Free professional coaching for any social worker or social work student in Scotland. Get support to tackle workplace issues, your next career move, or anything else with a fully trained social worker coach from our UK-wide panel. See more: buff.ly/UtG4STv Supported by the Scottish Government.

Joining our committee is a chance to shape future practice, support your association and make social work in Scotland stronger, while stretching yourself and learning new skills. Follow the link to see more details 👉 buff.ly/OaAqkjC

Chief Social Work Officer Report "Overall, the 2024/25 CSWO reports present a picture of a social work system operating within an increasingly challenging environment." Read the report buff.ly/eIdfYqk

Our response to the recent consultation on expanding the SSSC register. We are broadly supportive, but questions of cost, support, qualification supply, and sequencing remain. Read more: buff.ly/OunTfIe

📢 Emergency in Children's care placements, member session📢 SASW has been at the forefront of the discussions on this issue for the profession. With your help, we will ensure your voices are heard. Join us for the free session on the link below👇️ buff.ly/jDuD3wm

Resource means safe children in safe homes. To support families so children can stay where they are, as well as have somewhere safe to go when home is not.

Free professional coaching for any social worker or social work student in Scotland. Get support to tackle workplace issues, your next career move, or anything else with a fully trained social worker coach from our UK-wide panel. See more: buff.ly/UtG4STv Supported by the Scottish Government.

📢 New event date Calling all members: Join us to help shape the next stages of our campaign for fair national terms and conditions for social workers in Scotland. Sign up👉 buff.ly/N2zf0z6 Please note that this event will now take place on 20 October. The link you receive will be updated.

Fair Terms and conditions for social workers are urgently needed. Our campaign has 9 asks to ensure social work is nationally consistent, relationship-based, professionally respected and supported to thrive all across Scotland. Join BASW and help make these asks a reality. buff.ly/5JQHhvE

Our blog on cuts to local services and the impact funding has feels particularly relevant just now. If you missed it at the time, take a look now. buff.ly/PFm009n

Read our response to the recent Scottish Government consultation on support provisions for adult victims of human trafficking. Read more: buff.ly/6V8hkml #SASWPolicy

📆 Tuesday, 25 August, 12:00-13:00, Teams BASW policy remains opposed to the NAAB, and work to scrap it continues. In Scotland, we have an opportunity to shape something better. This session will explore the options for changing how we carry out age assessments buff.ly/7bZlFId

Resource, it’s more than caseloads or vacancies in teams . It means having time to spend with a child or young person so that they are understood, and the practitioner is known and trusted by them. Being able to build that professional relationship is vital to keeping children and young people safe.

Free professional coaching for any social worker or social work student in Scotland. Get support to tackle workplace issues, your next career move, or anything else with a fully trained social worker coach from our UK-wide panel. See more: buff.ly/UtG4STv Supported by the Scottish Government.

Read more in the Community Care article here: buff.ly/oGUCnGa

Resource, it’s more than the ability to keep people safe. It means having the facilities to support the incredible bonds children and young people have through sibling and sibling-like relationships, and being able to help children stay together, when safe to do so.

SASW and SWS' initial statement on the Cheshire West ruling. buff.ly/QyZF1kE

Pride in Practice is in full swing in Dundee, Chaired by SASW ND Jane Shears. And our Professional Officer, Susan Dobson, is in Edinburgh for The Reflective Practitioner Conference for CEC colleagues. A busy few days promoting best practice. Building connections, and supporting social work.

On 2 June 2026, the Social Work Policy Panel hosted its final session of the current term. Awais Mashkoor, Lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland, presented findings from his research on health and social care integration Read more: buff.ly/fI5utDV

The Pride in Practice conference kicked off in excellent style this morning. “Valuing the profession means acknowledging the reality and responding to it, social workers are excellent at this.” - Joanna Macdonald, National Chief Social Work Adviser to the Scottish Government and NSWA Chief Exec.

Findings from this Year's State of Social Work Survey report. -55.21% identified access to resources for the people they work with as one of the top issues -Funding of social care one of biggest challenges for 73.64% -57.79% not being able to complete work during contracted hours buff.ly/3PUhNo7

Free professional coaching for any social worker or social work student in Scotland. Get support to tackle workplace issues, your next career move, or anything else with a fully trained social worker coach from our UK-wide panel. See more: buff.ly/UtG4STv Supported by the Scottish Government.

Join us tomorrow for a member-only focus on what social workers need in order to help Scotland keep the Promise. This session will help shape our policy and engagement across the Sector, don't miss the chance to have your say. Sign up: buff.ly/nQYuGTu

New Podcast: I’m Not Invisible – Supporting Children with a Parent in Prison Too often, young people have been the silent victims of the justice system. Listen here: buff.ly/NbW7hcX

This report should be a wake-up call to the Scottish Government and COSLA that the crises in health and social care cannot be fixed without addressing the growing challenges within social work. buff.ly/ZQAXJec

Our Karin Heber was delighted to meet with Jody Bell from Australia who is doing a Churchill Fellowship sponsored research. We exchanged insights on supporting social workers who feel stuck and might want to transition into leadership roles. buff.ly/Hq7vsmN

Join this free session tomorrow at lunchtime. A chance to have your say about integration, and hear about Dr Awais Mashkoor's work supporting better integration. Sign up 👉 buff.ly/1YmPROV

Scottish Refugee Council have launched a new guide for pregnant women seeking asylum in Scotland. All women have the right to receive free NHS maternity care during pregnancy and after birth. This includes women seeking asylum - even if their claim has been refused. buff.ly/Dwa2s27

📅 Can Scotland keep the Promise - Tuesday 9 June, 12:00-1300 🔗 Book now 👉 buff.ly/kGjOChA