SWU-BASW Cymru - SWU Social Workers Union

SWU Campaign Fund, SWU Union Contacts, Campaign Collective: creating positive change

Oct 03

SWU Union Contacts examine campaign successes

Learn about successful campaigns that have been supported by Campaign Collective, including several led by SWU members.

Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund, BASW Cymru - The professional association for social work and social workers

Jun 29

Campaign Fund calls for bids from Wales – SWU and BASW Cymru Community of Practice

Social Workers are urged to find out more about how the SWU Campaign Fund could help them raise awareness of issues which they see in their work and among the vulnerable people they support.

Jun 09

Campaign Fund calls for bids from Wales

Join SWU and BASW Cymru on June 28th from 12:30-13:30 for this online Community of Practice.

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Apr 07

International Romani Day 2023: A time for celebration, a call for solidarity

Senior Lecturer in Social Work Allison Hulmes shares Romani history, past and contemporary struggles, and a call for allyship.

(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.

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.

Aug 16

BASW Cymru and SWU celebrate South Asian Heritage Month 2022

This year’s theme calls for us to reflect how we have all been affected by “Journeys of Empire” In this blog, BASW Cymru Professional Officer Narinder Sidhu explores what it means to be South Asian in the 21st century whilst Read more

Social Workers Union (SWU) Campaign Fund

Jul 29

SWU Campaign Fund update: Student led campaign increases financial support for social work students in Wales

Starting from September 2022, the bursary for both undergraduates and postgraduates in Wales will be increased by over 50% The MASW Social Work Bursary Campaign was one of the first campaigns to be supported through the SWU Campaign Fund, which was Read more

Jul 25

Written Statement: Social Work Bursary: additional financial support

Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services First published: 25 July 2022 Last updated: 25 July 2022 Social workers carry out a vital role within our communities, supporting people to take charge of their own lives. They are at Read more

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Feb 02

SWU Campaign Fund update: Welsh Government pledges action on bursaries following student campaign

Social work students in Wales are celebrating after a successful campaign to improve bursaries The MASW Social Work Bursary Campaign was supported through the SWU Campaign Fund, which was launched last year in partnership with social enterprise Campaign Collective. The need Read more