Member only content One in five local authorities is at risk of going bust in 2024 Council leaders say they have nothing left to cut amid acute financial crisis News 8 Dec 2023
Government mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse proposals a ‘fudge’ – Alexis Jay Inquiry chair lambasts ministers for failing to adopt full recommendations In focus 28 May 2024
Member only content 139,000 homeless children this Christmas is ‘shameful’ Shortage of social housing and sky high private rents plunge more families into housing insecurity News 7 Dec 2023
A social worker abroad’s take on Brexit An analysis by Dr Paul Stepney, a UK social worker who currently teaches social work in Finland In focus 5 Feb 2019
BASW votes to campaign against unethical universal credit ‘rape clause’ BASW pledged to campaign against the two-child benefit cap currently being rolled out across the UK under the universal credit welfare reform. News 29 Jun 2018
Understanding the traumatic bonds that bind us to toxic relationships Despite a high-flying career in criminal justice where she saw the impact of domestic violence, social worker Kath Twigg was herself suffering abuse at home. Here she gives a first-hand insight into why it can be so hard to leave Viewpoint 9 Nov 2018
'How can I show love if I have never experienced it?' A movement to bring love into children’s social care is growing In focus 21 May 2024
Non-practising social workers urged to return to support Covid-hit workforce Crisis call for help in England as Omicron sickness takes its toll News 7 Jan 2022
Yet another target missed 13 years after Winterbourne View scandal Latest figures show 2,045 autistic people and people with learning disabilities still trapped in hospital settings In focus 2 Apr 2024