Self-Directed Support Framework of Standards (2024)
The Self-Directed Support Framework of Standards consists of a set of standards (including practice statements and core components) to support …
SDS Standard 13: Direct payments for employing Personal Assistants
Self-directed Support Standard 13: Direct payments for employing Personal Assistants focuses on fair and equitable provision for Personal Assistant employers. The …
The Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) Guidance
The Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) Guidance Using the LS/CMI in Prison and Throughcare March 2025 PURPOSE OF THIS …
Reviewing Officers Handbook 2024-2030
A Reviewing Officers Network has met for over fifteen years and in recent years has joined Social Work Scotland as …
Reflections on Practice: Self-Directed Support Across Scotland- Revising the Self-directed Support Framework of Standards
Social Work Scotland Self-directed Support project team undertook a review of the Self-directed Support Framework of Standards in 2023, adopting …
Reflections on Practice: Self-Directed Support Across Scotland- Supporting People to Live Good Lives Across Highland
The development of a new SDS Strategy for Highland was predicated on an understanding that much of the ethos of …
Reflections on Practice: Self-Directed Support Across Scotland- Short Breaks in Fife
The Short Breaks team was established five years ago and sits within the Self-directed Support (SDS) team. Following assessment, supported …
Reflections on Practice: Self-Directed Support Across Scotland- Fife Community Support Service Reviews
After the pandemic, Fife Health and Social Care Partnership responded to a demand for day and community support services by …
Reflections on Practice: Self Directed Support Across Scotland- Flexible Use of Direct Payments Across Scotland
The Social Work Scotland Self-Directed Support Practice Network provides thinking space and peer learning opportunities for those people leading on …
Self-Directed Support Practitioner Toolkit
This toolkit has been developed by the Social Work Scotland Self-directed Support project in collaboration with our stakeholders. It will …
