“The conditions social workers and educational psychologists are witnessing today are like those which nineteenth century poor law campaigners reported.”
In the UK where the gap between the wealthiest and poorest is at its largest for more than a decade, class is everything and is everywhere.
The special BASW NI Community of Practice with SWU was an excellent discussion on future campaigning and models for working together.
Social workers deserve a safe and healthy workplace and SWU will continue to campaign for this on behalf of our members, and to fight for better resources for people who use social services.
Let’s talk about stress and burnout in social work.
If the current Government is not prepared to act on the issues social work students have raised, Labour must.
The students also now have the backing of Social Work Scotland, alongside the existing support from SWU and SASW.
SWU has launched a new rapid reporting mechanism for social workers concerned about media coverage, following a discussion of the topic by the IPSO Readers’ Panel.
Senior Lecturer in Social Work Allison Hulmes shares Romani history, past and contemporary struggles, and a call for allyship.
These awards will recognise outstanding reporting of social work and build on the new guidelines on media reporting of social workers launched by SWU.