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More than a decade after Winterboune View, the human rights scandal continues Despite government pledges, more than 2,000 autistic people and people with learning disabilities in England are in inpatient mental health hospitals News 10 Aug 2022
Heroes of a generation: how five social work students experiencing hardship took on the system… and won Successful campaign leads to massive increase in financial support for students in Wales through the Social Work Bursary News 10 Aug 2022
Independent visitors: part of the solution to the 'cliff-edge' of care Trained volunteers matched to a care-experienced child can be a positive role-model but are currently under-used says Shelia Lupton Viewpoint 8 Aug 2022
Plans for UK’s first National Care Service outlined in Scottish bill Health secretary hails ‘most ambitious reform of public services since the creation of the NHS’ News 23 Jun 2022
Chief social workers should have limited term and be appointed in collaboration with profession BASW’s AGM motion expresses concern of role being used to 'advocate for government policy' News 23 Jun 2022
Social work leadership: we must do better Weaknesses more apparent than strengths, delegates told News 23 Jun 2022
Global event shows how social workers can help change the world Former president of the International Federation of Social Workers Ruth Stark highlights the forthcoming Global Peoples’ Summit and its significance to the profession Viewpoint 22 Jun 2022
'I gave everything to my work and it still didn't feel good enough' Anthony Vaughan's powerful testimony on why he left children's social work Viewpoint 22 Jun 2022
‘We are not administrators, we’re there to be alongside people’ The role of social work in supporting refugees and asylum seekers News 22 Jun 2022
MCA liberty deprivations vs social work values Exploring the tensions and opportunities as consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards reform approaches end News 22 Jun 2022