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Recognising the unique and important contribution that social workers make during lockdown and beyond

Black History Month maybe over as a calendar event, but Black History didn't start nor ends in October. So here is another piece from the Black Professionals Symposium group

Russell Hogarth, who sits on the BASW at 50 years steering group, shares his own personal experiences of 'lockdowns' and contrasts them with the experience of Covid-19 restrictions

Black Lives Matter: No more silence! A poem by Maureen Mguni for Black History Month, looking back over a turbulent year

BASW England Professional Officer Gavin Moorghen reflects on the growing issue of child food poverty in England and invites members to join an online event to consider possible solutions and our professional response.

I am requesting that the government revisit the free school meal decision in reconsidering the issue of food poverty and how it impacts the most disadvantaged

It is so important that we celebrate and commemorate our history and those who have gone before us, whose giant shoulders we all stand on

The ‘Social Worker Wellbeing and Working Conditions: Good Practice Toolkit’ is continued evidence of the commitment of BASW & SWU to create positive working conditions for Social Workers, but we need more than just a toolkit to thrive in social work.

Although it is thought that Social Work practice is reflective, non-discriminatory and anti-oppressive; unconscious bias alongside complexities around ignorance play a huge part in maintaining a ‘glass ceiling’

Phillip Mitchell, Professional Officer at BASW Cymru, provides a detailed and engaging introduction to the Law in Wales Practice Policy & Education Group (PPEG).