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Apr 03

The “Hormotional” Social Worker

SWU Executive Committee UK Representative Chrissie Beatty writes about her experience of menopause and the importance of workplace support and inclusion.

(LGBTQ+) Care in Later Life: A learning framework for knowledge, skills, values for working affirmatively with LGBTQ+ people in later life | LGBT Foundation, University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Skills for Care

Mar 27

Learning to Deliver Affirmative Care to LGBTQ+ people in later life

This new framework offers us an opportunity to identify and articulate key topics that should underpin best practices with LGBTQ+ older people and their carers in social care.

"Respecting diversity through joint social action" World Social Work Day, 21st March 2023 | #WSWD23 | IFSW, SWU

Mar 07

SWU announces theme for 2023 World Social Work Day Essay Competition

Social work students and apprentices: submit your best argument for this year’s question for the chance to win £500.

The transgender flag (five horizontal stripes: two light blue, two pink, and one white in the center) and the non-binary flag (four horizontal stripes: yellow, white, purple, and black)

Feb 27

SWU statement in support of the transgender and non-binary community

SWU stands in solidarity with the transgender and non-binary community. We will continue to offer support for our trans and non-binary members who may be experiencing harassment or discrimination work.

Jan 31

Part 4: Dog whistles in context – transphobia

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.

Jan 30

Part 3: Dog whistles at work – neurodiversity

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.

Jan 24

Part 2: Dog whistles at large – racism

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.

SWU Blog Series | Part 1: Dog whistles - a socially destructive form of discrimation

Jan 23

Part 1: Dog whistles – a socially destructive form of discrimination

Understanding how dog whistles work, how they affect vulnerable and marginalised communities, and how to diffuse them are important tools for social workers.

Logos of the 21 unions - including SWU - who have signed the Migrant Workers' Pledge

Jan 23

Government must end ‘rampant’ exploitation of migrant 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.

A photo of a dog whistle and a bone-shaped dog tag which are both attached to a key ring

Jan 17

SWU shines a light on “dog whistle” discrimination in new blog series

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.