This event will provide an opportunity for Independent members to learn about BASW UK activities, your membership benefits, advice and representation and how you can access CPD, be involved in our campaigns and consultations, research, and policy work.
Your Professional Association connects you with other Independent social workers working in diverse settings across different nations and at different stages of career pathways.
Our aim is to challenge ageism and advocate for more effective social work practice in later life.
Our work includes: • Advocating for social work responses to improve wellbeing through allyship and empowerment • Promoting policy and holistic practice that recognises diversity and intersecting experiences within the ageing population • Promoting social work in later life in education and professional development • Developing and sharing evidence about how social work contributes to positive ageing.
This online forum is for social workers looking for their first employed social work role in England or for those who are looking to return to the profession after a career break. You may also find the session helpful if you have been in the same role for a long time and are now applying for alternative social work jobs.
The forum will bring you together with a facilitator and a small group of social workers with whom you will have chance to:
> Discuss tips on completing online applications
> Develop confidence in online and face to face interviews
The idea for this group has organically grown from the BASW Independent Social Worker online FaceBook group, where people have been reaching out within the forum to share information, seek advice and guidance. Showing the need for a platform to discuss the positives and the issues impacting the fostering world. The responses have been very heartfelt and demonstrate the necessity of having a community support group, with a common theme of fostering assessments and the evolution of this work.
British Association of Social Workers ICIC (International Conference on Integrated Care) Reception
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is hosting a reception to enable social workers to connect with colleagues in advance of the main conference event and to share insights on social work's professional contribution to integrated care.
There will be a formal presentation followed by networking to allow conference delegates to meet with each other and with BASW committee members and staff.
A safe community space for neurodivergent (ND) student social workers, ASYE and newly qualified social workers (NQSW) in the UK.
Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, 6.30pm till 8pm – all students, NQSWs and ASYE social workers who are neurodivergent (no formal diagnosis necessary) are most welcome to come along.
In the Welsh context, self-care, supervision, and support are essential for sustaining ethical, resilient, and effective social work practice. They directly impact practitioner well-being, decision-making quality, and outcomes for individuals and communities. In Wales, self-care, supervision, and support are not luxuries—they are professional responsibilities. They ensure that social workers can deliver ethical, effective, and compassionate care in a complex and demanding environment.
This session will start with a brief overview of the formal diagnosis of hoarding disorder, recognising hoarding behaviours and the effects on daily living. There will be discussions around cases that have been published from the court of protection and coroners court. We will also cover Practical support pathways – including effective approaches and methods of decluttering with case studies to consider, and opportunities for discussion and questions.
Our aim is to challenge ageism and advocate for more effective social work practice in later life.
Our work includes: • Advocating for social work responses to improve wellbeing through allyship and empowerment • Promoting policy and holistic practice that recognises diversity and intersecting experiences within the ageing population • Promoting social work in later life in education and professional development • Developing and sharing evidence about how social work contributes to positive ageing.
Delivered by BASW’s accredited training partner DCC-i via MS Teams.
Cultural Curiosity in Relationship Based Practice for NQSWs meets the following National Standards:
England: PCF2 – Values and Ethics, PCF3 – Diversity, PCF4 Rights and Justice, PCF7 Interventions and Skills, Adult PQS3 – Person-Centred Practice , Childrens PQS1 – Relationships and Direct Work
The panel is jointly run by the Scottish Association of Social Work, the Office of the Chief Social Work Adviser, and Social Work Scotland. The panel was created to bring together experienced frontline workers, newly qualified workers, students and policy makers in Government to address the issues affecting social work today. It is an opportunity to influence those policy makers and the future of social work with your experience and knowledge.