Thanks to Josephine Dowell & Karen Cassidy Panoviciu for speaking so openly about the struggles they & their social work student colleagues are facing during the cost-of-living crisis

⁦Social Workers Union⁩ ⁦Department of Health⁩

Wonderful to have John McGowan General Secretary of ⁦Social Workers Union⁩ in NI discussing the findings of our joint research exploring student social workers’ views on the social work bursary & planning our next steps to deliver for everyone involved.

Our Policy & Comms Lead Andy McClenaghan represented Cliff Edge Coalition NI on BBC Radio Ulster's On Your Behalf Programme on Saturday discussing the need to remove the Universal Credit two-child limit. You can listen back on BBC Sounds, the segment begins at 02:14.
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This is a fantastic initiative by BASW .. Hopefully relevant to NI BASW Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Social Care Council Looking forward to replay of the launch & FAQs document - Thank you BASW 🙏

Looking forward to discussing why Cliff Edge Coalition NI supports removal of the Universal Credit two-child limit this morning with Linda McAuley MBE on BBC Radio Ulster from 10am.

Listen at bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

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Amazing achievements #Freeloavesonfriday speaking volumes about remarkable human endeavour BASW BASW Northern Ireland BASW Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 SASW 🌈Updates from ADCS

Delighted to join the keynote speakers today at the ⁦IASW⁩ Mental Health Social Work conference on Safeguarding - opening speech by Jackie McIlroy updating us on her observations undertaking the ‘Emily’ Review ⁦BASW Northern Ireland⁩ ⁦Gareth McGibbon⁩ ⁦HSE Ireland⁩

Reflections from ⁦Jackie McIlroy⁩ on her recent experience of the independent review of safeguarding in the Irish context ⁦IASW⁩

Marcella Leonard pays tribute to the forensic & skilled work of the social work team in Emily case. 'I honour their work and commitment.' Marcella Leonard went public with her concerns about how excellent social work practice was undermined. IASW

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Our Policy & Comms Lead Andy McClenaghan will represent Cliff Edge Coalition NI on BBC Radio Ulster's On Your Behalf programme tomorrow at 10am with Linda McAuley MBE to discuss the need to remove the Universal Credit two-child limit.

Listen on BBC sounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

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🙌 Free Loaves on Fridays is here! 🙌

A new anthology of stories, letters & poems containing the voices of 100 children & adults about their experience in care. ❤️

🔗 Read more in this great write up in Children & Young People Now: cypnow.co.uk/news/article/f…

#FreeLoavesOnFridays | Rebekah Pierre

It was great to meet with Liz Kimmins MLA Liz Kimmins, Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Health Committee this afternoon to discuss priority issues for social work.

Details of the issues raised are outlined in our briefing to Health Committee members⬇️
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We have received 7 nominations for the role of BASW NI Committee member & the process has moved on to an election.

Voting is open until Monday 29 April at 12pm. BASW NI members can vote for up to 5 candidates.

For candidate information & to vote visit basw.co.uk/basw-northern-…

1 in 4 children live in poverty in NI. A vital step in addressing the issue is to remove the Universal Credit two-child limit. BASW supports the Opposition Day motion calling for this.

Read our press release new.basw.co.uk/articles/socia…

BBC Talkback William Crawley BASW

We’ll be at Stormont this morning for the Opposition debate on poverty.

Really encouraged to see the removal of the two-child limit on the agenda.
 
One in four children here now live in poverty and those numbers will only continue to rise if action isn’t taken immediately.

We're proud to be part of Cliff Edge Coalition NI & fully support tomorrow's Opposition Day motion calling on the Communities NI Minister to present a plan to remove the Universal Credit two-child limit.

Sinn Féin DUP Ulster Unionist Party Alliance Party The SDLP

#remove2childlimit

We're proud to be part of Cliff Edge Coalition NI & fully support tomorrow's Opposition Day motion calling on the Communities NI Minister to present a plan to remove the Universal Credit two-child limit.

Sinn Féin DUP Ulster Unionist Party Alliance Party The SDLP

#remove2childlimit

Really enjoyed contributing to this. Hopefully it helps those considering this area of practice.

Join us at our online Community of Practice on Wednesday 17 April to highlight issues you want BASW NI to raise on your behalf concerning youth & criminal justice social work. Your views will inform our priorities in this new NI Assembly term.

Register at shorturl.at/kwxF0