BASW and RiPfA seek social workers to help develop Capabilities Statement and Professional Development Pathway BASW and RiPfA are seeking two social workers working with people who have learning disabilities to join the Stakeholder Reference Group to oversee this project. News 7 Nov 2018
Councils called upon to pledge commitment to ‘neuro-inclusive’ work cultures Social workers lead campaign amid growing awareness of neuro-diversity in the workforce News 21 May 2024
Review of Children's Social Care agrees to Children's Rights Impact Assessment: BASW England response BASW England’s members have consistently stated that children's rights must be at the heart of the Review of Children's Social Care. News 24 Nov 2021
Focus on practice 'failures' rather than context in review into Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson deaths is damaging, says social work professor Report ignores backdrop of cuts to services, Covid and poverty and will do little to prevent 'churn' of social workers, warns Ray Jones Viewpoint 31 May 2022
BASW: Ministers must understand that the situation for many social workers is deteriorating not improving News
BLOG: Employer Standards 'refresh' must put onus on prioritising social worker supervision, safety and CPD News
Managers must know about life in practice, principal social workers say at BASW England conference News
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) - Developing the future vision of a member-led organisation News
Working with people vs collecting data: how AI can bridge the gap Stef Lunn, social work lead for a software supplier, believes smart use of technology holds the key to resolving an age-old tension in practice In focus 8 Jun 2023