Jane Collins, Director of FosterSupport, writes about the nature of trauma and how damaging zero tolerance policies are for children in care and SEND If you follow me on Twitter you will be aware of my very vocal opposition to Read more
All social workers and social work students in the UK are welcome to attend this free online advice and representation session.
jane fae shares her knowledge and perspective of the ongoing issue of transphobic dog whistles in the UK as part of this educational blog series for social workers.
Practicing social worker Deb Solomon shares her experiences with dog whistles in the workplace. Deb is Chair of the BASW Neurodivergent Social Workers SIG and Co-Chair of the BASW Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Advisory Group.
Social work students, with support from SWU and SASW, explained the challenges they face and the need for better bursary support in Scotland.
Narinder Sidhu, Professional Officer for BASW Cymru, writes on how social workers can be vigilant to racial dog whistles with recent examples of these coded messages.
Understanding how dog whistles work, how they affect vulnerable and marginalised communities, and how to diffuse them are important tools for social workers.
SWU and 20 other unions have signed the Migrant Workers’ Pledge condemning the Government’s attempts to ‘pit’ workers against each other and calling for urgent action to advance the rights of migrant workers.
SWU will be publishing a 4-part blog series on the topic of “dog whistles” in the run-up to LGBT+ History Month and Race Equality Week.
Social work students in England have secured support from the Social Workers Union Campaign Fund in their call for fairer bursaries.