Talk:British Association of Social Workers

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It was formed in 1970 by the amalgamation of the Association of Child Care Officers, the Association of Family Case Workers, the Association of Psychiatric Social Workers, the Association of Social Workers, the Institute of Medical Social Workers, the Moral Welfare Workers' Association, and the Society of Mental Welfare Officers. These were all members of the Standing Conference of Organisations of Social Workers (SCOSW), which had been formed in 1962 to bring together the different branches of the profession and which was wound up on the formation of BASW (the National Association of Probation Officers was also a member, but decided against joining the new association).

Registered members of the British Association of Social Workers are entitled to use the postnominals "MBASW" after their name. Membership opens access to various on line forums, advice and guidance support and receives a monthly profession (non-peer reviewed) magazine called Professional Social Work.

In October 2011 BASW launched a trade union arm (called the Social Workers' Union). This was its second foray into this territory, as far back as 1976 it launched the British Union of Social Workers, which is now part of the Community (trade union). As a certified independent trade union it will have the legal right to accompany individual members to hearings (grievance, disciplinaries etc.) held by employers.

-- Jytdog (talk) 20:48, 17 September 2017 (UTC)