Interested in research? BASW is calling for member involvement in analysis of social work during Covid survey BASW is asking for members to volunteer to be part of the team that oversees the analysis of the survey. Blog 24 Jul 2020
Research launched to investigate how to improve support for older people with learning disabilities and carers New project ‘Supporting family and professional carers to provide appropriate care and support for older learning-disabled people with behaviours that challenge’ is funded by NIHR Blog 24 Jul 2020
Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) Implementation Delay Statement from the British Association of Social Workers News 22 Jul 2020
Pay uplift for social workers still unclear after public sector pay announcement Today Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that 900,000 public sector workers are to get an above inflation pay rise. News 21 Jul 2020
BASW vodcast: Steve Appleton, Regional Lead for Europe at the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL) Steve Appleton joins BASW CEO Ruth Allen for our latest Vodcast Blog 10 Jul 2020
Covid-19: impact on children and young people’s mental health BASW joins 30 organisations to write to the Government to tell them to limit the long-term impact of the pandemic on young people’s mental health News 19 May 2020
The Social Workers Union (SWU) share some practicable ideas to help Social Workers manage anxieties, worry and stress over this difficult period Part of Mental Health Awareness Week Blog 18 May 2020
Mental Health Awareness Week May 18th – 24th: ‘This is for all of us’ Blog by Ruth Allen, CEO BASW Blog 15 May 2020
BASW Statement: Domestic Abuse and Covid-19 Lock-down and social distancing have shown to have the potential to exacerbate domestic abuse and situations which were already high risk. News 13 May 2020
Vlog update from BASW CEO Ruth Allen Ruth Allen provides a video update of the ongoing work of BASW during Covid-19 News 17 Apr 2020