2023 - SWU Social Workers Union

Dec 29

Part 1. The Problem: Racism

The first part in a collaborative series with SWU Assistant General Secretary Calum Gallacher and A&R Trade Union Officials.

Dec 18

Festive messages from the SWU General Secretary and SWU Chair

SWU Chair Dave Callow shares his reflections on the importance of solidarity and kindness at the beginning of the 2023 festive season.

Cymru Wrth-hiliol | An Anti-Racist Wales

Dec 15

ADSS Cymru Staff Insights Project: Implementing the Anti-racist Wales Action Plan

ADSS Cymru is calling for views of past and present social care staff to inform the Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan.

Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund | BASW England

Dec 14

Student bursary campaign event on January 16th: “Can bursaries for social work students be made fairer?”

Social work students and lecturers in England are invited to discuss proposals for a fairer bursaries system.

A photo of a window covered with condensation and a large amount of mould growing in the dampness

Dec 11

Young children being exposed to potentially life-threatening mould

Social workers are seeing families struggling in living conditions that are more like Victorian novels than modern day Britain.

BASW Norther Ireland Community of Practice with the Social Workers Union - Public Inquiries Information and Briefing session - Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 12:30-1:30pm

Dec 04

BASW NI Community of Practice – Public Inquiries Information and Briefing session (Dec 13)

This session features a presentation from Belfast HSC Trust and the BASW/SWU A&R Team, and is open to members who may wish to come forward to give evidence at the Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry.

"Hidden Grief" written by Dr Neil Thompson, a Social Workers Union (SWU) Blog for National Grief Awareness Week 2023

Dec 02

National Grief Awareness Week 2023: Hidden grief

It is very important to recognise that grief can arise from any loss situation, and not just those that involve bereavement.

The logos of the Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund and the Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW) next to a photo of the Scottish Parliament Building

Dec 01

Social work students win post-graduate funding reform

Postgraduate social work students will be able to benefit from reform to the bursaries system in Scotland after a Government announcement.

Islamophobia Awareness Month | #MuslimStories | www.islamophobia-awareness.org

Nov 21

Islamophobia Awareness Month 2023 – Unity in Diversity: A Call to End Religious Prejudice

The hatred directed towards Muslims and people of other religions emphasizes how urgently we need to act as a group.

Nov 20

Trans Day of Remembrance, 20 November 2023

Today we honour the lives of all the trans and non-binary people who have been killed by anti-transgender violence and discrimination.