Carve out your career steps, build your skills / CPD and protect your wellbeing with °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ's discounted working category membership for social workers who have been qualified and have worked in a social work position for less than five years.
Category | Direct Debit / monthly |
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Working (qualified for less than five years) | Ìý Ìý£17.56 / month |
Member benefits
Protection, representation and support
- Protection and support. Ìý
Access advice fromÌý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ Advice and Representation, a team of qualified social workers, for professional and regulatory help.ÌýÌýOur team of qualified social workers understand the issues you face and are able to advise and represent you at regulatory councils, advising over 1,500 members every year.Ìý
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ also works with the Social Workers Union (SWU) to guarantee members the legal entitlement of representation in employers’ hearings.Ìý
Opt into SWU for just £2.50 a month (£30 a year) – or just 83p a month (£10 a year) for unwaged and student member.Ìý
- Free and confidentialÌýone-to-one peer coaching
The Social Work Professional Support Services. ÌýProtect your wellbeing, talk about career progression and map out your plans with an experienced coach.Ìý
- InsuranceÌý
Feel safe in knowing you haveÌý£5 million professional indemnity insurance. ÌýFind out more about °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ InsuranceÌýand answer questions such as: "Do I need Professional Indemnity insurance?", "Do all social work professionalsÌýrequire Professional Indemnity insurance?", "What does the professional indemnity cover?"
Build your CPD and best practice
- Training and CPD.Ìý
Develop your knowledge and skills and carve out your career path with free and discounted CPD.Ìý
- Build your skills and carve out your career steps through our professional development courses
Enjoy discounted rates to specialisedÌýevent programmes, training and events. Ìý
- Learn about the latest social work practice developed by and for social workers.Ìý
- Supporting your re-registration with your regulator, learn about the latest social work practice through online articles and journals.
- Log your CPD from a range of free or discounted training, online resources and events.
We run a number of courses and events including the rollingÌý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ NQSW CPD programmeÌýtailored to support you post qualification, delivered byÌýaccredited training partnersÌýand specialised events to support direct social work practice and skills development.Ìý
- Download the time-effective resources you need.
Access policies, resources and practice guides for social work. There’s a lot to think about during your early career but °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ can support and signpost you to resources to help in your day-to-day work. ÌýBenefit from the weekly email which highlights key updates in the sector and keeps you feeling informed.Ìý
- Social Work Conferences. Ìý
Discounted rates for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ social work conferences across the UK, led by the voice of social work, practice leaders, people who use services, policy makers and academics.Ìý
- Code of Ethics
ApplyÌý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ’s Code of EthicsÌýto your work placements and uphold the highest professional standards and practice
- M°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ
Show your commitment to professional practice and use M°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ after your name.
- Professional Social Work Magazine
Enjoy the UK’s only printed social work magazineÌýProfessional Social Work Magazine, delivered directly to your doorÌýÌý
Influence
- Campaigns and lobbying
Your voice inspires our campaigns.ÌýTogether we’ll drive positive change and influence what matters in social work today.Ìý
We continue to lobby UK government for a better understanding of social work and social workers.Ìý
We are campaigning for improved professional working conditions, relationship-based practice and for an end to and poverty.Ìý
Save
- Claim tax back on your membership subscription
If you are a UK tax payer and pay for your °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ membership fee yourself, you can claim tax relief on professional association membership subscriptions. You can claim up to four years’ subscription fees. ÌýFind out more on theÌý. If you make aÌýÌýusingÌý, the company will pay £10 to the Social Workers’ Benevolent Trust.Ìý Please be aware °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ is listed asÌýSocial Workers British Association of on the HMRC website. (Terms and conditions apply)Social Workers Union (SWU)
- Save on discounted books in the
- Journals
Receive up to 75% off subscriptions to theÌýBritish Journal of Social WorkÌýandÌýPractice: Social Work in ActionÌý
Additional subscription | Additional cost / monthlyÌý |
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British Journal of Social Work online onlyÌý | + £3.00 / month |
British Journal of Social Work print and online | + £4.17 / month |
Practice: ÌýSocial Work in Action print | + £2.50 / month |
Connect
- Network and connect with like-minded colleagues to discuss practice and share knowledge and ideas both online and offline throughÌýregional branches,Ìýspecial interest groups, and events.
- Receive °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ updates. ÌýThe latest insight, updates and resources for social workers to your inbox.ÌýÌý
- Join our community of social workers online – through Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Professional practice
- Code of Ethics
ApplyÌý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ’s Code of EthicsÌýto your work placements and uphold the highest professional standards and practice
- M°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ
Show your commitment to professional practice and use M°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ after your name.
Discounted membership with the Social Workers Union (SWU)
Discounted membership of theÌýSocial Workers Union (SWU)Ìý– our partner specialist union for social workers
Category | Additional cost / monthly |
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SWU membership for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ Working Category membersÌý | + £2.50 / month |
As a °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ member you can access free advice and telephone support from the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ Advice and Representation team, a team of qualified social workers who provide specialist professional and regulatory help.Ìý
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ also works with the Social Workers Union (SWU) to guarantee members the legal entitlement of representation in employers’ hearings. SWU is a trade union with 15k members, dedicated to social work professionals and run by social workers.Ìý
Opting in to SWU means you get all the benefits of the trade union alongside °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ, your professional association – all under one roof. To make it easy, you pay one monthly or annual fee and you are signposted to where you need to go across a network working to support you at any time you need it.Ìý
As a member, you can also…Ìý
- ApplyÌý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ’s Code of EthicsÌýto your work placements and uphold the highest professional standards and practice
- Show your commitment to professional practice and use M°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ after your name.
- Enjoy the UK’s only printed social work magazineÌýProfessional Social Work Magazine, delivered directly to your doorÌýÌý
- Join our community of social workers online – through Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Membership renewals
Your °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ membership will be due for renewal after each year of membership. Ìý
If you pay by monthly direct debit and your circumstances are unchanged you do not need to do anything, your °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ membership will renew automatically. Ìý