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The BASW Test, Access, Promote Rights media campaign

Dear all This is a shout out from our colleagues from BASW to hear the voice of Social Workers.  We are looking for social workers and BIA’s to share their ...

Studying for a PhD

Are you a social worker who is interested in enrolling in a part time self-funded PhD? In the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences we are keen to collaborate with ...

The impact of COVID-19 on workforce stress and resilience – Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee Publication

The COVID-19 pandemic has created major upheaval across the world, and for frontline practitioners in social work this led to sudden changes in working practices alongside homeworking. In the summer ...

50th Anniversary Virtual Issue: Celebrating 50 years of BJSW and BASW

The British Journal of Social Work and The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) are celebrating their 50th Anniversaries in 2020. The BJSW, owned by BASW,  has, over its history, established itself as a ...

Updates from our colleagues at Social Work England..

1. Registration renewal and Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Please note social workers must renew their registration and upload CPD by 30 November 2020. Any social worker who has not completed this through their ...

Mental Health Question Time webinar

Our BASW colleagues shared the following: The coronavirus pandemic has shone a light on the race inequalities in the mental health system, demonstrating that people from Black, Asian and minority ...

News from the Teaching Partnership – September 2020

Please click here to read the September Newsletter from the Pan-Dorset and Wiltshire Teaching Partnership.

Placement update from BU and the Teaching Partnership

Dear Colleagues On behalf of the Practice Learning Team at Bournemouth University (BU), we want to take the opportunity to extend our sincere thanks to all Practice Educators, Placement Supervisors and ...

Open letter from the Chief Social Workers to the profession

Please click on the below to view the letter from the Chief Social Workers to the profession.

It’s time to celebrate!

Dear Students, Practitioners and Academic Colleagues It’s time to celebrate! You may be aware that the BU Social Work programme has come top (out of 74 programmes nationwide) of this ...