Events

Share your experiences of studying or starting your social work career in Scotland as a new graduate - good or bad- with fellow students and NQSWs. Let’s reflect on topics and work on solutions in a supportive informal environment. All welcome!

Ethical Dilemmas in Social Work: The evolution of ethical and moral practice in adoption Social Work

How do Social Workers make ethical decisions within historical and current societal norms?

From the 1950’s forced adoption for unmarried mothers through to Michael Gove’s ‘colour-blind’ reform of adoption guidance in 2012, how have social workers made decisions relating to adoption and how has the evolving moral and ethical context within which we make those decisions changed the way we make those decisions?

Join us at University of Manchester for a two day in person conference

- Speakers from practice, organisational leadership and academia, and by experts by experience of using social work services.

- A range of in person workshops and presentations to choose from

- 12 ½ hours CPD

- Opportunities to network and connect with BASW colleagues across two packed days of discussion, fellowship, learning, and more!

- Arrive early for refreshments, network over lunch and celebrate with our free drinks reception and buffet

Part of BASW's 2024-25 NQSW CPD Programme

Delivered by BASW’s accredited training partner DCC-i via MS Teams.

Ethics, Values and Rights-Based Practice for NQSWs meets the following National Standards:

England: PCF2 – Values and Ethics, PCF3 – Diversity, PCF4 Rights and Justice, PCF 6 – Critical Reflection, Adult PQS3 – Person-Centred Practice, Childrens PQS1 – Relationships and Direct Work, Childrens PQS8 – Law, Family and Youth Justice.

Neurodivergent Student, NQ and ASYE social workers A sub-group of the NSW SIG

A safe community space for neurodivergent (ND) student social workers, ASYE and newly qualified social workers (NQSW) in the UK.

Please note that this is a safe space for peer support only, and not for CPD purposes. If you are unsure whether you may join this community, please email Helen Randle on policyadmin@basw.co.uk in the first instance. Many thanks.

Centre for Mental Health has explored the role of inpatient services in mental health care, and the range of alternatives that could be developed to reduce reliance on beds. It has also set out a shared vision for mental health services over the next decade and explored a range of inequalities in our mental health care system. This talk will summarise those findings and open up discussion about what the vision for the next decade should look like and how we can get there.

Social Work in Child Protection: Professional Practice Programme

Prepare to be inspired with highly practical, research-based training that will equip you with ideas to implement in your social work practice.

Developing Cultural Competence: Assessing ethnically diverse individuals and families.

In this session, we will be exploring theory, models and approaches.

This session is free to BASW Cymru members however non-members may also attend as a free taster session.

BASW England Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Branch Presents: Through the gate - Collaborative working to build safer lives for women in prison, their families and our communities.

Lyn Shackleton is an Offender Manager, working for the Probation Service in Derbyshire.

This session will explore some of the challenges facing the sector in accessing Social Work Apprenticeships, focusing on the provision of ‘statutory task social work placements’ (often referred to as ‘Final’ placements), meeting the requirements of Social Work England. Lessons learned will be shared on the successful application of innovative approaches to widening access to Social Work Degree Apprenticeships, delivered at the University of Hertfordshire. Information will be provided on:

Join students and social workers from across North and West Yorkshire for this exciting and unique in person event designed to enable you to build connections and nurture your professional identify and to inform and educate supporting your continuous learning and development.

This joint branch event is open to BASW members and non-members, students, social workers and retired social workers living, working or studying in the North and West Yorkshire area. Speakers: Babalwa Nyengane (social worker) other speakers to be announced!

What to expect:

COMMUNITY SOCIAL WORK: THE BIGGER PICTURE

Internationally, Community-based Social Work (CSW) is definitely NOT dead in the water.

Nations, continually facing country-wide disasters, know they need to support whole communities. We knew it too when Covid first hit us. Facebook groups helping local people sprang up everywhere. They have died down now because there are no resources to sustain the work.