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An update on the campaign to retain the £20 Universal Credit uplift.

The guide was developed in collaboration with valued stakeholders including Women’s Aid, Galop, Southall Black Sisters, Sign Health, Karma Nirvana, Respect, AVA, Ann Craft Trust, Dr Michaela Rogers at the University of Sheffield, as well as people with lived experience and BASW members. 

‘A government gaslighting initiative with little merit’

BASW and SWU launch petition calling on government to add social workers to the list of professions that it is an additional offence to assault.

BASW explores the idea and possible impact of vaccine passports on social work

People in care homes resident in England will be able to receive two visitors indoors from Monday 12th April 2021.

Together, they will work collaboratively with members and colleagues to support the delivery of BASW’s equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy - alongside exploring how anti-oppressive and anti-racist practice can be developed and implemented across the social work sector.

There is a risk that many children and young people across the UK will find themselves to have no legal status in the UK as of 1st July.

It is well known that one of the best support mechanisms for the psychological wellbeing of social workers is support from both peers and managers. Over the last three years SWU, BASW, and Dr Jermaine Ravalier at Bath Spa University have been developing support mechanisms for social worker working conditions and psychological wellbeing. Bath Spa University and SWU will now work together on a new piece of research which seeks to develop and make available best practise supervision for social workers and related professionals.