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Professional Social Work (PSW) July/August 2016
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An international comparison of long-term care funding and outcomes: insights for the social care green paper

The challenges facing long-term care systems are well known, if not widely understood: with an ageing population and increasing care costs, how to finance a system that is fair to both recipients and...

Forecasting the care needs of the older population in England over the next 20 years: estimates from the Population Ageing and Care Simulation (PACSim) modelling study

Between 2015 and 2035 in England, both the prevalence of and numbers of people with dependency will fall for young-old adults (65–74 years). For very old adults (≥85 years), numbers with low...

Newly Qualified Social Workers - Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (AYSE)

How to get your first Job in social work

Welcome New Social Workers
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Professional Social Work (PSW) September 2018

SWU Newsletter September 2018

Children sending and receiving sexual messages

The NSPCC and LGfL Digisafe recently conducted the largest ever UK survey of children’s experiences online. We received almost 40,000 responses from children aged 7-16, who shared their experiences...

Immigration detention in the UK: an overview

Authors: Terry McGuinness and Melanie Gower The Government has wide powers to detain people for reasons of immigration control. Those who are subject to immigration controls may be held whilst they...

Poverty in the UK: statistics

Author: Feargal McGuinness This note sets out information on the levels and rates of poverty in the UK, including historical trends and forecasts for future years. The focus here is on poverty...

Playing Out

Play and physical activity can play a vital role supporting children’s well-being and development. Whether it is going down to the park with friends or family, playing in a sports team or attending a...

What about me?

Author:Sarah Beresford The imprisonment of a household member is one of ten adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) known to have a significant negative impact on children’s long-term health and...

On my own two feet

This report describes the findings from a small-scale, exploratory, qualitative research project that considered the question ‘why do some people return to sleeping rough after time off the streets...

Community Life Survey: 2017-18

The Community Life Survey (CLS) is a survey of adults (16+) in England. It tracks trends across areas that are key to encouraging social action and empowering communities. This nationally...

Guidance for joint targeted area inspections on: child sexual abuse in the family environment

This guidance is for inspectors from Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of...

Estimating the prevalence of the ‘toxic trio’

This report contains new quantitative analysis by the Children’s Commissioner’s Office (CCO) on the potential numbers of children in England living in households where the ‘toxic trio’ of factors...

Off Balance - Parents of disabled children and paid work

Working Families and Unum have been collaborating since 2011. In 2013, the two organisations published a report describing the advantages of creating trust in the workplace. I am immensely proud that...

Government response to the Internet Safety Strategy Green Paper

The Digital Charter established twin aims - to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online and to ensure the UK has the world’s best digital economy. The Charter aims to agree norms and...

Public attitudes to children in care

This report sets out results of survey work undertaken for Coram in summer 2017 to assess the general public’s views on children in care. Coram, the first children’s charity, has an ongoing...

Sustainability and transformation plans and partnerships

Author: Lewis Pickett Sustainability and transformation partnerships are a mechanism for delivering the NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV) and other national priorities for the NHS in England. The...

Study of Early Education and Development (SEED): Impact Study on Early Education Use and Child Outcomes up to Age Three

Authors: Edward Melhuish, Julian Gardiner & Stephen Morris Several studies have shown that good quality early years education can have a positive effect on the educational, cognitive, behavioural...

The Perinatal Mental Health Care Pathways

The perinatal mental health care pathways have been developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, following a process agreed with the National Institute for Health and Care...

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Adult Safeguarding: Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff

As professionals we frequently work with people in their moments of greatest need, we witness health and social inequalities which have a direct effect on the lives of the people we care for. We...

Shining a light on human rights Mental Health Accommodation, Support and Human Rights: A practitioner’s guide

This booklet is about human rights in accommodation based support settings for people with mental health issues. It is aimed at support workers, mental health practitioners and anybody else working...

The Good Childhood Report 2018: Summary

This is the seventh edition of The Good Childhood Report, an annual report on children’s well-being produced by The Children’s Society in partnership with the University of York. It is the product of...

