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The official Twitter feed for the British Association of Social Workers. We are the UK's largest professional association for social work.

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BASW @BASW_UK Jan 12

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BASW @BASW_UK Jan 9

Start 2026 with independent, confidential coaching designed specifically for social workers. 🙌

Our professional support service is here to help you reset, reflect and strengthen your practice - whatever this year brings.

Find out more 🔗 basw-pss.co.uk

BASW @BASW_UK Jan 8

The UK Government is today publishing legislation to scrap the two-child limit.

Consigning this abhorrent policy to the history books was a key ask in our manifesto for social work and we're pleased that it has now come to fruition.

Read more 🔗 basw.co.uk/articles/basw-…

BASW @BASW_UK Jan 8

Animals as a Strategy of Coercive Control explores how harm to animals is used to control and threaten people – and why this must be addressed in practice.

🗓 22 January 2026 | 💻 Online
🎟 Book individual sessions or attend the full series

Learn more 👉 basw.co.uk/training-cpd/p…

BASW @BASW_UK Jan 7

✍️ NEW BLOG!

Throughout 2026, we'll be shining a spotlight on Independent Social Work practice - hearing from BASW Independent members about their career journeys & how BASW has supported them.

Read our first article from Jonathan Gray, a social worker based in Scotland, below.