Tag Archives: Social Work

Why I am doing social work and why is it important – by @SocialWorkBSc – #SWSCmedia #SWweek Series #GASWSC #WSWDay #UNSWDay

The question of “why social work” I feel is one we all hear from many people outside of the profession, I know I have from family,friends,colleagues and other university students….

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Voices from the future: 1st year BSc social work students explore the mission of social work – Opinion piece by: Sasha Williams – #SWSCmedia #SWweek Series #GASWSC #WSWDay #UNSWDay

The social work and professional practice module is taken by BSc social work students at the University of Huddersfield in their first year.  During a lecture, as part of the…

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Debate on: The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development – and World Social Work Day 20-March-2012 – #SWSCmedia #SWweek Series #GASWSC #WSWDay #UNSWDay

Happy Social Work Day and Happy Social Work Week. This week there a are a number of events and important events and activities (both online and face-to-face) to celebrate Social Work…

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Social work with men: Great potential, but much work to be done – Opinion piece by: Prof. Jonathan Scourfield – #SWSCmedia #SWweek Series #GASWSC #WSWDay #UNSWDay

I’m going to address World Social Work Day not so much with outright celebration of the current state of social work, although we all need a bit of that, but…

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On Social Work in Society: For me, it all comes back to Ubuntu – Opinion piece by: Relando Thompkins, MSW – #SWSCmedia #SWweek Series #GASWSC #WSWDay #UNSWDay

The role & importance of Social Work in society On the journey to find ways to share this planet with one another, many conflicts have arisen and continue to arise…

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The importance of social work in contemporary society – Opinion piece by Nick Berbiers – #SWSCmedia #SWweek Series #GASWSC #WSWDay #UNSWDay

One can trace the origins of social work back to pre-Modern history, but the version of social work as a practice which we would broadly recognise developed in the mid…

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@SWSCmedia Case Study Series: Professional Boundary Dilemma – 2012-03-18 #SWSC media

I am a third year BA Social Work student on placement in a Local Authority. I met Samir about 6 months ago at a party and it is now 4…

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Debate on: The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development – and World Social Work Day 20-March-2012 – #SWSCmedia Debate @SWSCmedia

Next week there a are a number of events and important events and activities (both online and face-to-face) to celebrate Social Work Week #SWweek, beginning with World Social Work Day #WSWDay (Tuesday,…

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Debate Summary: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct: Separating the Personal from Professional – 13 March 2012 – a #SWSCmedia Debate @SWSCmedia

Thank you for joining us in another rich and lively debate @SWSCmedia. The topic for discussion was Codes of ethics and professional conduct separating the personal and professional and we had a…

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Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct: Separating the Personal form Professional – Opinion piece by: Joe Godden @BASW_UK

10 years ago I was asked to give my opinion regarding a social worker who appeared to be breaking professional boundaries. The social worker, a male in his 30’s, was…

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