Unacceptable levels of pressure on social work teams will end up costing lives.
Unacceptable levels of pressure on social work teams will end up costing lives.
Move comes on International Social Work Day and explores both the state of social work in the UK today and the union’s hopes for the future
“Children and family social work has always been a challenging and busy field, however after 20 years I feel I can say that I have never seen things this bad.”
Members and the public are urged to back the call to ‘protect the rights of vulnerable children and care leavers’ from plans in new bill
The award was presented in honour of the team’s efforts over six years to release an autistic woman, Kasibba, from a mental health hospital where she had […]
Social workers and occupational therapists are taking their fourth and fifth days of strike action this week
UNISON is holding a Social Work Seminar on Saturday 23rd September 2023 in UNISON Centre London.
Union’s local government conference hears call to boycott government’s controversial new scheme
The government must give councils the cash they need to recruit more child protection staff and keep all children safe
Government plans to reform the delivery of children’s social care have been overwhelmingly rejected by practising social workers in a new report published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. UNISON says the proposals could prove dangerous for children and fail to tackle any of the fundamental problems social workers deal with on a daily basis. UNISON says […]
UNISON welcomes report from University of East Anglia on ’emotional intelligence and burnout’ in child and family social work
For the executive, Chris Tansley told delegates: “We’ve seen the closure of the College of Social […]
In a statement late last week, the organisations condemned the impact of welfare transformation and austerity on the lives of some of the most vulnerable communities in Britain, noting that […]
Significant changes needed to give proper support instead of ‘firefighting’
The DfE has announced the accreditation scheme for children’s social workers will be closed in March after very low take-up