Student social workers in Scotland have been offered a meeting with the Minister for Higher Education as part of their campaign to secure bursaries for students on full-time placements.
In this exclusive Q&A for BASW, we asked BASW Professional Officer and the book's editor, Rebekah Pierre for an insight into the aims of the book and how anyone with care experience can contribute to it.
National Union of Journalists (NUJ) representatives heard first-hand how media reporting can affect social workers at a meeting last week, and the meeting uncovered a shared concern among representative bodies including unions and professional associations.
“Each and every member continues to be at the forefront of our union. I hear constantly from members why they have joined a specialist union rather than one of the large generic unions – so thank you.”
SWU General Secretary John McGowan and SWU Ambassador Prof. Jermaine Ravalier contribute to new research paper on reflective supervision in the British Journal of Social Work. Free access to the article included.
BASW England with support from the Social Workers Union is calling on the UK Government to provide greater support for the social work workforce. It’s high time our profession is given the resources and respect it needs and deserves.