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Date

12 July 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm

Location

Online

Hear from UNISON local government national officer Gill Archer and Rhea Mills of UNISON’s Professional Services Unit, with regional social […]

Earlier this year, UNISON’s social worker members were invited to take part in a regional survey to find your priorities and to build up a picture of what life is really like for social workers on the front line. Thank you to all our members who took part. We also undertook research of regional employers […]

Seven in ten (72%) said their workload has increased during the pandemic and 89% are worried about the level of service they are able to provide to the public. Social workers who took part in the […]

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.”

The government says the move will “enable a local authority in England to test different ways of working, with a […]

UNISON has arranged three online workshops for members with YGAM (Young Gamblers & Gamers Education Trust) aimed at members working with young people, from primary aged children all the way up to university aged young adults. YGAM are a UK charity and the online training sessions they will be delivering are designed to equip you with the knowledge and resources to […]

You can find out more about how UNISON supports social workers on the national website. Training for social workers (PDF downloads) Training for social workers […]

The team leader of the Social Work Team of the Year testifies to the impact an integrated approach can have in the care system

Social workers and occupational therapists are taking their fourth and fifth days of strike action this week

Date

23 September 2023 10:30am–4:00pm

Location

UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY

The seminar will be primarily workshop based, focusing on key issues such as: How UNISON helps members if they are referred to their professional regulator or think they should self-refer […]

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

Just 1% of social workers questioned by UNISON believe the government’s reforms address the main concerns they face. The government wants to give councils the power […]

UNISON welcomes report from University of East Anglia on ’emotional intelligence and burnout’ in child and family social work