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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 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

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

Delegates queue up to reveal the scale of the crisis affecting a vital service

Campaigners unite to condemn impact of austerity and welfare cuts on the most vulnerable in our society

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

UNISON members reveal how cuts in services affect both them and the people in their care