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.
The Mental Health Officer Conference 2025 - Reigniting our Resilience: Informing, Embracing and Future-Proofing the Mental Health Officer Workforce, will take place in person at The Barracks, Stirling.
This conference sponsored by both Scottish Government and Social Work Scotland will offer a fantastic line up of plenary speakers, workshops and networking opportunities. Spaces are limited so book now to secure you place.
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.
In this extended masterclass, we will explore the challenges and nuances of engaging with children in child protection settings, where fear, mistrust, or trauma may make communication difficult. Rich Devine, drawing on 14 years of frontline experience, will introduce advanced tools and techniques for building trust and capturing the true voice of children in complex safeguarding situations. This session goes beyond communication basics, delving into real-life case studies, practical exercises, and reflective practice.
This online session delivered by Patricia Wennell is an opportunity to explore and discuss how a career in social work, when living with trauma from abuse in childhood, might be impacting on the worker and their wellbeing.
Learning outcomes :-
Understanding how trauma from abuse in childhood can impact the adult.
Signs of a person living with trauma.
How might lived experience of childhood abuse enhance or challenge professional practice.
Working in partnership with individuals and families Relationship-based social work is something that we probably all had in mind when going into this profession but how do we actually do it when people have been given no choice other than to have us in their lives or when expectations and wishes differ from ours? What are the barriers to good partnership working and how can we overcome them? We will look at different approaches of partnership working that might help us in achieving relationship-based practice.
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.
An introduction to the formal diagnosis of hoarding disorder, recognising hoarding behaviours and the effects on daily living. Thinking about the potential causes and influencing factors, the risks posed by a hoarded home and some practical advice on how to address these. Suggestions for support pathways and case studies to consider, with opportunities for discussion and questions.
What would the learning outcomes of the training be?
• A deeper understanding of hoarding behaviour and influencing factors
This online forum is for NQSWs, social workers looking for their first employed role in England or a change in role and those looking to return to the profession after a career break.
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.
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!
Join us at The Future Inn in Cardiff for this one-day conference to consider what lies ahead for social work in Wales.
Speakers confirmed include: Dawn Bowden MS, Minister for Children & Social Care; Professor Fiona Verity, Brunel University; Ian Rees, Consultant Social Worker, NPT; Dr Carolyn Hickman; Verity Bennett, Research Assistant, Cardiff University; Experts by Experience; and more to come!
Book BEFORE Christmas Day and get the discounted EARLY BIRD PRICE shown.
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 quarterly on the 3rd Thursday of the month.