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  • What we do
    • Campaigns
      • Anti-austerity and anti-poverty
      • Professional working conditions
      • Relationship-based practice
    • Policy and research
      • The Anti-Poverty Practice Guide for Social Work
      • BASW in Parliament
      • Untested models
      • Social work knowledge and research
      • BASW's social media policy
      • BASW human rights policy
      • BASW whistleblowing policy
      • Brexit
    • Around the UK
      • Cymru
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      • England
      • Northern Ireland
      • Scotland
    • International Work
      • International Development Fund (IDF)
      • IFSW and other international social work organisations
      • Influencing social work policy in the Commonwealth
    • Groups and networks
      • Local branches and networks
      • Special interest groups
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      • Practice, policy and education groups (PPEGs)
      • Scottish reference groups
    • Financial support for social workers
      • Social Workers’ Benevolent Trust
      • Social Workers’ Educational Trust
    • BeBASW - promotional material
  • Membership
    • Join BASW
    • Why become a member?
    • Membership types
    • Independent members
      • Independents Directory
      • Independents Local Networks
      • Umbrella service companies & tax avoidance scheme investigations
    • Be represented
    • Renewals
  • Resources
    • Become a social worker
      • What do social workers do?
      • How to become a social worker
      • Registering as a social worker
      • Support for newly-qualified social workers
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    • PSW Magazine
      • PSW Online
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      • Digital Editions
      • Advertising in PSW
      • Guidance for contributors
    • The British Journal of Social Work
    • Find a specialist
      • Independents Directory
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    • Practice: Social Work in Action
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