Unacceptable levels of pressure on social work teams will end up costing lives.
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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
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“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.”
Article, P.S data on the UNISON National
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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
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The team leader of the Social Work Team of the Year testifies to the impact an integrated approach can have in the care system
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Social workers and occupational therapists are taking their fourth and fifth days of strike action this week
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- Date
- 23 September 2023 10:30am–4:00pm
- Location
- UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY
UNISON is holding a Social Work Seminar on Saturday 23rd September 2023 in UNISON Centre London.
Event on the UNISON National
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However, Ms Leach said, in reality it was social workers who tried to bring the abuse to the attention of the police. “Is the government taking this […]
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The government must give councils the cash they need to recruit more child protection staff and keep all children safe
News, Press release on the UNISON National
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Establishing trusts may also lead to the privatisation of social work as they would operate outside local authority control, a move leading to […]
News, Press release on the UNISON National
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UNISON welcomes report from University of East Anglia on ’emotional intelligence and burnout’ in child and family social work
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Alongside the commitment to campaign against privatisation, the executive was urged to: develop and promote a campaign pack to recruit and organise social […]
Article, News on the UNISON National
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Campaigners unite to condemn impact of austerity and welfare cuts on the most vulnerable in our society
Article on the UNISON National
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Much needs to change to put a stop to tragedies like the deaths of Star and Arthur. "Put simply, there aren't enough social workers […]
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The DfE has announced the accreditation scheme for children’s social workers will be closed in March after very low take-up
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