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Questions on Social Workers Union answered

BASW - The College of Social Work has clarified some of the issues surrounding its proposed trade union arm, The Social Workers Union, after CareSpace users raised a number of questions about how the project would work as part of a long-running thread...

Published 28 Feb 2011 1:21 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce, social work, basw - the college of social work, trade union
Ending the week on a positive note: cuts round up

Much as I loathe doing this on a Friday afternoon, here is a quick round up of the job cuts and other budget proposal stories of the day: Unions in Southampton have voted against the council's proposals to cut pay for all staff earning more than Read...

Published 25 Feb 2011 4:30 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, unions, job cuts
Video: Protesters storm council budget meeting

Protesters jumped from the public gallery and onto the table during York Council's meeting to formalise budget proposals yesterday. Read More...

Published 25 Feb 2011 4:16 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, protests, york council
No overtime allowed on Work your Proper Hours Day

...and it's a Friday too, so even more reason to go home on time. A survey by the TUC, released to coincide with Work Your Proper Hours Day , found one in five people, or more than 5m people - a record high - worked unpaid overtime on a regular basis...

Published 25 Feb 2011 9:50 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce, pay and conditions, Work Your Proper Hours Day
College of Social Work: BASW has spoken too soon

The College of Social Work has responded to BASW - the College of Social Work's latest announcement that it will go ahead with plans to create a "single college". Maurice Bates (right), interim co-chair of the College of Social Work, hosted...

Published 24 Feb 2011 2:08 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce, BASW, college of social work, maurice bates
How to lead children's services through budget cuts

Guidance has been produced for directors on how to lead children's services at a time of savage budget cuts and staff redundancies. The report*, published today by the National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services , includes...

Published 23 Feb 2011 12:10 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, director of children's services, leadership
How to convince social workers to join a college

Two colleges of social work are currently being developed: one with £5m of government funding, the other by the British Association of Social Workers . If both organisations continue to run in tandem, they will face a tough battle to recruit the majority...

Published 23 Feb 2011 12:06 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce, college of social work, british association of occupational therapy
Draft standards for new social workers published

Just thought I'd flag up the fact that the Health Professions Council has published a first draft of the national standards of proficiency for social workers on its website (pages 7-11 of the PDF). Newly qualified social workers in England will have...

Published 23 Feb 2011 11:45 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, students, health professions council, newly qualified social workers, standards of proficiency
Director tasked with driving up standards in social care steps down

Liz McSheehy is stepping down as director of the National Skills Academy for Social Care, two years after taking up the post. A spokesperson for the NSA said McSheehy had successfully launched the NSA and was ready to move on to pastures new. McSheehy...

Published 23 Feb 2011 11:02 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce, national skills academy for social care, liz mcsheehy
War on pay: social workers losing up to £6k a year

Some social workers are losing up to £6,000 a year as a result of job reviews under single status agreements, BASW - the College of Social Work reports today. Dave Allen, a senior office in BASW's advice and representation team, said social workers...

Published 22 Feb 2011 1:00 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, pay, social work, single status agreement, southampton council
PM signals 'end of state monopoly' in public services

The Prime Minister has vowed to end the "state monopoly" of public services and put control back in the hands of professionals and the public. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, David Cameron says the system needs a "complete change"...

Published 21 Feb 2011 9:20 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: David Cameron, public services
BASW: UK-wide college of social work IS possible

BASW has responded to my previous post about the future of a UK-wide college : "We welcome Lily Kerr to her role as Chair of NISCC (Northern Ireland Social Care Council) and look forward to her being part of the discussions that the Northern Ireland...

Published 18 Feb 2011 1:29 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, BASW, social work, college of social work
Students protest against cuts at Glasgow University

Several hundreds of students and staff marched against cuts at Glasgow University yesterday after it was announced that some courses, including social work, could be axed or merged. There has also been high profile opposition from the playwright Tom Stoppard...

Published 17 Feb 2011 4:08 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, glasgow university, social work degree
GSCC staff race to renew social workers' registrations

Spare a thought for the General Social Care Council's staff. Not only are they dealing with the announcement that the GSCC is being scrapped as of next April , but they also have to manage tens of thousands of applications from social workers looking...

Published 17 Feb 2011 2:13 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, gscc, registration, renewal
Care services minister's interest in social work contract

Care Services minister Paul Burstow has pledged to examine the detailed proposals in Community Care and Unison's Social Work Contract . He was responding to Community Care and Unison's joint 10-week campaign to highlight the conditions social...

Published 17 Feb 2011 2:09 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social work, Unison, social work contract, care services minister, Paul Burstow
Dreams of a UK-wide college of social work in tatters?

The British Association of Social Workers' dream of a UK-wide college of social work looks to be in tatters today, after the Welsh assembly ruled out the idea in its framework for sustainable social services. The assembly said it wanted to boost the...

Published 17 Feb 2011 10:54 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, BASW, social work, college of social work
Is your social work department the country's worst?

