Scottish Association of Social Work
@scotssocialwork.bsky.social
The Professional Association for Social Work and social workers, part of BASW UK.
“I felt heard for the first time in months. My coach helped me navigate a difficult workplace situation and regain my confidence.”
This is the impact of independent, profession-specific coaching.
This is the SWPSS.
👉 Learn more about the SWPSS www.basw-pss.co.uk/sign-up/
This is the impact of independent, profession-specific coaching.
This is the SWPSS.
👉 Learn more about the SWPSS www.basw-pss.co.uk/sign-up/
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
“I felt heard for the first time in months. My coach helped me navigate a difficult workplace situation and regain my confidence.”
This is the impact of independent, profession-specific coaching.
This is the SWPSS.
👉 Learn more about the SWPSS www.basw-pss.co.uk/sign-up/
This is the impact of independent, profession-specific coaching.
This is the SWPSS.
👉 Learn more about the SWPSS www.basw-pss.co.uk/sign-up/
This response draws on our members' professional expertise and reflects SASW's commitment to transparency, accountability, and rights-based approaches to social care.
Consultation on expanding Freedom of Information Act to private and third sector organisations response from SASW
This response draws on our members' professional expertise and reflects SASW's commitment to transparency, accountability, and rights-based approaches to social care. We recognise the complexity of…
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January 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This response draws on our members' professional expertise and reflects SASW's commitment to transparency, accountability, and rights-based approaches to social care.
As an organisational member of Healthy Air Scotland, we are backing the manifesto for clean air and #CleanAirNight 2026. We understand that around 2700 early deaths a year are caused by air pollution in Scotland, and believe that clean air should be a human right.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
As an organisational member of Healthy Air Scotland, we are backing the manifesto for clean air and #CleanAirNight 2026. We understand that around 2700 early deaths a year are caused by air pollution in Scotland, and believe that clean air should be a human right.
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Join the next Cross-Party Group on Social Work in the Scottish Parliament online. We will hear about the role of lived experience in social work education and how that work can be better supported going forward.
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Use the form here to sign up for the CPG buff.ly/SkrLESK .
January 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Join the next Cross-Party Group on Social Work in the Scottish Parliament online. We will hear about the role of lived experience in social work education and how that work can be better supported going forward.
Use the form here to sign up for the CPG buff.ly/SkrLESK .
Use the form here to sign up for the CPG buff.ly/SkrLESK .
Audit Scotland's latest briefing on community health and social care performance makes for sobering reading and confirms what social workers have consistently told us since the introduction of integrated joint boards: the current model of integration is failing to deliver.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Audit Scotland's latest briefing on community health and social care performance makes for sobering reading and confirms what social workers have consistently told us since the introduction of integrated joint boards: the current model of integration is failing to deliver.
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Audit Scotland's latest briefing on community health and social care performance makes for sobering reading and confirms what social workers have consistently told us since the introduction of integrated joint boards.
Read our full comment and the report here: basw.co.uk/articles/soc...
Read our full comment and the report here: basw.co.uk/articles/soc...
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Audit Scotland's latest briefing on community health and social care performance makes for sobering reading and confirms what social workers have consistently told us since the introduction of integrated joint boards.
Read our full comment and the report here: basw.co.uk/articles/soc...
Read our full comment and the report here: basw.co.uk/articles/soc...
Independent. Confidential. Designed for social workers.
SWPSS isn’t an EAP or a generic wellbeing offer - it’s profession-specific coaching created by social workers, for social workers.
👉 Learn more about the SWPSS www.basw-pss.co.uk/register-coa...
SWPSS isn’t an EAP or a generic wellbeing offer - it’s profession-specific coaching created by social workers, for social workers.
👉 Learn more about the SWPSS www.basw-pss.co.uk/register-coa...
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Independent. Confidential. Designed for social workers.
SWPSS isn’t an EAP or a generic wellbeing offer - it’s profession-specific coaching created by social workers, for social workers.
👉 Learn more about the SWPSS www.basw-pss.co.uk/register-coa...
SWPSS isn’t an EAP or a generic wellbeing offer - it’s profession-specific coaching created by social workers, for social workers.
👉 Learn more about the SWPSS www.basw-pss.co.uk/register-coa...
Anti-racism learning resource that SASW developed for the SSSC in collaboration with the Social Work Anti-Racism Advisory Group? The resource allows social workers to learn and reflect on how to embed anti-racism into social work practice.
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See the learning resource below: buff.ly/ceXXUJa
January 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Anti-racism learning resource that SASW developed for the SSSC in collaboration with the Social Work Anti-Racism Advisory Group? The resource allows social workers to learn and reflect on how to embed anti-racism into social work practice.
See the learning resource below: buff.ly/ceXXUJa
See the learning resource below: buff.ly/ceXXUJa
The latest SSSC workforce data published by SSSC reveals a concerning pattern of instability in the social work workforce.
