Social Work Scotland are delighted to announce that the SWS Leader of the Year award at the 2021 Scottish Social Services Awards has been awarded posthumously to Kate Christmas, of Inverclyde HSCP. Kate, who was a Service Manager in Children’s Services, was nominated by her colleagues at Inverclyde who were keen that her impact on […]

Thank you for coming to our Contextual Safeguarding Event. On 26th November 2020 the Scottish Contextual Safeguarding Core Group ran a ½ day online webinar on contextual safeguarding in Scotland. The event was supported by Social Work Scotland and attended by representatives of key agencies and organisations promoting child protection and welfare, as well as […]

Read the papers for this meeting here During the AGM, our New Convenor (Alison Gordon) and Vice Convenor  (Alison White) were elected, alongside confirming positions for chairs of the committees and non-executive directors (we welcome Alison Bavidge, National Director of SASW into this role) Keynote presentation Leading change: insights from Implementation Science, Dr Melissa Van […]

Together We Make the Difference. #SWS16

Together We Make the Difference. #SWS16

Using Advanced Analytics in Social Work: 29 October 2019, Edinburgh As you’ll be aware from ongoing conversations, we felt that we should be at the forefront of discussions about the future of Scottish social work. This includes how we can harness technology to its best effect, supporting professional expertise and experience to improve the lives […]

Together We Make the Difference. #SWS16

Together We Make the Difference. #SWS16