Many social workers practicing in the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VSCE) sector do not work alongside other social workers and may not have an opportunity to reflect on their practice with other Social Workers using social work frameworks.
The purpose of this Support Forum is to have a safe, positive, solution focussed and confidential space for social workers employed in the VSCE sector to meet their peers, provide support to each other and to discuss and explore issues that arise.
Social work lecturers in the UK, you are invited by the Social Workers Union (SWU) to this follow-up online planning session. In this meeting we will agree next steps of the campaign in solidarity with Social Work Academics and University-Based Programmes.
This event is FREE to attend. If you have any issues with your booking please contact Joanne Marciano: joanne.marciano@swu-union.org.uk
In 2012, Jo Finch had her first article accepted for publication (Finch and Taylor, 2013). From her experience the process of submitting the article and receiving the reviewers’ comments was very painful indeed. It took some no-nonsense words from her former supervisor, being open to what were, generous and helpful advice from the reviewers, umpteen rewrites, and resubmissions, to finally get the “accepted for publication” email.
This session will cover how to recognise and respond to domestic abuse in the perinatal period (pregnancy through to a baby turning one). We will explore the deep impact on maternal mental health and mental health diagnosis in this period. The session also will consider the risks and red flags in the perinatal period, and look at how we can support mothers who are facing domestic abuse alongside mental health challenges.
Are you a social work professional interested in coaching?
With more understanding of the value of coaching for social workers and various research projects currently looking at the impact of coaching for social workers, this is a hot topic.
We want to develop an international platform for those interested in coaching and social work to come together, share knowledge, and support a movement to demonstrate the effectiveness and need of coaching within social work.
The Families First Partnership Programme (FFPP) is being rolled out across England, with many elements mandated under the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. If you’re a Children and Families Social Worker in Greater Manchester and want to learn how the Pathfinder authorities have implemented this model—and what it could mean for your practice—this event is for you.
This event carries on a Worcestershire BASW Branch tradition of bringing the power of song and poetry into social work.
It is an in-person evening with a difference, featuring social workers and people with lived experience sharing their own and others’ work, with material that resonates with social work and it wider policy concerns.
The university of Worcester has a large number of Nigerian MA students, some of whom will bring songs and poems from their own cultures to share.
A successful practice placement depends on good preparation.
This is your chance to hear about the real experiences of recent students and learn about some of steps you can take to ensure you not only survive your placement but thrive too.
You will hear about how good preparation will support you to make the most of the breadth of learning and development opportunities you can benefit from while on your placement.
The idea for this group has organically grown from the BASW Independent Social Worker online FaceBook group, where people have been reaching out within the forum to share information, seek advice and guidance. Showing the need for a platform to discuss the positives and the issues impacting the fostering world. The responses have been very heartfelt and demonstrate the necessity of having a community support group, with a common theme of fostering assessments and the evolution of this work.
This event is hosted by the BASW Norfolk Branch in partnership with the BASW Children and Families group. Find out about our branches and thematic groups: https://basw.co.uk/support/groups-and-networks
The latest report from the National Child Safeguarding Review Panel was published on 11 March 2025. “It’s Silent”: Race, racism and safeguarding children. This report was undertaken on behalf of the Panel by Jahnine Davis and the VKPP Data Insights Team with support from the Panel member subgroup.
This online forum is for social workers looking for their first employed social work role in England or for those who are looking to return to the profession after a career break. You may also find the session helpful if you have been in the same role for a long time and are now applying for alternative social work jobs.
The forum will bring you together with a facilitator and a small group of social workers with whom you will have chance to:
> Discuss tips on completing online applications
> Develop confidence in online and face to face interviews
!NEW! CPD Programme. Join us to hear about social work in practice. Thinking about working in child protection? Mental Health? With adults? In probation? Criminal justice? In Health services; the Non Governmental Sector or as an Independent Social Worker. Just starting out as a Newly Qualified Social Worker? Or thinking about a career change but want to hear more about what it’s like on the ‘other side’.
Join us for these bite-sized interactive sessions to hear from experienced practitioners in different areas of social work.