Read our full response: basw.co.uk/articles/sas...
Read our full response: basw.co.uk/articles/sas...
January 15, 2026 at 11:16 AM
The latest SSSC workforce data published by SSSC reveals a concerning pattern of instability in the social work workforce.
Read our full response: basw.co.uk/articles/sas...
Read our full response: basw.co.uk/articles/sas...
Don't forget to use your free coaching and support service. Supported by the Scottish Government and open to all social workers and social work students.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Don't forget to use your free coaching and support service. Supported by the Scottish Government and open to all social workers and social work students.
basw.co.uk/support/soci...
basw.co.uk/support/soci...
This Insight paper from Iriss provides a timely and essential examination of artificial intelligence in social work practice, with implications for SASW members and Scottish social work more broadly. The research offers both practical guidance and critical analysis.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:43 PM
This Insight paper from Iriss provides a timely and essential examination of artificial intelligence in social work practice, with implications for SASW members and Scottish social work more broadly. The research offers both practical guidance and critical analysis.
Read more: buff.ly/ZiPP8kR
Read more: buff.ly/ZiPP8kR
New year. New challenges. New support.
Start 2026 with independent, confidential coaching designed specifically for social workers.
SWPSS is here to help you reset, reflect and strengthen your practice - whatever this year brings.
#SocialWorkSupport #BASW #SWPSS #Coaching
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Start 2026 with independent, confidential coaching designed specifically for social workers.
SWPSS is here to help you reset, reflect and strengthen your practice - whatever this year brings.
#SocialWorkSupport #BASW #SWPSS #Coaching
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January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
New year. New challenges. New support.
Start 2026 with independent, confidential coaching designed specifically for social workers.
SWPSS is here to help you reset, reflect and strengthen your practice - whatever this year brings.
#SocialWorkSupport #BASW #SWPSS #Coaching
buff.ly/9TQ3d68
Start 2026 with independent, confidential coaching designed specifically for social workers.
SWPSS is here to help you reset, reflect and strengthen your practice - whatever this year brings.
#SocialWorkSupport #BASW #SWPSS #Coaching
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The SSSC have launched their 2026 workforce wellbeing survey. A crucial sector-wide survey and a chance to have your say about your role and the support you receive.
Take the survey www.research.net/r/HYS2026
Take the survey www.research.net/r/HYS2026
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The SSSC have launched their 2026 workforce wellbeing survey. A crucial sector-wide survey and a chance to have your say about your role and the support you receive.
Take the survey www.research.net/r/HYS2026
Take the survey www.research.net/r/HYS2026
December's Social Work Policy Panel considered the effects of AI on social work. Missed it? catch up with the newsletter here: new.basw.co.uk/articles/soc...
The Panel will be back on 3 February 1200-1300 to discuss The Promise, book your free spot here: basw.co.uk/events/socia...
The Panel will be back on 3 February 1200-1300 to discuss The Promise, book your free spot here: basw.co.uk/events/socia...
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
December's Social Work Policy Panel considered the effects of AI on social work. Missed it? catch up with the newsletter here: new.basw.co.uk/articles/soc...
The Panel will be back on 3 February 1200-1300 to discuss The Promise, book your free spot here: basw.co.uk/events/socia...
The Panel will be back on 3 February 1200-1300 to discuss The Promise, book your free spot here: basw.co.uk/events/socia...
The SASW Mental Health Officers Conference is back this March. Flourishing in Practice: Resourcing and Sustaining Scotland's MHOs.
Sponsored by the Scottish Government, it will include keynote speaker Joanna Macdonald, Head of the National Social Work Agency.
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Sponsored by the Scottish Government, it will include keynote speaker Joanna Macdonald, Head of the National Social Work Agency.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The SASW Mental Health Officers Conference is back this March. Flourishing in Practice: Resourcing and Sustaining Scotland's MHOs.
Sponsored by the Scottish Government, it will include keynote speaker Joanna Macdonald, Head of the National Social Work Agency.
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Sponsored by the Scottish Government, it will include keynote speaker Joanna Macdonald, Head of the National Social Work Agency.
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Want to take a new direction or next step in your social work career this year? Why not try free coaching from our professional support service?
www.basw-pss.co.uk/register-coa...
www.basw-pss.co.uk/register-coa...
January 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Want to take a new direction or next step in your social work career this year? Why not try free coaching from our professional support service?
www.basw-pss.co.uk/register-coa...
www.basw-pss.co.uk/register-coa...
Our new member guide helps you consider how to protect your personal data online. Social workers are at risk of being targeted and having their personal data used without their permission.
Some simple steps can be key to protecting yourself.
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Some simple steps can be key to protecting yourself.
