‘As social workers, threats and intimidation are par for the course’ In the latest Memoirs of a Social Worker, Sam Waterhouse recalls terrifying occasions where his safety was put at risk while in practice In focus 15 Aug 2023
Listen to social workers if you want to tackle poverty, says BASW chief Dr Ruth Allen’s message to politicians in wake of disturbing new report from Joseph Rowntree Foundation News 23 Jan 2024
Adult social care needs radical reform not more money Chris Perry spells out a blueprint for reorganisation of social care Viewpoint 2 Jul 2018
Lessons from two starkly different reports on social care Viewpoint: Colin Slasberg examines the arguments made by two separate parliamentary committees Viewpoint 12 Aug 2019
Children's social care review must make the link to poverty Call from leading academic amid cost of living crisis and new international review of evidence News 18 May 2022
How social workers can help migrant women escape domestic violence The plight of women with no recourse to public funds and those trapped in abusive relationships because of fears of being deported were highlighted at the BASW England Conference. News 16 Nov 2022
BASW supports international partners in battle against Covid-19 BASW commits £30,000 to support international social work partners in the fight against Covid 19 News 15 May 2020
Social workers respond to Met police withdrawal from mental health calls Officers should still attend in "situations where there is no other appropriate agency" says AMHP Leads Network News 9 Jun 2023
Member only content Social worker faces prison defending jurors' right to follow conscience in court cases Trudi Warner takes on government in support of climate protestors News 12 Dec 2023