Free BASW Membership

That’s right! CXC Social Work will fully reimburse each the total cost of your British Association of Social Workers (BASW) membership, saving you at least £213.00 per year.

As a social worker a BASW membership provides you with a whole range of additional benefits which include:

• Confidential advice and representation
• £2 million in professional indemnity insurance
• Professional social work magazine subscription
• The support of other social workers
• Lone worker security service
• Plus more!

What is BASW?

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is the largest association representing social work and social workers in the UK. Whether you are qualified or not, experienced, or just entering the profession, BASW act to help, support, advise and campaign on your behalf as a social worker.

As an organisation of members serving members, their success and vitality is built on the active involvement of members who share a commitment to good social work practice.

BASW campaigns on all social work issues and is recognised throughout the UK as the voice of social workers, contributing to social policy development nationally and internationally. BASW is consulted by civil servants, ministers, elected representatives, regulatory councils, service users and other key social services organisations.

What are the benefits of a BASW Membership?

• Advice and Representation Service
  
  • Confidential advice
    Immediately on joining, members can access telephone or email for advice on professional, practice and employment issues.
  • Representation service for BASW members of 3 months standing
    Representation within employment procedures, (for example, disciplinary, grievance, capability, etc.) at Employment Tribunals and at Internal and Public Inquiries.
    NB: Issues predating joining are not eligible for representation.

• £2 Million Professional Indemnity Insurance

• • Covering negligence, error or omission, libel, slander and breach of confidentiality. This insurance package is provided by Hiscox.
  • Public Liability Insurance and additional Professional Indemnity cover is also available as optional extras.

• Professional Social Work magazine
  
  
  • Regular issues of the profession's leading magazine.

• The support of other Social Workers
  
  
  • Networks of support through BASW's branches, committees, special interest groups and international contacts.

• Practice guidance, conferences and training advice
  
  
  • Available at substantially discounted prices to keep you at the fore-front of professional developments.

• Discounts on BASW publications
  
  
  • Significant discounts on a range of top journals and books.

• Lone Worker security service
  
  
  • Guardian24 is a personal security service that works through your existing mobile phone.
  • Log in and out of visits, journeys and other activities following your own risk assessment.
  • The service will call you back to verify if your visit over-runs.

BASW Independents Online

One of the key features of BASW is it’s independent online social worker search facility. Accessible through the main BASW site, this search facility is designed to be an invaluable database that will provide solicitors, doctors, social services, friends and individuals with a unique resource to commission independent work.

As an Independent Social Worker who holds a BASW membership you are eligible to have an entry on the BASW Directory of Independent Social Workers.

For more details regarding BASW memberships, please visit their website at http://www.basw.co.uk