In this session we will explore the principles behind a co-production approach to gathering, exploring and using diverse types of evidence to support you in learning and development of practice skills and knowledge. It will form the basis of how we deliver further practice workshops, ensuring we draw upon all forms of knowledge which contribute to practice knowledge and practice development.
Social work in healthcare on the global stage: links with WHO and the Commonwealth
David will talk about social work engagement with the World Health Organisation, United Nations and the Commonwealth, including a particular focus on the global crisis in the health and social service workforce.
Career pathways in social work aren’t always straightforward which can lead to social workers at mid-career point feeling stuck and unhappy. Is one of the causes for social workers leaving the profession maybe that they haven’t been able to fulfil their full potential and have failed to find the career pathway that is right for them? There are government initiatives being currently worked on to make the professional framework in social work more streamlined which we will discuss in the session.
Join the BASW England Children and Families Thematic Group for these lunchtime sessions in conversation with specialists across the sector. The BASW Children and Families Thematic Group address issues that arise, concerning social work with children and families, within England. Group members hold expertise across social work policy, practice, research, and education. In these lunchtime seminars group members will be in conversation with specialists from across the sector. BASW members are warmly invited to join in the conversations.
Supported by BASW, the Neurodivergent Social Workers Special Interest Group (NSW SIG) is a SIG for neurodivergent social workers, and professionals within social care.
If you are a social worker who is neurodivergent, come and join us, let’s be the change and make our workplace neuro-inclusive! This vibrant, active SIG meets online, usually on MS Teams, on the last Tuesday of every month, 7pm till 8.30pm.
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.
Join us to learn about and celebrate the role of mental health social work with children and young people - there's so much more than you might think!
This session will explore the wide variety of social work roles within children’s mental health services, working across a variety of settings ranging from inpatient roles to community based and specialist therapeutic roles.
Mirelle Lloyd-Taylor (Secure Schools Relationship Manager) has extensive experience of 20 plus years in the Criminal Justice System spanning operational and strategic positions in both community and custodial youth and adult justice settings. Mirelle has held statutory supervisory roles as a Probation and YOT officer and regional manager, working directly with children and families from diversion to custodial resettlement.
Need support with your social work job applications or interviews? Join us for some tips and support.
This online forum is for new BASW members, who are either newly qualified or have qualified with in the last 5 years and are seeking support to apply for their first registered social work role, or are looking to move to a new role, perhaps in an field of social work that is new to them.
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!
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.