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
Organised in partnership with Asylum Matters, this lunchtime webinar is designed to inform social workers about the changes proposed by the UK Government on family returns, deportation, and the changes which would prevent social workers and local authorities from providing support to families, children, and care leavers without a secure immigration status.
Social workers are required, both legally and ethically, to put children’s welfare at the centre of decision-making. These proposals risk shifting the focus away from children’s needs and towards immigration compliance.
From April 2027 the Early Career Standards will replace the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) for children and families’ social workers and aims to deliver a two-year programme to develop professional confidence and competence. After the initial two years, the framework will also provide a further optional three-year progression route to become an “expert practitioner”. This session will explore the new standards and links to the Family First Partnership model which is being implemented nationally, and what this means for practice.
Type of work and clients:
Complaints, Advocacy, Coaching / mentoring of parents (families), Coaching / mentoring of social workers, Compliance, Court assessments, Direct work with families and carers, Direct work with service users, Expert witness, Family assessment, Government offices, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Post placement contract, Practice assessment, Practice teaching, Private / independent sector, Regulatory bodies, Research, Review and evaluation, Solicitors, Strategy, Supervision, Therapeutic work, Training and tutoring, Voluntary sector
Professional registrations:
Social Work England
Skills include:
Humphrey has over 15 years frontline experience in children's social work and would welcome enquiries to support children and their families.
Supervision has long been regarded as central to social work, yet its purpose, form and impact remain contested. This seminar draws on a research study undertaken in adult social work services in Wales that explored the proposition that supervision should be inclusive of citizens, thereby reflecting and reinforcing the principles and aims of the Social Services and Well‑being (Wales) Act.
There is a new Government, a new national social work agency, and a new social work partnership now leading the development of change for Scottish social work. SASW and our members have a vital role to play in shaping the future of the profession. We are a key member of the Scottish Social Work Partnership (SSWP) Advisory Group. As the only independent voice for social work in Scotland, SASW will remain at the forefront of scrutinising and engaging with their work as it develops.
There is a new Government, a new national social work agency, and a new social work partnership now leading the development of change for Scottish social work. SASW and our members have a vital role to play in shaping the future of the profession. We are a key member of the Scottish Social Work Partnership (SSWP) Advisory Group. As the only independent voice for social work in Scotland, SASW will remain at the forefront of scrutinising and engaging with their work as it develops.
There is a new Government, a new national social work agency, and a new social work partnership now leading the development of change for Scottish social work. SASW and our members have a vital role to play in shaping the future of the profession. We are a key member of the Scottish Social Work Partnership (SSWP) Advisory Group. As the only independent voice for social work in Scotland, SASW will remain at the forefront of scrutinising and engaging with their work as it develops.
Join us for our annual UK Social Work Conference for 2026: Social Work Live - Practice & Careers 2026, taking place at the Eastside Rooms in Birmingham.
Our theme this year is "What works in social work: Real Practice, Real Impact."