The College of Social Work and the British Association of Social Workers have clashed in recent weeks after BASW decided to re-brand itself as BASW - the College of Social Work, and form a rival organisation in January.

The College of Social Work, being developed under the Social Work Reform Board, has expressed its "dismay" at the move and recent discussions have led to further agreement on certain issues. However, the BASW college still plans to go ahead and launch a trade union arm, the Social Workers Union, pending a members' ballot in May.

Here, Maurice Bates, co-chair of the College of Social Work, and Hilton Dawson, chief executive of the BASW college, debate whether or not the college should have close ties with a trade union. 

• Community Care video taken at Compass Jobs Fair, Birmingham, 7 March 2011, by Kirsty McGregor

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