About us
We are a social work leadership body, led by our members.
We work to influence policy and legislation and to support the development of the social work and social care workforce.
Latest Updates
Here you will find our featured consultations, reports and projects.
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Vote for our Self-Directed Support team!
Our SDS team has been shortlisted for an international collaboration award: vote for us here! https://essa-eu.org/vote/
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Pause the National Care Service Bill for further work, Social Work Scotland urges
Significant needs to be done before the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill should be passed by Scottish Parliament, says Social Work Scotland, and they suggest that the Bill should be paused while detailed financial work is carried out.
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Setting the Bar: towards an indicative maximum caseload for Scotland’s public sector social workers
Read our workforce report on caseloads for social workers in Scotland.
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Children’s Care and Justice Consultation
Our response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Children’s Care and Justice
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We’re stronger with you as a member. Help us shape social work leadership now and for the future.
Membership is open to a whole range of people and organisations.
Publications
We create a variety of resources, including publications, consultation responses and press releases; as well as useful ways to support your knowledge and understanding of key developments in social work.
Events
We run a range of events some of which are for members only, but most are open to people with an interest in social work and social care.
Consultations
We find a number of ways to get that view across: responding to consultations and calls for evidence; briefings to MSPs; event reports and publications based on our own work.
