The Promise appointments
Our congratulations to Fraser McKinlay, who is to take up the critical role of Chief Executive at the Promise Scotland. …
Reflections on European Social Network Conference, Hamburg 2022
Our Convenor, Alison White, and Chief Officer of West Lothian HSCP, and Jennifer Rezendes, our Head of Policy and Workforce …
Don’t cut detail on data collection in adult social care expenditure: Social Work Scotland responds to government consultation
UNDERSTANDING what we spend on social care, including support for older people and people with disabilities, mental health conditions or …
Social work in Scotland is at “a critical tipping point”, report says
SOCIAL WORKERS are experiencing ‘moral distress’, a report published today finds; and urgent action is needed to support the workforce …
Non-Executive Director Opportunity – Social Work Scotland Board
The Social Work Scotland Board currently has a vacancy for a Non-Executive Director. Our Non-Executive Director positions are critical governance …
Huge response to caseload survey
More than 1,500 social work professionals in Scotland have responded to our ‘Setting the bar: the social work caseload survey’, …
Social Work Scotland Leader of the Year 2021: Winner!
Social Work Scotland are delighted to announce that the SWS Leader of the Year award at the 2021 Scottish Social …
Our Hearings, Our Voices: SWS Call to Action
Social Work Scotland is proud to make a call to action this year, in 2021, to mark the first birthday …
National Care Service: initial statement
Social Work Scotland welcomes this week’s consultation on a National Care Service. We see it as an opportunity to consider …
Contextual Safeguarding Event 26/11/2020
Thank you for coming to our Contextual Safeguarding Event. On 26th November 2020, the Scottish Contextual Safeguarding Core Group ran …
