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.
Month: December 2023
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.