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Projects
Social Work Scotland lead national projects on the design and implementation of policy and legislation.
Committees
Social Work Scotland is a membership body and members meet regularly in committees, sub-groups and practice networks.
Resources
Social Work Scotland has a range of publications, including responses to government consultations, parliamentary briefings and reports.

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Social Work Scotland is the professional leadership body for the social work and social care professions.

We are a membership body and we work to influence policy and legislation and to support the development of the social work and social care workforce.

Our team is based in Edinburgh and work to support our organisation as well as running a number of national projects around the design and implementation of policy and legislation. Find out more here.

We work closely with the Scottish Association of Social Work, who represent frontline social workers and also provide a union function. Visit their website here: https://www.basw.co.uk/scotland/

We are supported by our partners at:

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Meetings

For dates, times and venues our Executive Committee, Chief Social Work Officer, Practice Network and Subgroup meetings.

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upcoming events

Publications

Our reports explore a wide range of topics in social work practice and legislation.

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Get involved

Membership is open to a whole range of people and organisations. You do not need to be a social worker or provide social work services: we offer something for everyone.

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Projects

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Care at Home and Support

Care at Home and Support

We’re having a good look at care and support at home. What are the challenges around workforce, commissioning and procurement and who is trying what to deliver sustainable services.

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50th anniversary of the 1968 Social Work Scotland Act

50th anniversary of the 1968 Social Work Scotland Act

Looking back at the last 50 years to see where we’ve come from and looking forward to the next 50 years to see where we’ll go.

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Health and social care in prisons

Health and social care in prisons

Providing care and support in a prison setting has a number of challenges and as the population who need care and support grows and grows older.

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Gender equality storytelling initiative

Gender equality storytelling initiative

We are developing a Gender Equality Storytelling Initiative that will raise awareness of gender inequality.

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Safe and Together

Safe and Together

This approach is about partnering with women and supporting them to remain safe and together with their children.

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Joint investigative interviews of child witnesses

Joint investigative interviews of child witnesses

Social Work Scotland and Police Scotland have been commissioned to develop a new approach to joint investigative interviews.

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Self-directed support

Self-directed support

Choice and control is what people using care and support service needs and want.

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