Civil Society Strategy: building a future that works for everyone

This Strategy sets out how government will work with and support civil society in the years to come, so that together we can build a country that works for everyone. For the purpose of this Strategy...

Transforming Mental Health Provision for Children and Young People

In December 2017, the Department for Education and the Department for Health and Social Care launched the green paper, Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision. A public...

The Cost of a Child in 2018

Author: Donald Hirsch Many families in the uK have found it increasingly difficult to cover the cost of bringing up children in recent years. Costs have risen faster than incomes. Parents are...

Government response to the recommendations of the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry into ‘Integrated care: organisations, partnerships and systems’

On 11 June 2018, the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee published its report Integrated care: organisations, partnerships and systems. The report included 42 conclusions and...

The Failing Safety Net

Not unreasonably, we expect the health and care system to be there to support us as we age, ‘keeping an eye’ and making sure we are safe and well. Those living alone at home, without family or...

Looking for social work knowledge?

There is an increasingly large range of social work knowledge and there are many ways of classifying this knowledge. One approach is given below. This is not a comprehensive guide to every resource...

Mental health policy in England

Author: Elizabeth Parkin Around one in four people in the UK suffer from a mental health problem each year. The NHS has set out that it wants to achieve “parity of esteem” between mental and physical...

A Better Relationship with Learning: an evaluation of the Young Carers in Schools Programme

Author: Jeff Mesie The Young Carers in Schools Programme is an England-wide initiative that equips schools to support young carers and awards good practice (see youngcarersinschools.com). The...

Empty Promises: The crisis in supporting children with SEND

NAHT represents over 28,000 school leaders across the UK and were one of the first to raise alarm over the school funding crisis hitting schools across the UK. Independent experts have been adding...

Preventing suicide: a community engagement toolkit

Communities play a crucial role in suicide prevention. This toolkit follows on from the World Health Organization (WHO) report Preventing suicide: a global imperative (WHO, 2014) by providing...
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Exploring the connections social work and social workers have in preventing violent extremism
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An exploration of the BASW Disabled Adults Charter
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Making ethical decisions about how adults' and carers' needs are best met
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How NICE can support social work in a world of evidence informed practice
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Human trafficking and modern slavery

A constant grieving

At a recent conference, BASW chair Guy Shennan saw three mothers give presentations about having children taken into care. They wanted social workers to hear their stories – so he interviewed two of...

To leave or not to leave

With the EU referendum looming, Paul Stepney puts a social work perspective on the debate.

It took nearly a year to get my son back

Mark Neary had to use the Human Rights Act to get his autistic son Steven home from care.

Making the right move

Moving from children’s to adults’ services can be terrifying for disabled people and their families. Andy McNicoll hears one mother’s story of how a rights-based planning approach helped her son.

‘I’ve always had this resilience’

After a turbulent childhood in the care system, Marvin Campbell turned his life around. He tells Andy McNicoll what changed and what services can learn from it...

The emperor’s new clothes

Despite unsung daily successes, children’s services suffer high vacancy rates, low morale and public criticism. Maggie Siviter, a social worker in children’s services for a quarter of a century, puts...
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Digital & Holistic Safeguarding Online & Offline Across Ages

Exploring the feasibility and acceptability of using of Tele-therapy for UK veterans with PTSD

Despite there being a higher prevalence of mental health difficulties in military veterans compared to the general population, research of UK veterans has suggested that only 30-50% access services...

BASW Nothern Ireland Vice Chair Biography - Gareth McGibbon

BASW Nothern Ireland Vice Chair Biography - Arlene

Childhood obesity: A plan for action - Chapter 2

Obesity remains one of the biggest public health challenges of our time with nearly a quarter of children in England obese or overweight by the time they start primary school aged five, rising to one...

Social and emotional skills in childhood and their long-term effects on adult life

A review for the Early Intervention Foundation by Alissa Goodman, Heather Joshi, Bilal Nasim and Claire Tyler In this report we assess the evidence on the long-run associations between social and...

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