PSW magazine

How today's announcements affect social workers and those they support

Nicola Sylvester, a former senior social work academic, says the profession's values mean it should have solidarity with striking academics

Obituary to Ann Haigh, a social worker who was passionate about ensuring the voice of the child is heard

The plight of women with no recourse to public funds and those trapped in abusive relationships because of fears of being deported were highlighted at the BASW England Conference.

Social workers need better protection from the moral distress of trying to be ethical in “an unethical world”.

Families facing fuel poverty are using barbecues indoors, putting themselves at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, the BASW England Conference heard.

Pressures on families were seen as contextual and not of people's own making during the pandemic. The same perspective needed to apply now as food and fuel insecurity rises, expert says.

Lewis Roberts works with some of the most deprived communities in the UK and talks about what he does to combat moral injury...

Greater Manchester Mayor speaks to BASW membership

Campaigns include uprate to benefits in line with inflation, lobbying for a freeze on evictions and a third drive to remove the childcare cap.