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On winter solstice 2020, National Director Alison Bavidge shares a message of reflection and hope for 'warmer times'

National Director, Alison Bavidge and Chair, Jude Currie, share a Christmas Message to SASW members

Toyin Odenugba shares her reflections on the importance of building relationships with the people you work with as a social worker working in adult services

Caroline McDonald shares what its like working with a homeless family with no recourse to public funds

New research commissioned by BASW England and the Department of Health and Social Care reveals a significant increase in people accessing mental health services during the first lockdown

SASW Events Coordinator Lisa Urquhart shares more about the team 'reverse advent calendar' for local foodbanks across Scotland

I think, in the years following the pandemic, there will be an increase in mental health problems and an increase in PTSD given the experiences and heartbreak so many people have faced and are facing

Find out what the team in Scotland have been doing on behalf of members this week.

As a community-based Social Worker for Adult Social Care, I normally visit residential care homes on a regular basis. That changed in February this year when the fears around COVID-19 grew and the care homes voluntarily began to close their doors to “non-essential visitors”.

Recently retired Colin Fraser won this year's Mental Health Officer of the Year Award at our annual MHO Conference.