Special Report: Cost-of-living impact on social workers, foster carers and service users
More children will go into care as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, social workers are predicting.
A survey of social workers carried out by BASW and SWU found that social workers overwhelmingly predicted vulnerable adults could die this winter, that more children would go into care, there will be a spike in domestic violence, [...]
Impact of cost-of-living on social workers
Social workers are being hit by the cost-of-living crisis both professionally, and personally.
This week the British Association of Social Workers has warned that “the cost-of-living crisis is a crisis for social workers”.
While social workers frequently witness the impact of rising energy bills and increased living costs on the people they work with, they are [...]
Mother charged with infanticide of 10-week-old daughter Lily-Mai Saint George
The mother of Lily-Mai Saint George has been found guilty of the infanticide of her 10-week-old daughter.
Lauren Saint GeorgeLauren Saint-George was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter. Darren Hurrell, who had stood trial alongside Lauren Saint-George, was found not guilty of all charges. It has been widely reported that Lauren saint-George was suffering [...]
48 incidents of abuse in care system should be made public
The Chair of Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel is being urged to publish a report detailing 48 separate incidents where looked after children entered care following abuse or neglect and then died in care, or were seriously harmed.
Annie Hudson, Chair, Child Safeguarding Practice Review PanelLed by Article 39, more than 30 signatories including BASW, [...]
Admin, staffing and workloads main challenges for social workers
Administrative tasks, staffing levels, workload demand and access to resources for service users are the greatest challenges facing social workers today, a report has warned.
The BASW Annual Survey of Social Workers and Social Work 2021 also reveals how 71.87% of respondents to their survey felt unable to complete their work within their contracted hours. [...]
Blame culture results in risk aversion in social work
A blame culture in social work impacts on risk aversion in the social work profession, some respondents to The Case for Change have warned.
Publishing the Case for Change in June, chair of the independent review of children’s social care Josh MacAlister said: “This Case for Change sets out the urgent need for a new approach [...]
