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.  Here you will find our latest updates on the campaign.

Also find out more on the background of the BASW England 80:20 campaign.

Our current main actions are: -

Support the BASW England 80-20 pledge

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

• The UK conference and AGM 2019 was hosted in Belfast.  The theme was Social Work values and relationships: working across boundaries and borders.