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Lien Watts, Head of BASW’s A&R Service and Assistant General Secretary at SWU, provides an update as the year comes to an end.

We close at 1pm on 24 December 2020 and reopen 9am on 4 January 2021

Each and every one of you has come together as social workers to achieve exceptional things while looking after your families, supporting your colleagues and investing in your communities.

Read our statement on the Scottish Government allocation of additional funding to assist the backlog of undelivered unpaid work.

Find out what the team in Scotland have been doing on behalf of members this week in our last Weekly Roundup of 2020

Deaf awareness training is not mandatory in social work practice - which begs the question, how can we inspire change if we are not listening?

Our Committee Member and Mental Health Officer, Ian Jeffries, reflects on how his work has changed since Covid-19

On winter solstice 2020, National Director Alison Bavidge shares a message of reflection and hope for 'warmer times'

National Director, Alison Bavidge and Chair, Jude Currie, share a Christmas Message to SASW members

Toyin Odenugba shares her reflections on the importance of building relationships with the people you work with as a social worker working in adult services