Relationship-based practice

BASW is campaigning to uphold relationship-based practice in social work.

We want to enable this practice and increase public understanding of what social work offers.

Our current main actions are: -

Striving to increase time for relational social work through the BASW England 80:20 campaign.

Recognising and celebrating relational practice, through events such as World Social Work Day, BASW conferences across the whole UK, 

Ensuring social work’s relational role is upheld in policy.   

• BASW England responded to 'The lives we want to lead'. Local Government Association (LGA) green paper for adult social care and wellbeing.
• BASW response to the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983

​​We are working to build strong relationships across borders

• BASW NI launched research on social work during The Troubles

• BASW NI & IASW raise Brexit concerns with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and An Tánaiste

• We are delighted that this year's UK conference and AGM is being hosted in Belfast.  The theme is Social Work values and relationships: working across boundaries and borders.