It is well known that one of the best support mechanisms for the psychological wellbeing of social workers is support from both peers and managers. Over the last three years SWU, BASW, and Dr Jermaine Ravalier at Bath Spa University have been developing support mechanisms for social worker working conditions and psychological wellbeing. Bath Spa University and SWU will now work together on a new piece of research which seeks to develop and make available best practise supervision for social workers and related professionals.
BASW England hosted the Social Work in Disasters Conference 2019 this month, which saw people with experience of tragic events such as the Grenfell fire, Hillsborough and Manchester Arena bombing discuss and debate the role of social work.
John Fitzgerald was the social worker who led the review into the murders of children at the hands of Fred and Rosemary West. He talks about the lessons learned from his long career in child protection
Friday 24 February marks the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. BASW UK Chief Executive, Dr Ruth Allen reflects on the devastation caused and considers the UK's approach to responding to this crisis and other humanitarian challenges across the world.
In this blog, a member of our expert advisory group tells us about her positive and negative experiences of support and her worries for the future as she and her son transition from children to adult services.