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 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.
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.
Most Continuing Health Care (CHC) training is designed and delivered by the NHS. It teaches you about the process of CHC, but it can leave you none the wiser about how CHC really works or how to ensure it is fair.
Nor does it address the vital social justice and ethical issues: why are people being asked to pay for health care that should be free?
In this session, Andrew Reece, BASW England’s strategic lead for Wales and England, will help you understand how to challenge CHC determinations through understanding the legal limits of social care.
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.
BASW Independents Local Networks provide an excellent opportunity to build professional links with other self-employed social workers in your area. These meetings are currently virtual and held on MS Teams.
This group meets on the 3rd Friday of every month. BASW Independents Local Networks provide a space to create and nurture valuable professional links with other self-employed social workers in your region.
These informal meetings are fully member-led and supported centrally by BASW, with the opportunity to share hot topics and collaborate on wider activities.
Young onset dementia (YOD), where symptoms develop before sixty-five years, is an area of inequity in dementia care. Social care has an important role in supporting people with young onset dementia to remain independent, have control over their lives, do things they enjoy and maintain positive family relationships. When social care needs are not met, it can reduce a person’s wellbeing and may lead to crises for both the individual and their supporters. There is a clear need to improve social care for this group and address these inequalities.
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.
Part of BASW's Taught Skills Development Programme
Delivered by BASW’s accredited training partner DCC-i via MS Teams.
This one-day programme is designed as a peer learning experience and refresher, providing detailed case law/practice updates and a reflective space to support those working in-depth with MCA and DoLS processes, BIA colleagues in practice, authorisers, and mental health assessors to explore these current issues in practice.