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 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.
In this exclusive Q&A for BASW, we asked BASW Professional Officer and the book's editor, Rebekah Pierre for an insight into the aims of the book and how anyone with care experience can contribute to it.
“Each and every member continues to be at the forefront of our union. I hear constantly from members why they have joined a specialist union rather than one of the large generic unions – so thank you.”
Now, we all know that everyone in the health and care public sector work their socks off. We take that for granted and that’s why we clapped during covid. But nothing has changed since that clapping, so what’s the problem?
This webinar organised by the SWU Campaign Fund explores key topics such as part-time work, tackling racial discrimination, neurodiversity, tackling burnout, and supporting people during the menopause.
The Awards invite individual and organisational nominations from across Scotland to showcase examples of best practice in the social services sector. Categories were newly expanded to 14 to represent the wide range of social work and social care provision in Scotland.