Cold, corporate language has no place in foster care An agency advert suggesting fosterers can relinquish responsibility for fostered children when they turn 18 caused upset. Here Rebekah Pierre, who spent time in care as a child, explains why Viewpoint 17 Nov 2020
Fostering advert criticised as 'insensitive' Agency under fire for suggesting people in foster care will be 'moved out' to state support soon as they turn 18 News 5 Nov 2020
How to be a lockdown warrior! With lockdown 2 in England from today and restrictions in play across the UK, social worker Naomi Coupland shares lessons from lockdown 1 In focus 4 Nov 2020
Social work in a hospice during Covid Stella Murray's powerful and moving account of working as a palliative care social worker In focus 3 Nov 2020
What I’ve learned from working in mental health Mariah Wilde, a graduate from England’s mental health social work programme Think Ahead, on her journey so far… In focus 30 Oct 2020
Let us craft a new strategy for inclusion together As Black History Month comes to an end, BASW Cymru chair Neeta Baicher says tackling racism and prejudice has to be about more than words Viewpoint 30 Oct 2020
'It’s not normal to be a black academic' Social work education should be leading the way in challenging 'white privilege' in academia but is not, says a black social work lecturer Viewpoint 28 Oct 2020
How poetry can help nurture compassion and empathy in social work Ahead of Book Week Scotland, social work academics Autumn Roesch-Marsh and Ariane Critchley look at what poetry has to teach social workers Viewpoint 27 Oct 2020
We fight for you while facing discrimination ourselves A poem about being a black social worker by Julian Blake News 26 Oct 2020
Child poverty on the rise warning As ministers reject free holiday school meals for the most disadvantaged in England News 22 Oct 2020