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  • Re: Would you choose BASW to represent you?

    Does anyone from BASW want to come back on Wilt's points? The experience of one of our reporters suggests that BASW isn't going wild on junkets ! On the wider point, it's a pretty depressing picture - if the choice social workers have is between no representation and poor representation....
    Posted to Social work profession (Forum) by Mithran on 06-10-2008
  • Social care conference catering: curried parsnip v jammie dodgers

    by Daniel Lombard Ask any reporters who've covered conferences, particularly the ones involving overnight stays, and they'll tell you that most of the time, they can't wait to get away. Last month came one glorious exception: the Association of Directors of Adult Services' spring seminar...
    Posted to The Social Work Blog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-19-2008
  • Re: Are unqualified staff dangerous?

    No they are not, what is dangerous is an individual persons unwillingness to learn and move on, we are all unqualified to start with and we are taught by the people who know best the service user and their informal support. By listening and hearing what a person wants we can learn alot. The only reason...
    Posted to Social work profession (Forum) by sonyaw331 on 04-04-2008
  • Re: Media presentation of child protection work

    Yes, it's definitely a chicken and egg situation - maybe BASW needs to do more at student level, actively recruiting from university campuses, so that newly-qualified social workers just take it as read that they join BASW (along with a union of course). Obviously were BASW to represent 90% of social...
    Posted to Social work profession (Forum) by Mithran on 02-28-2008
  • Re: Where are all the social work bloggers?

    Are you telling me that social workers don't want to challenge the usual negative view of their profession that thrives online in forums such as fassit and the venerable John Hemming's blog? It's about time they did. The coverage of the recent Nottingham baby story makes you realise social...
    Posted to Student forums (Forum) by Muriel on 02-04-2008
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