News

BASW NI has cautiously welcomed the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendations to the UK Government on salary thresholds for immigration.

Views sought: The Victims’ Commissioner is currently undertaking a deep dive review into the experiences of children and young people as victims of domestic abuse and their potential subsequent involvement in criminality such as county lines and serious youth violence.

BASW NI is delighted to announce Independent Social Worker, Orlaith McGibbon, as its new Chair.

BASW NI calls for parties to agree to the New Decade New Approach proposals and restore a Northern Ireland Executive.

Research by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) has found that 133,000 young people referred to specialist mental health services in England were rejected in 2018-19, despite increased government investment and that referral rates vary considerably across the country

Update from BASW NI, your professional association

At the end of another busy year we look back at some of the vital work undertaken by BASW NI to represent the interests of the social work profession.

BASW NI's Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to Ms Liz Stevenson at the 2019 Social Work Awards.

The all-island study into social work identity is being conducted by BASW NI in partnership with its counterpart in the Republic of Ireland and social work regulators.

Take part in our exciting research study exploring social workers’ sense of professional identity.