Read our guide. buff.ly/KT1TFr7
January 8, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Our new member guide helps you consider how to protect your personal data online. Social workers are at risk of being targeted and having their personal data used without their permission.
Some simple steps can be key to protecting yourself.
Read our guide. buff.ly/KT1TFr7
Some simple steps can be key to protecting yourself.
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BASW applauds strong recognition of social work in New Years Honours 👏
Congratulations to those from social work and social care professions, including current BASW members, on your recognition!
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Congratulations to those from social work and social care professions, including current BASW members, on your recognition!
Read more 🔽
basw.co.uk/articles/bas...
BASW applauds strong recognition of social work in New Years Honours
BASW members are among Honours recipients for social work
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January 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
BASW applauds strong recognition of social work in New Years Honours 👏
Congratulations to those from social work and social care professions, including current BASW members, on your recognition!
Read more 🔽
basw.co.uk/articles/bas...
Congratulations to those from social work and social care professions, including current BASW members, on your recognition!
Read more 🔽
basw.co.uk/articles/bas...
SASW and Social Workers Union are jointly committed to supporting the safety, wellbeing, and professional integrity of social workers across Scotland.
Download here: basw.co.uk/policy-and-p...
Download here: basw.co.uk/policy-and-p...
January 7, 2026 at 11:15 AM
SASW and Social Workers Union are jointly committed to supporting the safety, wellbeing, and professional integrity of social workers across Scotland.
Download here: basw.co.uk/policy-and-p...
Download here: basw.co.uk/policy-and-p...
We are kicking off the New Year with a training session aimed at understanding stepfamilies, as part of BASW's Experts By Experience Series.
15 January | 0930-1230 | Online
Member Price £58.80
Non-member Price £90
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15 January | 0930-1230 | Online
Member Price £58.80
Non-member Price £90
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January 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
We are kicking off the New Year with a training session aimed at understanding stepfamilies, as part of BASW's Experts By Experience Series.
15 January | 0930-1230 | Online
Member Price £58.80
Non-member Price £90
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15 January | 0930-1230 | Online
Member Price £58.80
Non-member Price £90
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Any social worker or social work student can access the service for free in Scotland.
Throughout 2025, we've celebrated five years of our Professional Support Service! 🎂
Reaching this milestone is both a celebration and a recommitment. We’re here to continue championing social workers with high‑quality, values‑led support.
Reaching this milestone is both a celebration and a recommitment. We’re here to continue championing social workers with high‑quality, values‑led support.
December 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Any social worker or social work student can access the service for free in Scotland.
🎉 Congratulations to Angela Latta on her appointment as Deputy Chief Social Work Adviser!
With her strong background in child protection and children's services, SASW looks forward to working with Angela and the ScotGov OCSWA team to champion children and families social work in 2026.🎄
With her strong background in child protection and children's services, SASW looks forward to working with Angela and the ScotGov OCSWA team to champion children and families social work in 2026.🎄
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🎉 Congratulations to Angela Latta on her appointment as Deputy Chief Social Work Adviser!
With her strong background in child protection and children's services, SASW looks forward to working with Angela and the ScotGov OCSWA team to champion children and families social work in 2026.🎄
With her strong background in child protection and children's services, SASW looks forward to working with Angela and the ScotGov OCSWA team to champion children and families social work in 2026.🎄
Read the latest Social Work Policy Panel Newsletter below. You can join the next session of the Policy Panel in the New Year. They are free lunchtime events for any social worker or social work student. Join in and have your voice heard on policy issues affecting the profession.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Read the latest Social Work Policy Panel Newsletter below. You can join the next session of the Policy Panel in the New Year. They are free lunchtime events for any social worker or social work student. Join in and have your voice heard on policy issues affecting the profession.
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Animals are physically, sexually and emotionally abused, neglected and murdered by perpetrators of domestic abuse, often without conviction or consequence. Animal cruelty in the context of domestic abuse is a ‘red flag’ indicator.
Join our session on 22 Jan here: lnkd.in/epxs9Muh
Join our session on 22 Jan here: lnkd.in/epxs9Muh
December 17, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Animals are physically, sexually and emotionally abused, neglected and murdered by perpetrators of domestic abuse, often without conviction or consequence. Animal cruelty in the context of domestic abuse is a ‘red flag’ indicator.
Join our session on 22 Jan here: lnkd.in/epxs9Muh
Join our session on 22 Jan here: lnkd.in/epxs9Muh
We welcome SSSC Convener Peter Murray’s vision, much of which we wholeheartedly agree with and support. However, we have some calls for caution and plea for regulation that promotes professional confidence rather than defensive practice.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We welcome SSSC Convener Peter Murray’s vision, much of which we wholeheartedly agree with and support. However, we have some calls for caution and plea for regulation that promotes professional confidence rather than defensive practice.
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