‘Put the hammer down, Billy’ – Memoirs of a Social Worker In the latest in the series, Sam Waterhouse recalls a ‘tough on the causes of crime’ project working with young people as an alternative to custody In focus 11 Oct 2023
Virtual assessments, more use of non-social workers and delegation to third parties is the future England's chief social worker Lyn Romeo stresses lessons from pandemic should be taken forward News 15 Aug 2023
'Social workers have saved lives and continue to save lives' A message from England's Social Worker of the Year Vivian Okeze–Tirado in wake of the Arthur Labinjo-Hughes tragedy Viewpoint 21 Dec 2021
Huge human and financial cost of council delays resolving immigration status of children in care One in ten children in care and 10,000 young care leavers have unresolved immigration issues, study finds News 18 Feb 2022
Fostering advert criticised as 'insensitive' Agency under fire for suggesting people in foster care will be 'moved out' to state support soon as they turn 18 News 5 Nov 2020
England's children's review does not resolve workforce issues - report BASW England publishes critical findings following consultation with members News 11 Aug 2022
Is there a way to save time spent in court? BASW Northern Ireland seeks feedback from children's social workers News 11 Sep 2019
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