BASW England’s chair has warned of a “perfect storm” in the year ahead for social work against a backdrop of greater pressure on people and cuts to public services.
We have now received responses to letters sent to both Clara Swinson (Director General for Public and Global Health and DHSC) and Yvonne Doyle (Medical Director for Public Health England).
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.
The pandemic has resulted in ‘new social work skills’ including being able to function in an online world, BASW’s annual student and NQSW conference heard.
Social Work England’s proposed statement on how education providers are expected to equip students with knowledge, skills and behaviours has received critical feedback from BASW England.