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The College Development Group, of which BASW is an active member, is holding a series of consultation events during September, as efforts continue to define the future purpose and functions of The College of Social Work, ahead of its interim launch in 2011.The events, targeted at social workers, managers, service users and their carers, are being staged across England. These are supported by an ongoing online consultation, which social workers can still respond to.See More

Through plenaries, workshops and an interactive debate, delegates will actively debate and deliberate how Skills for Care, employers and other organisations are engaging with the implementation of the Social Work Reform Board plan including the contribution that Skills for Care is making to social work development with NQSW.The conference will also see the launch of the Social Care Institute for Excellence’s (SCIE) Newly Qualified Social Work tool. This exciting new online facility will give…See More

This conference is designed to face up to the challenges of recruiting and retaining both adult and children’s social workers.The recruitment and retention of social workers has never been more challenging. According to Local Government research 60% of councils have problems hiring children’s social workers.A study by Community Care Magazine revealed that of 345 articles published about social workers in 13 national newspapers during the first quarter of 2009:• 54% were negative, 38% objective…See More