The College of Social Work was launched last week and there are probably lots of social workers out there pondering whether to join it. If you are one of those social workers and need a bit of help, Mithran Samuel has written an analysis of some of the Read More...
Posted to
The Social Work Blog
on 12 Jan 2012
Filed under: BASW, college of social work, social work, social workers, unions, Unison, workforce
We reported yesterday that Doncaster Council is offering employees a choice between a 4% pay cut and losing their job, according to Unison. And the cherry on the cake for council workers appears to be a plan to charge them £700 a year for parking, even Read More...
Posted to
The Social Work Blog
on 28 Oct 2011
Filed under: doncaster, parking, social work, social workers, Unison, workforce
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 Read More...
Posted to
Fighting Monsters
on 6 Sep 2011
Filed under: basw, British Association of Social Workers, college of social work, health, leaving basw, Professional association, social care, social work, Trade union, Unison, work
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 Read More...
Posted to
Fighting Monsters
on 11 Jul 2011
Filed under: advocacy, British Association of Social Workers, british social work, Disability, discrimination, health, Home Care, individual budgets, Internet forum, local authority, mental health, old age, personal, personal budgets, personalisation, politics, social care, Social Sciences, social work, social work in the uk, Unison, work