The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, gave unexpected and strong support to social workers in his speech to his Conservative party’s annual conference in Manchester, England on 2 October 2013. As well […]
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Centre for Post-crisis Leadership and Development
Information Type: NewsTopic: EnvironmentA new Centre for Post-crisis Leadership and Development (CPLD) has been launched with a seminar at the Overseas Development Institute.
World Social Work Day in Northern Ireland
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayTo mark 2013 World Social Work Day (March 19th), an event was held at The Northern Ireland Social Care Council focusing on the interface between social work and homelessness […]
World Social Work Day: Social work is a good preparation for Parliament
Information Type: Website/Useful Link, NewsTopic: World Social Work DayThe Palace of Westminster (the UK Parliament) may seem remote from frontline social work but, as three British MPs – and qualified social workers – explain, their previous careers continue […]
World Social Work Day in the United Kingdom
Information Type: NewsTopic: World Social Work DayThere are many activities happening in the United Kingdom on World Social Work Day – 19 March 2013. The British Association of Social Workers is hosting events in England, Scotland, […]
Creating an effective and ethical environment for social work in child protection
Information Type: NewsTopic: ChildrenThe government in England is proposing a radical change in the arrangements for coordinating the different agencies and professional groups involved in child protection. A detailed report from an independent […]
Social workers find it difficult to challenge unsafe practice in the UK
Information Type: NewsTopic: Ethics, EmploymentMany social workers and care professionals in the United Kingdom are reluctant to come forward when they witness unsafe practices, because they fear how their employer may react, according to […]
New Acting Chief Executive of BASW explains why she chose to be a social worker
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social WorkBridget Robb, a senior staff member of the British Association of Social Workers, has taken over as Acting Chief Executive. She has worked for BASW for several years and has […]
Changes in the regulation of social workers in England
Information Type: NewsTopic: LawThere has been a big change in the way social workers are registered in the United Kingdom following a decision imposed by the government without consultation and implemented on 1 […]
Social workers are prepared for the Olympic Games in London
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWThe Olympic Games opened in London on Friday 27 July 2012 with a spectacular opening ceremony. Perhaps uniquely for such an opening ceremony, the event featured a tribute to the […]
Social workers personally affected by austerity and financial cuts
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social ProtectionMore and more social workers in the United Kingdom are finding it difficult to pay their bills as pay cuts and wage freezes bite, according to the Social Workers Benevolent […]
Life as a social worker in Cambridgeshire, England
Information Type: NewsTopic: Social WorkFilmed by the BBC’s Inside Out programme, this short film highlights the work done by Cambridgeshire County Council’s social workers.
IFSW President Dr David N Jones takes temporary role at inspectorate
Information Type: NewsTopic: IFSWPresident David N Jones has taken a temporary role at Ofsted – the UK Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills – pending a wholesale restructure of the […]
Letter to the British Association of Social Workers after the killings in Bali
Information Type: StatementTopic: ConflictMs. Liz Timms, Chair, BASW 16 Kent St Birmingham B5 6RD United Kingdom Sydney/ Berne, 18 October 2002 Dear Liz, We write to you and all our colleagues in BASW […]