A joint survey by BASW and SWU on future ways of working by the Advice and Representation (A&R) and SWU Trade Union Team

During the pandemic, BASW Advice and Representation (A&R) and Social Workers Union (SWU) officers have been working from home, like all BASW and SWU staff. They have not been travelling to face-to-face meetings or hearings but have been working entirely through remote videoconferencing and telephone calls. The service has continued to achieve good outcomes for members.

This way of working will continue until at least the end of September 2021. We need to decide what we keep and what we change after that as government guidance and organisational working arrangements change across the UK.

We now need your views on:

What it’s been like for members who have used A&R/SWU over the past 15 months
How we can best provide the A&R/SWU service for the long-term following the experience of technology in the pandemic
Your views on videoconference vs face to face representation and support

Please answer these questions to help us get this right.

Understanding the diversity of our membership is important to the development of our services so please complete what you can. Questions 1-9 are optional.

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* 1. What is your field of social work?

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* 2. Please tell us what best describes your primary role:

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* 3. Gender

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* 4. Sexual orientation

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* 5. Disability

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* 6. Religion

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* 7. Ethnicity

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* 8. Please indicate which age range you sit within:

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* 9. (Excluding the telephone duty service) Have you used BASW or SWU representation (employment or regulatory) services by remote videoconference during the pandemic period?

Yes