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Why I’m wrong – A response from BASW

I am not going to add anything to this post. After I wrote a post explaining why I left BASW, I was sent this as a response and agreed to publish it. I’ll leave the questions and comments for others and I have asked that someone from BASW respond to any...

Published 8 Sep 2011 6:33 PM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, health, local government, Trade union, Employment, personal, British Association of Social Workers, basw, Association
Why I Quit BASW (British Association of Social Workers)

I felt a tinge of sadness when I finally decided to quit BASW (British Association of Social Workers). I’ve been an advocate and member for a good few years and I have a great deal of respect for a lot of people who work there. I advised colleagues to...

Published 6 Sep 2011 6:18 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, work, health, Trade union, Unison, British Association of Social Workers, basw, college of social work, Professional association, leaving basw
A Lament for Lost Genericism in Social Work

It was reported over the week that the Government is to appoint a Chief Social Worker. This is apparently a response to recommendations in the Munro Report and pressure from BASW (British Association of Social Workers). I have previously mentioned by...

Published 15 Jul 2011 7:04 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, work, mental health, uk, health, Social Sciences, Department of Health, personal, General Social Care Council, Child protection, British Association of Social Workers, british social work, munro report, chief social worker, department of education, generic social work, social work development
Making Adult Social Care Better 1

I think I’m fairly good at griping and raising ‘problems’. For the next week, I want to try and take a positive approach and look at solutions as well as problems. - A few conversations I’ve had over the past week have focused on what is wrong with adult...

Published 11 Jul 2011 7:11 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, work, mental health, discrimination, local authority, old age, politics, health, personalisation, advocacy, Home Care, Unison, Social Sciences, Disability, personal, British Association of Social Workers, social work in the uk, british social work, individual budgets, personal budgets, Internet forum
Lansley, Nurses, Social Workers and Colleges

Yesterday, as a part of Lansley’s so-called ‘listening’ exercise, he found himself at the conference of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) as they voted in favour of a motion of no confidence in him personally by a fairly substantial … Continue...

Published 14 Apr 2011 6:51 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, socialcare, local authority, politics, health, nurse, National Health Service, Unison, Disability, personal, British Association of Social Workers, basw, social work college, andrew lansley, Social media, college of social care, college of social work feud, Motion of no confidence, Royal College of Nursing
The REAL College of Social Work – Part Infinity

BASW and SCIE may be planning to merge to form BASWCOSWSCIESWBOFEETOFIIB. (British Association of Social Workers College of Social Work Social Care Institute of Excellence Social Work College But Only For England Even Though Our First Initial Is British...

Published 1 Apr 2011 5:57 PM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, England, personal, British Association of Social Workers, scie, college of social work, april 1, spoof
Chief Social Worker?

A couple of days ago, I noted a that BASW issued a press release stating that their ‘chief social worker plans gain tentative ministerial support’. BASW (British Association of Social Workers) have been lobbying for changes in the Health and … Continue...

Published 31 Mar 2011 6:43 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, socialcare, politics, health, personal, British Association of Social Workers, college of social work, Professional association, baswcosw, chief social worker basw, community action, peer support
National Social Work Month

Apparently in the US, March is ‘National Social Work Month’. I know about World Social Work Day which falls on 15th March this year but I hadn’t thought about extrapolating out the joy of celebrating social work to an entire … Continue reading →...

Published 2 Mar 2011 7:31 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, British Association of Social Workers, world social work day, college of social work, National Association of Social Workers, national social work month, world social work day 2011
The Two Colleges continued – BASW, SCIE and the Nascent College

I am more than a little frustrated that BASW (British Association of Social Workers) and the College of Social Work (in its current interim state) haven’t been able to thrash out their problems. I’ve mentioned the background to this before … Continue...

Published 10 Feb 2011 6:56 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, uk, Trade union, Unison, England, social workers, General Social Care Council, British Association of Social Workers, basw, scie, college of social work, basw council, english social work issues, feud, west lothian question in basw
Colleges and Conferences

Just a very quick post. 1. Excellent post by Malcolm Payne which gives a bit of background to the BASW College v SCIE College rift. Payne adds a great deal of information to the board and everyone should read this … Continue reading → Read...

Published 24 Jan 2011 6:05 PM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, london, local government, gscc., General Social Care Council, British Association of Social Workers, Leeds
The Two Colleges

I’m almost weary of this story before I start to write it to be honest. Unfortunately the story is ripe for pickings, I can’t really help but go with it. A bit of background. (note : this is my understanding … Continue reading → Read More...

Published 24 Jan 2011 6:25 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, politics, gscc., Trade union, Unison, England, personal, General Social Care Council, British Association of Social Workers, basw, scie, college of social work, Professional association
Life as a Social Work Student 2 – Beginning the Placement

This is another post from a friend of mine who is in the first year of her studies as a social work student. We’ve followed her through pre-course shadowing and initial impressions. She’s now just started her first placement and … Continue...

