Department of Social Work and Social Care

Welcome to the Department of Social Work and Social Care, which is based in the School of Social Policy. As the oldest running social work education programme in the country established in 1908, we are proud of our history and we are committed to continuing our work to raise professional social work standards and promote good practice.

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70 years of the NHS

We are celebrating our partnership, contributions and future with the nation’s most loved institution

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Who's in charge of the robot? The ethical challenge of machines in care

20Jun

What does good leadership in social work look like? Lessons from the field

24Jun

Young carers and family life: a West Midlands perspective

4Jul

Tweets by SocialWorkUoB

Social work: a missing voice of integrated care?

A blog written by Robin Miller published on the International Foundation for Integration Care website discusses social work and collaboration.

Posted 15 May 2019

A Marathon, Not a Sprint: supporting the carers of people with dementia

Jon Glasby and Siân Thomas discuss research at the University of Birmingham which focuses on the needs of the carers of people with dementia in different societies.

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