Health and Social Care Committee report urges immediate action to address the social care crisis with calls for sustained investment as the pandemic brings the crisis into stark focus.
The Skills for Care report released today, The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England, is an important and timely report that provides context and oversight of the adult social care workforce, especially with Brexit negotiations at a crucial stage
Although it is thought that Social Work practice is reflective, non-discriminatory and anti-oppressive; unconscious bias alongside complexities around ignorance play a huge part in maintaining a ‘glass ceiling’
Black History Month is a brilliant opportunity for organisations to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Black workers and the community both on a national and local scale.
In her first blog post as chair of SWU, Carys reflects on her journey to this point and how we can advocate for the social work profession in these challenging times.
The recent serious case review in relation to AG, a child from a Traveller family living in Norfolk, once again highlights a woeful lack of cultural competence amongst social workers when supporting Gypsy, Roma or Traveller families and the devasting impact this can have on the child(ren).
My views about Black History Month have been torn for some years now based on my questioning the need to devote only a month to elements of histories which are in danger of being erased