's fault

From high caseloads and lack of resources to excesive bureaucracy and dodgy IT, the government get sthe blame. But some of the issues in social work are more to do with organistaional failings on the...

70 days inside a local authority labelled inadequate

Despite working in a ‘broken office’ beset by high caseloads, low morale and long hours, our anonymous social worker found a committed workforce trying to do their best and concludes its not the ‘...

Power to the Profession

The campaign against parts of the Children and Social Work Bill showed social workers could get their voice heard in the corridors of power and change policy. Shahid Naqvi reports

Lead us in the integrated world

With social workers increasingly working in integrated teams Darryl Phillipowsky – a practitioner in a social care and NHS trust – asked colleagues what they need from managers

Medical vs Social

Are antidepressants too readily prescribed when support to address underlying social, relationship and environmental causes of depression would be more helpful? Dr Tim Cantopher, a psychiatatrist and...

Social workers, service users and austerity – a common cause

Far from being ‘all in this together’, those hardest hit by austerity have been those most in need. BASW Chair Guy Shennan and Dr Peter Unwin, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of...

'If I ever need a social worker again, I hope it's Chloe'

Four years ago Liz and her family were in crisis. Her mental health was declining and her daughter struggling at school. She approached social services for help, which resulted in her daughter being...

Only Human

As professionals devoted to helping others through life's difficulties, it's easy to forget social workers thenselves have their own problems. The Social Workers' Benevolent Trust has been assisting...

Birmingham's Trusted Hands

From front line social worker to leading Europe’s biggest children’s services through troubled times to trust status, Peter Hay talks to Shahid Naqvi in his last days in office

The Care Act (Two Years On)

At a time of limited resources, the tension between applying professional judgement and meeting employers’ priorities is just one of the dilemmas facing social workers around the Care Act. Peter...

Social work beyond borders

Does 15 years of devolution mean SWexit for social work as a unified profession in the UK, with a weakened position in the global workforce? Farrukh Akhtar and Wulf Livingston examine the impact of a...

Out of the shadows of institutional care in Wales

The era of large scale institutional care for people with learning disabilities has thankfully ended. But what about those who lived and worked in them? BASW Cymru staff visited an exhibition created...

Once uopn a time...

There was a social worker... Matt Bee goes in search of the best portrayals of social workers inliterature – and finds a surprising array of characters to confound the stereotypes

Forward Thinking: NIHR research on support for people with severe mental illness

The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) was set up in 2006 as a health and care research system that focuses on the needs of patients and the public. It aims to produce an evidence base that...

Home education in England

This briefing provides information on home education in England, and outlines current and past proposals for reform. It also notes issues raised with regards to home education and briefly summarises...

Social care: care home market – structure, issues, and cross-subsidisation (England)

This House of Commons Library briefing paper considers the current structure of the care home market in England, as well as issues facing the sector and how private clients (“self-funders”) tend to...

Children in need of help and protection: Data and analysis

This data and analysis on Children in Need is published alongside a call for evidence to develop a stronger evidence base and understand what it is that makes the difference to the educational...

Intervening early to prevent gang and youth violence: The role of primary schools

The debate about what drives young people to become involved in gangs and to perpetrate or become victims of serious youth violence or exploitation is seldom out of the headlines. Knife crime and...

More than bricks: Are social housing providers best placed to offer support to tenants?

This report argues that social housing providers should take a lead in delivering support packages to help people overcome barriers in their lives. In a survey of tenants and providers, it finds that...

CRWIA for the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill

The main purpose of the Bill is to raise the age of criminal responsibility (ACR) in Scotland from 8 to 12 to align it with the current age of prosecution and reflect Scotland’s progressive...

International comparisons of health and wellbeing in early childhood

This report presents data on health and wellbeing for early childhood in the UK and 14 comparable countries, recognising the particular influence that a child’s development in this period can have on...

BASW England response to the DfE and DH&SC consultation on Social Work England: consultation on secondary legislative framework

Social work in England has been subject to statutory regulation since 2003 with the establishment of its first regulatory body – the General Social Care Council (GSCC). BASW England is committed to...

Crumbling Futures

Our original report hig hlighted that 16 and 17 year olds who experience risk and vulnerabilities can fall between the cracks of childhood and adulthood. This is often due to the lack of support...

Children’s social care questionnaires 2017: What children told us about their experiences of living in children’s homes or living with foster carers

We use online questionnaires to gather views about children’s homes, secure children’ shomes, adoption services, fostering services and residential family centres, boardingschools, residential...

Housing and health: Opportunities for sustainability and transformation partnerships

NHS organisations and local government are working together with other partners to improve health and care for their local populations through sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs),...

Drug misuse prevention

Quality statement Looked-after children and young people having their annual health plan review are assessed for vulnerability to drug misuse. Rationale Looked-after children and young people are at...

Learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges: service design and delivery

This guideline covers services for children, young people and adults with a learning disability (or autism and a learning disability) and behaviour that challenges. It aims to promote a lifelong...

Transforming health care in nursing homes

Residents in care homes in England generally receive their care from visiting GPs and other primary and community-based professionals. However, care provided by GPs in care homes is often reactive to...

“Why call it care, when nobody cares?”

The social care system has been in crisis for too long and it is only getting worse, with too many people having unmet needs and not getting the help and support they desperately need. Due to...

An inspection of how the Home Office considers the ‘best interests’ of unaccompanied asylum seeking children

The UK’s treatment of asylum seeking children is a matter of considerable public interest. In this inspection, I looked specifically at the Home Office’s handling of unaccompanied asylum seeking...

Child poverty and education: A survey of the experiences of NEU members

A joint National Education Union (NEU) and Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) survey received responses from 908 NEU members working in early years, primary and secondary schools and settings across...

Improving Health and Care through the home: A National Memorandum of Understanding

The right home environment is essential to health and wellbeing, throughout life. Our homes are the cornerstones of our lives. Housing affects our wellbeing, risk of disease and demands on health and...

Life on debt row

In the UK today, there is £1.71 trillion of household debt, of which £242 billion is consumer credit, the latter having increased by 34.5% since 2012. Consumer credit debt is concentrated in just...

Home-owners and poverty

Poverty is rarely associated with home-ownership, a housing tenure more typically linked to social mobility and rising affluence, and yet half of all households in poverty are actually home-owners (a...

Behaviour that challenges

Compared to the general population, offenders have disproportionately higher burdens of health and social care needs and people with a learning disability and/or autism can face even greater burdens...
Member content

Minutes of the one hundred and thirty second meeting of Council held on Wednesday, 14th March 2018

Think Autism strategy governance refresh

The Autism Act (2009) places a duty on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to publish a strategy for meeting the needs of autistic adults in England, and to review it from time to time...

Your Parenting Plan: Guidance notes for legal professionals, educators and others who work with parents and children

This leaflet will help you understand: how to use the Your Parenting Plan guide in your area of practice; when it may be appropriate to raise the topic of making a Parenting Plan with parents; and...

Your Parenting Plan: Charter for Grandchildren

Parenting Plans are agreements between parents (or those with parental responsibilities) who live apart. Parenting Plans set out practical, workable arrangements for the care and welfare of their...

Care and support of people growing older with learning disabilities

This guideline covers care and support for adults with learning disabilities as they grow older. It covers identifying changing needs, planning for the future, and delivering services including...

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