Social Workers Union (SWU)

Social Workers Union (SWU) has been a member of Linktree for 4 years and joined in November 2021. The social media accounts linked to from Social Workers Union (SWU) are: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Email, X. Besides social media accounts, SWU_UK has populated their site with SWU Chair Dave Callow: Today’s class is about “class”, Social Work Leaders Write to National Media, Talk to SWU interview with Dr Neil Thompson for Stress Awareness Month 2023, BASW England launch campaign for a ‘better supported workforce in a more equal society’ with support from SWU, SWU has launched a new rapid reporting mechanism for social workers concerned about media coverage, following a discussion of the topic by the IPSO Readers’ Panel, A festive message from the Social Workers Union, The “Hormotional” Social Worker - SWU Executive Committee UK Representative Chrissie Beatty writes about her experience of menopause and the importance of workplace support and inclusion, "What sort of world do we want to live in?" SWU Chair Dave Callow shares his reflections on the importance of unions and hope at the beginning of the 2022 festive season, SWU shines a light on “dog whistle” discrimination in new blog series with authors writing about their living experience with racism, neurodiversity discrimination, and transphobia, SWU is working with our members in the run-up to the National Care Service Bill, SWU General Secretary John McGowan highlights the complexities of strike and expresses disgust for the proposed new trade union legislation #AntiStrikeBill, BASW Cymru and SWU celebrate South Asian Heritage Month 2022, SWU media guidelines on reporting of social workers take next step in gaining recognition from press, SWU study finds employers failing to advertise part-time social work roles, Watch the SWU webinar recording: Social workers help to set out stepping stones to better working conditions, World Menopause Day 2022, John McGowan, General Secretary of the Social Workers Union provides an overview of the complexities of implementing strike action, SWU Campaign Fund 2021 - 2022, SWU Executive Committee elects new Chair and Vice Chair, Watch the Talk to SWU: SWES workplace issues webinar recorded on 14 September 2022, SWU Campaign Fund supports Scottish Students to campaign on bursaries, SWU Campaign Fund update: Guidelines on media reporting of social workers launched, SWU, BASW, and TransActual celebrate Trans Awareness Week 2022, SWU Campaign Fund has renewed funding through 2022-2023 : members who would like to run their own campaign are encouraged to submit their ideas for funding and support, Social Workers Union (SWU) homepage, SWU contributes to "A Rapid Review of Reflective Supervision in Social Work" in the British Journal of Social Work, SWU 10th Anniversary Celebration, Social Work England registration and renewal process 2022: updated SWU and BASW England statement, Join SWU, National Union of Journalists meets with SWU to discuss media guidelines, SWU Campaign Fund Update: A powerful cross-party committee of MSPs has agreed to take action to support the need for social work university students to be provided with bursaries during the final years of their courses in Scotland, Professor Trish Hafford-Letchfield: Learning to Deliver Affirmative Care to LGBTQ+ people in later life, Meet Calum Gallacher, SWU’s newly appointed Assistant General Secretary, International Romani Day 2023: A time for celebration, a call for solidarity, SWU Campaign Fund Update: Secretary of State questioned on England social work bursaries, GFTU History Questions & Answers with Dr Edda Nicolson, SWU and BASW have signed the Together Through This Crisis coalition's open letter calling for government action to stop this cost-of-living crisis from becoming the new normal, Care Day 2023 – Embracing therapeutic models and empathy, SWU among 21 unions to sign the Migrant Workers' Pledge condemning the Government’s attempts to ‘pit’ workers against each other and calling for urgent action to advance the rights of migrant workers, SWU statement in support of the transgender and non-binary community, Dr Gillian Ferguson: What has Ziggy Stardust got to do with social workers’ learning?, UK Social Work Students and Apprentices: The SWU Assignment #WSWD2023 essay competition is now open for entries! Answer this year's question for the chance to win one of four £500 grants, Reshuffle prompts social work students in Scotland to write to new ministers. The student led campaign also now has the backing of Social Work Scotland, alongside the existing support from SWU and SASW., SWU and BASW call for social work student bursary reform to be included in Labour manifesto, International Workers’ Memorial Day 2023, SWU and BASW Northern Ireland discuss future joint campaigns, Social Work Students urged to join in a nationwide call to reform bursaries across England, Educational Psychologists and Social Workers join forces to fight cost of living crisis, Foster Care Fortnight 2023: Lois’s Story, Sign the open letter to support social work students across England calling for bursary reform.