Central to the Shaping Social Workers’ Identity all-Ireland study is exploring whether the diversity of social work practice affects the professional identity of social work practitioners.
Lindsey Young, Mental Health Officer and SASW Committee Member, reflects on her past social work practice and what she has learned when supporting people living in poverty.
Mark Hardy, children and families social worker and PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, shares his views on how social workers can practice in a poverty aware way during the covid-19 pandemic.
BASW is appalled to learn that women with learning disabilities and mental health needs were abused in a learning disability hospital, and we condemn the actions of the staff involved.