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WillisPalmer’s #Respect4SocialWork campaign is urging:
A greater awareness of the life-changing work that social workers carry out on a daily basis.A better understanding of the social work profession.Greater protection for social workers who often work in hostile or dangerous situations.A celebration of the positive work that social workers do in both children’s and adult services.An end [...]
BASW urges protection for social workers following stabbing
BASW and SWU are continuing to work with relevant government departments in England to ensure the role of social workers in urgent and ‘emergency’ actions are well understood and supported after a social worker was stabbed in the line of duty.
The social worker, 61, was employed by Haringey Council and was stabbed at the [...]
Social workers feel unable to engage meaningfully with care review
Social workers have raised concerns that there is a pre-existing agenda to the independent care review, and warned of the difficulties they have experienced in terms of being able to meaningfully engage with the process.
BASW members described the perceived pre-existing agenda of the independent review as “minds being made up”, “just another cost-cutting exercise”, [...]
George Cross for NHS is yet further evidence of social work being undervalued
The NHS being awarded the George Cross is yet further evidence that social work does not command the same respect as the health service, social workers have said.
BASW said that while it is absolutely right that the NHS receives recognition for the incredible work carried out during the pandemic in the form of the [...]
Care Review needs to avoid a ‘blame culture’ around social workers
The Independent Review into Children’s Social Care needs to avoid reiterating a government ‘blame culture’ and negative narratives around the social work profession.
The British Association of Social Workers has responded to the Case for Change published by the independent review and highlights that social workers have tirelessly worked pre and during the pandemic to [...]
BASW warns of ‘lost generation’ of children needing safeguarding but missing support
The British Association of Social Workers has raised fears for a “lost generation” of children in need of safeguarding who may have been missed due to the restrictions introduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WillisPalmer has repeatedly sounded alarm bells about the plight of children incarcerated potentially with their abusive parents or [...]
