In the second of our two episodes produced to celebrate Human Rights Day, Lord Alf Dubs joins Andy McClenaghan to discuss his work campaigning for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, and in particular, the rights of unaccompanied asylum-seeking Children. Among the issues discussed is how to productively engage with individuals who are hostile to the needs of refugees and asylum seekers, in order to encourage outlooks characterised by compassion rather than fear.

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In the first of two episodes created to celebrate Human Rights Day, Martin Sexton, Chair of BASW’s Policy, Ethics and Human Rights Committee, joins Andy McClenaghan to discuss the importance of human rights to social work. They consider the nature of human rights, the international human rights framework, domestic human rights law and the application of human rights to everyday social work practice.

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In this special episode, Andy McClenaghan is joined by BASW's Public and Political Affairs Lead, Kerri Prince and and Rosanne Palmer, BASW’s Policy and Research Lead Officer to discuss the implications of the Government's Spending Review for social workers & the families & individuals who use social work services.

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In February 2019 BASW published its Voices of Social Work Through The Troubles study. The ground-breaking research, conducted by a team of academics led by Queen's University Belfast's Dr Joe Duffy, profiled for the first time, the experiences of social workers who practiced during the years of political conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles. Social workers Phil Hughes and Gerry Madden participated in the research and they, along with BASW Northern Ireland National Director, Carolyn Ewart, join Andy McClenaghan to discuss their experiences of working during the abnormal and deeply challenging circumstances of The Troubles. They explore the research findings and examine how social workers today can learn from the experiences of colleagues in decades past.Read the research report at https://www.basw.co.uk/system/files/resources/Voices%20of%20Social%20Work%20Through%20The%20Troubles%20%281%29.pdfAccess the Ulster University /Commission for Victims and Survivors research report discussed in the episode—Towards A Better Future: The Trans-generational Impact of the Troubles on Mental Health at https://www.cvsni.org/media/1171/towards-a-better-future-march-2015.pdfA video profile of the research report is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX64DJOvUD0

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In the first episode of this new series, Andy McClenaghan is joined by Professor Lena Dominelli from University of Stirling and BASW England National Director, Maris Stratulis, to examine the role of social workers in disasters. They explore the challenges faced by social workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, the vital role played by social workers in supporting victim-survivors, and the importance of ensuring social workers receive appropriate training to enable them to respond effectively in disaster scenarios.

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