The struggle for LGBTQIA+ rights remains urgent and necessary. How have social workers responded so far, and what can we, as a profession centred on social justice, do about it? A blog from Lizzie Furber (they/them), Principal Social Worker with DCC-i, a social work training and consultancy organisation.
Paul Willis outlines findings of a two-year study that highlights gaps in health and care provision, fear of ‘transphobic responses’ from service users and a need for better training for professionals
Ensuring social work is an inclusive profession that stands for a fairer, more equitable society – and challenges social injustice in all forms
… anti-racism BASW UK position statement on Social Work with Trans People BASW recognises and stands in active opposition … the stigma, oppression, stereotyping and abuse that many trans people experience. BASW UK statement on anti-Gypsyism …