SWU Blog: Care Day 2023 – Embracing therapeutic models and empathy Director of FosterSupport Jane Collins writes about the nature of trauma and how damaging zero tolerance policies are for children in care and SEND. Blog 17 Feb 2023
Care for Every Child: BASW and SWU sign joint statement on the urgent need to safeguard unaccompanied children The government must put an end to the unofficial and ongoing shadow system of hotel accommodation for children not born in the UK. Blog 16 Aug 2022
SWU and FosterTalk celebrate Foster Care Fortnight 2022 This year’s awareness campaign runs from May 9-22 and it showcases the commitment, passion, and dedication of foster carers. Blog 17 May 2022
Thinking about adoption in a pandemic: Why we need to be concerned about S1 445 Blog by Professor Brid Featherstone (University of Huddersfield) and Professor Anna Gupta (Royal Holloway University of London) Blog 15 May 2020
Chair's Blog: Re-telling a young mother's story This penultimate Chair’s Blog post has been jointly written with Karen*, a young mother whose child was removed from her care, who I have previously interviewed for an article in BASW’s Professional Social Work magazine. Blog 7 Jun 2018