Poliy brief on The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 which were published on Thursday 23 April and came into force on Friday 24 April.
BASW calls upon the government, Social Work England, HEIs, placement providers, Student Finance England to develop a co-ordinated transitional national action plan to support social work students at this time.
Social Work England shares information and a joint statement from chief executives of statutory regulators of health and care professionals on 3rd March 2020:
The all-island study into social work identity is being conducted by BASW NI in partnership with its counterpart in the Republic of Ireland and social work regulators.
In order to best improve the working conditions of social workers, BASW Cymru want as many perspectives as possible in to what Professional Identity in social work means to you
I have recently taken up the post of part-time Professional Officer with BASW Cymru and am really excited about the prospect of getting to know BASW members and looking at ways that we can support you
BASW Cymru deeply is deeply concerned by and condemns the news of violence towards a social worker by a client in Bridgend. Social worker Gail Cotten was assaulted in the car park of the Bridgend council offices in June.
There have been a couple of events in recent weeks that have sharpened (my already sharp) focus on the identity of social workers in Wales and how the profession communicates this