Understanding how dog whistles work, how they affect vulnerable and marginalised communities, and how to diffuse them are important tools for social workers.
In this blog, BASW Project and Volunteer Engagement Co-Ordinator, Gabriella Zavoli, reflects on the poignant significance of Holocaust Memorial Day as a way of remembering and paying respects to the people who were lost during the Holocaust and serving an important lesson to the global community to ensure these atrocities never happen again.
Social worker, BASW England National Standing Committee Member and Co-Chair of the Adult Social Work Group, Jackie Mahoney reflects on her experiences of poverty throughout her 25 year social work career and what she believes the profession can do to challenge it.
The UK Parliament Health and Social Care Committee has launched an inquiry into assisted dying and MPs are looking to hear what members of the public think.
The SWU Campaign Fund has hit the ground running in 2023 and any SWU member who would like to run their own campaign is encouraged to submit their idea for funding.
The UK already has the most restrictive anti-union laws in the Western world thanks to the changes implemented in the Trade Union Act 2016 and we are disgusted by this proposed new trade union legislation.
As part of BASW UK’s campaign against poverty, each fortnight we will shed light on a different aspect of social work practice and how poverty impacts on the lives of people who use social work services.