Published 17 Jan 2011 6:33 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, politics, health, Education, social work placement, placement, personal, British Association of Social Workers, student social worker, Student, british university
BASW vs College of Social Work

It was with more than a little weariness that I read in Community Care that BASW (British Association of Social Workers) may be about to launch their own ‘rival’ College of Social Work having been in dispute and frozen out … Continue reading →...

Published 14 Jan 2011 6:41 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, politics, health, local government, Trade union, Unison, personal, British Association of Social Workers, basw, college of social work
Eavesdropping

Earlier in the week, I went out for lunch at the local cafe. I often go there for lunch – usually with colleagues but this time I was on my own. It’s a typical ‘greasy spoon’. It gives me a … Continue reading → Read More...

Published 6 Jan 2011 6:17 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, work, mental health, gscc., personal, General Social Care Council, British Association of Social Workers, basw, social work students, eavesdropping, social work placements
Looking ahead to 2011

I’m almost reluctant to write up my thoughts for the coming year and it is a battle to contain my more pessimistic urges. I wrote this post and sat on it for a while because it came across as too … Continue reading → Read More...

Published 31 Dec 2010 5:46 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, politics, local government, approved mental health professional, personal, British Association of Social Workers, AMHP, big society
2010 – A look back

It’s been one hell of a year and I can’t say I’m terribly sad to see the end of it but my gut feeling is that, however hard I try to be positive, I can’t cover myself in pure optimism … Continue reading → Read More...

Published 29 Dec 2010 6:13 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, socialcare, mental health, local authority, politics, personal, British Association of Social Workers, personal budget
Regaining Radicalism

An issue that has been swilling around in my head for a while concerns the ‘reclamation’ of the radical tinges of the social work profession and whether or not we are moving into a potentially more dangerous era as the … Continue reading →...

Published 8 Nov 2010 6:36 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, older people, work, socialcare, mental health, local authority, old age, politics, local government, Trade union, Unison, personal, British Association of Social Workers, basw, Public services, Tertiary sector of the economy
BASW and the College

One of the Task Force recommendations was the establishment of a College of Social Work with potentially Royal chartered status for Social Workers. It fact, the summary quote is A new and independent College for Social Work led and owned by the profession...

Published 10 Mar 2010 7:17 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, health, gscc., personal, General Social Care Council, British Association of Social Workers, Hilton Dawson, royal college of social work, college of social work, social work college
Taking Back our Profession

On 12th November, BASW (British Association of Social Workers) is holding a rally starting at 10am at Friends House at Euston in London to support social workers and the social work profession. The rally is titled ‘Taking Back our Profession : Time to...

Published 19 Oct 2009 6:28 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, work, london, social workers, British Association of Social Workers, basw, moira gibb, Tim Loughton, british social workers, meeting, basw rally
The Mess of the GSCC

The General Social Care Council really has got itself in a pickle. A particularly unrepresentative quango established by the government to regulate social care and social work professionals (in England as the other constituent countries in the UK have...

Published 27 Aug 2009 7:09 PM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, local authority, politics, gscc., personal, General Social Care Council, British Association of Social Workers, basw, agony aunt, social work taskforce, deirdre sanders, the sun, mike wardle, gscc annual conference, chief executive, paul philip
Why BASW matters

There has been a call both by Ed Balls for British social workers to ‘speak up for themselves’ as well as murmurings of the lack of professional bodies that approach his department to speak on behalf of social workers. Generally, social workers in the...

Published 27 May 2009 6:31 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, uk, gscc., Trade union, General Social Care Council, British Association of Social Workers, basw, Hilton Dawson
Looking Forward

So after possibly a little too much reflection, today I’ll just going to look at what I think will be some of the my main themes for the next year, both personal and professional. In April, the next parts of the next Mental Health legislation roll...

Published 31 Dec 2008 5:55 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, older people, work, ASW, mental health, old age, Trade union, personal, British Association of Social Workers, AMHP, basw, Best Interests Assessments
Root and Branch

The BBC ran a story yesterday about the new government ‘task force’ which is going to look at the ‘root and branch’ changes that need to take place in Social Work. All this has, of course, only become evident over the past month...

Published 12 Dec 2008 6:29 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, socialcare, mental health social work, gscc., General Social Care Council, British Association of Social Workers, uk social work, adult social work, root and branch change, basw
Press views

A lot of mileage over the past couple of days here in the press following the attention which has put the profession into the spotlight following the ‘Baby P’ case which has villified both individual social workers and the profession as a...

Published 13 Nov 2008 7:44 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, uk, social workers, the guardian, baby p, British Association of Social Workers, Herbert Laming Baron Laming, Ian Johnston, Lord Laming, press views of social work

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