ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with an appraisal of how political, policy and organisational changes have created new spaces for social workers in dealing with existing forms of sectarianism and social conflict, whilst being careful not to lose sight of the continuing problems that face the profession and wider society. The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is the United Kingdom (UK) professional association for social workers. Social workers used BASW Northern Ireland to come together to discuss and share practice ideas, innovation and consider policy developments. The Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work was the UK organisation responsible for social work education and training at qualifying and post-qualifying levels. Social work educators stated that social work students felt ill-prepared to deal with issues of sectarianism while on placement and that social work organisations did not provide support or guidance.
