Pay is just one of the issues important to Social Workers in 2022. SWU is not surprised by this slower CPD response given that our members tell us that they are burnt out and exhausted.
In a career spanning four decades, Sam Waterhouse has seen it all. Here he talks about how the marketplace of private providers has seen vulnerable young people shunted around the country
The year ahead will be the most challenging that adult social care has ever faced, The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) is warning.
Only three per cent of directors responding to the Spring Budget Survey are confident they have the resources to deliver their responsibilities next year.
Autistic people and people with learning disabilities should not be in hospital units, but supported to live independent and fulfilling lives
… advocating preventative approaches in commissioning and socialwork, prioritising a lifespan perspective, human rights-based … legal literacy, and co-production. It aims to empower social workers to challenge restrictive arrangements, …