Stand up for social work by joining BASW

Guest blog from Maggie Mellon, Vice Chair of The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Community Care has reported less than a tenth of the profession are involved in the debate following the College of Social Work’s closure announcement. I want as many people...

A time for change

In our second blog post reviewing the ‘Youth Justice in Scotland’ paper, Maggie Mellon, independent social work consultant and vice-chair of the British Association of Social Workers, makes the case for using this as an opportunity to bring about real change. CYCJ’s...

Careers: How I Got Here – Maggie Mellon

From: 08 September 2004 Maggie Mellon, Director of children and family services, Children 1st. What was your first job? I was a Saturday girl in Woolworths. We got paid half a crown an hour. What does your current role involve? I manage a range of services for...