As part of BASW UK’s campaign against poverty, each fortnight we will shed light on a different aspect of social work practice and how poverty impacts on the lives of people who use social work services.
BASW welcomes the recognition of outstanding social care and social work in the 2023 New Year’s Honours list and congratulates all those who have represented social work, especially our members.
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.