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SASW and the University of Edinburgh are looking for video contributions from black and minoritised ethnic social workers as part of an event they are holding for black history month.

The Scottish Government is looking for social workers with lived experience to help inform the work of the Workforce Specialist Service as they continue to develop it

SASW's National Director Alison Bavidge reflects on the unprecedented opportunity offered by Scotland's proposals for a National Care Service

Find out what happened last week in the Scottish Parliament

BASW are shocked and saddened by the findings of the Independent Review report into the tragic circumstances that took place at Cawston Park Hospital which distressingly mirror the neglectful and abusive services that people and families experienced at Winterbourne View Hospital, and more recently at Whorlton Hall in Durham

Government must ensure this move is at least the start of meeting the scale and urgency of the crisis facing social care across the UK.

Social work students continue to suffer the consequences of a system rooted in inequality

Our response to 'Case for Change' is now available to read and download.

Read SASW and SWU's joint response to the Scottish Parliament's Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee call for views on ending conversion therapy

The Social Workers Union (SWU) is pleased to be in collaboration with the Scottish Association of Social Workers (SASW) to make further links with SWU Union Contacts in Scotland and to strengthen the relationship between SASW and SWU.