Prof Jon Glasby of University of Birmingham will lead the seminar, sharing findings from a national study into what happens to older people and care staff when homes close. He will share best practice to manage home closures which minimises transfer trauma, negative outcomes, and key lessons for Councils to manage closures.
The BASW England Southwest Regional branch would like to welcome you to this session, exploring the latest updates in the Foster Care reform, including key themes and actions from the 'Renewing Fostering: Homes for 10,000 More Children' report and developments since its publication. We’ll discuss the views, concerns, and challenges emerging across the sector, while creating space for attendees to share how reform is being experienced in practice, including perspectives from those working within and outside of regional hubs.
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
Join the BASW Cymru team at your Annual Members' Meeting where we will look back over the past year at our activities, events and achievements and consider our aims and priorities for the coming 12 months. We invite you to join your association to help set those aims and priorities. BASW Cymru is the voice for social work in Wales. We want to hear from you so that we can be your voice.
Join us for this companion event to BASW England's Annual Members Meeting, launching two new resources shaped by BASW members - the Professional Capabilities Framework Refresh and the Social Work in Multi-Disciplinary Practice Guidance.
We'll hear a short presentation from contributors to each resource followed by a Q&A. We'll then have some time to discuss how to get involved with developing resources with BASW and hear your suggestions about potential resources we should create in the future.
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.
The home visit and supervision are fundamental practices of statutory social work. Supervisors are expected to fulfil a number of functions, and support workers to deliver relationship based, outcome focussed practice in line with the Social Services and Wellbeing Act. Despite the significance given to supervision and practice, the interaction and influence of one on the other is seldom discussed.
**NEW TOPIC – THIS FIRST DATE IS EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE TO BASW MEMBERS!**
The purpose of this session is to introduce participants to fundamentals of AI literacy relating to key practical and ethical considerations for using Generative AI (GenAI) in social work
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.
The BASW England Greater Manchester branch of BASW welcome guest speaker David Redpath Smith. This talk aims to develop a critical awareness and understanding of the experiences of the LGBTQ+ community, homophobia, and transphobia, at individual, organisational and professional levels.
David is a local authority social work Practice Manager, Practice Educator and Best Interest Assessor and has been involved in the development and delivery of LGBTQ+ SW training with his local teaching partnership.
We are thrilled to announce that the BASW Diaspora Special Interest Group (SIG) will be hosting our annual conference on 9 July 2026, and you’re invited to be part of something powerful.
✨ Theme: Leading Without Borders: Equity. Ownership. Impact.
✳️ This year’s event is all about connecting, learning, and elevating our collective voice.
What to expect:
🔹 Inspiring speakers sharing lived experience, leadership journeys and practice innovation
Section 46 of the Children Act 1989 is the relatively little-known power whereby police may ‘remove the child to suitable acccomodation’ or prevent ’the child’s removal from any hospital, or other place, in which he is then being accommodated’. Despite being little known, research based on FOI requests has shown that this power was used perhaps 12,000 times in one year. This session will explore how the power works both in legislation and practice, how it fits with other legal powers in the Act, and the challenges and opportunities of working with Section 46.