As you may have noticed from my not-so-subtle plugs on this blog, Community Care is running a joint campaign with Unison to highlight our Social Work Contract, which outlines the minimum conditions we think social workers need to practice safely and effectively...

Published 14 Feb 2011 11:06 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, supervision, caseloads, social work contract
Colleges of social work meet to discuss their differences

Olive branch extended by both colleges The College of Social Work and BASW - the College of Social work have just issued a joint statement announcing that they met today to discuss how to resolve their differences and establish a single college. Both...

Published 11 Feb 2011 3:07 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, BASW, social work, college of social work
Solving the BASW and College of Social Work dispute

Ken Terry, former member of the British Association of Social Worker's council, sets out his views on the ongoing dispute between BASW and the College of Social Work. "I have until now refrained from making public my views on the current conflict...

Published 10 Feb 2011 11:03 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, BASW, social work, college of social work, ken terry
BASW/CoSW and other social care tongue twisters

Social care is littered with tongue-twisting acronyms. There's Nagalro, the CHRE is about to be renamed the PSAHSC, and let's not forget the almost unpronounceable SCSWIS*. But surely the prize for the most confusing series of acronyms must now...

Published 10 Feb 2011 10:23 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, british association of social workers, social work, college of social work, niasw, sasw
Three more unis ban BASW - the College of Social Work events from campus

A further three universities have reportedly banned BASW - the College of Social Work from hosting promotional events on campus. Bedfordshire, Salford and the University of West of England have followed Northumbria's lead and rejected BASW - CoSW's...

Published 9 Feb 2011 11:01 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, BASW, social work, college of social work
University refuses to host BASW - the College of Social Work event

Northumbria University has reportedly refused to host a BASW - the College of Social Work event today, claiming it doesn't want to get involved in the ongoing college dispute . The meeting was set up to give students and social workers an opportunity...

Published 7 Feb 2011 2:23 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, BASW, social work, hilton dawson, college of social work, northumbria university
Social work college debate: the Wordle view

There have now been more than 350 posts to the college of social work debate. This is the view from Wordle, the word cloud tool, which reveals the words used most frequently. Read More...

Published 7 Feb 2011 10:58 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: BASW, college of social work
Which college of social work are we talking about?

Graham Stuart MP tabled the EDM at the Houses of Parliament When the British Association of Social Workers wrote to members explaining why it was rebranding as BASW - the College of Social Work , it asked them to show their support by encouraging local...

Published 4 Feb 2011 11:57 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, BASW, social work, college of social work, early day motion
Cuts update: Union poised for action in Manchester, Surrey to axe 650 posts over four years

Unite has announced it will ballot members who work for Manchester Council on whether they wish to take industrial action over the authority's plans to axe more than 2,000 jobs . The union said the plans could affect up to 4,000 out of the 10,000...

Published 2 Feb 2011 11:50 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, strikes, unite, manchester council, surrey council
Professional boundaries in social work - take our quiz

What would you do if you discovered a social work colleague was working as a lapdancer in their spare time? What action would you take if a social worker got engaged to a former service user? Test your awareness of professional boundaries in this interactive...

Published 2 Feb 2011 10:51 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social work, professional boundaries
Scottish Association of Social Work is born

The British Association of Social Worker's Scotland branch is re-branding as the Scottish Association of Social Work , to reflect the country's unique social work system. Links between the Scottish branch and the newly-launched BASW - the College...

Published 1 Feb 2011 9:42 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: BASW, Scotland
Why BASW's college venture is a step too far

In a guest post for the Social Work Blog, Roger Hargreaves describes the chequered past of the British Association of Social Workers, and why its latest decision to launch a rival college for the profession may be a step too far. I joined the British...

Published 1 Feb 2011 8:24 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce, BASW, hilton dawson, college of social work

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Questions on Social Workers Union answered

Ending the week on a positive note: cuts round up

Video: Protesters storm council budget meeting

No overtime allowed on Work your Proper Hours Day

College of Social Work: BASW has spoken too soon

How to lead children's services through budget cuts

How to convince social workers to join a college

Draft standards for new social workers published

Director tasked with driving up standards in social care steps down

War on pay: social workers losing up to £6k a year

PM signals 'end of state monopoly' in public services

BASW: UK-wide college of social work IS possible

Students protest against cuts at Glasgow University

GSCC staff race to renew social workers' registrations

Care services minister's interest in social work contract

Dreams of a UK-wide college of social work in tatters?

Is your social work department the country's worst?

Colleges of social work meet to discuss their differences

Solving the BASW and College of Social Work dispute

BASW/CoSW and other social care tongue twisters

Three more unis ban BASW - the College of Social Work events from campus

University refuses to host BASW - the College of Social Work event

Social work college debate: the Wordle view

Which college of social work are we talking about?

Cuts update: Union poised for action in Manchester, Surrey to axe 650 posts over four years

Professional boundaries in social work - take our quiz

Scottish Association of Social Work is born

Why BASW's college venture is a step too far