SWU Leaflets
- About SWU and Our Vision
- The Difference between BASW and SWU and Why Join SWU
- Calling all Social Work students – Why be a member of the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and the Social Workers Union (SWU)? (2022)
- Additional benefits of SWU membership (2023)
- Thinking about becoming a SWU Union Contact?
- Collective Bargaining and SWU Leaflet – Collective Bargaining and SWU
- SWU – Our History (2011-2021) booklet
SWU Reasearch
- “A Rapid Review of Reflective Supervision in Social Work” – free access to this research paper published in the British Journal of Social Work (2022)
- SWU, BASW, and Bath Spa University research on Working Conditions and Stress (2022)
SWU Information and Resources
- Reflective Supervision: A Best Practice Guide (2024)
- Battling the Cost-of-Living Crisis: Campaign Action Pack (2024)
- Neurodiversity Pledge for Social Work Employers
- Quick Reference Guide – Political Terminologies (2024)
- SWU and A&R blog series on discrimination and disadvantage social workers are facing with employers – racism, sexism and sex discrimination, and disability discrimination (2024)
- How social workers can seek help from the UK press regulator IPSO (2023)
- SWU blog series on “dog whistle” discrimination – racism, neurodiversity discrimination, transphobia, and disability discrimination (2023-2024)
- Menopause is a Trade Union issue – Let’s start a conversation about menopause at work (2022)
- Ten ways to thrive in social work (2022)
- Knowledgeable articles written by the Advice & Representation team
SWU Webinars
- Disability Discrimination – In conversation with Trade Union Officials (2024)
- Talk to SWU interview with Dr Neil Thompson for Stress Awareness Month (2023)
- SWU webinar: “Stepping stones towards decent working conditions” (2022)
- Talk to SWU: workplaces issues webinar series (2020 – present)
