Ordinary Residence best practice
This procedure aims to agree a best practice model for the transfer of adult social care cases between authorities under …
Views given on Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill
We’ve submitted the below response this week to the Scottish Government’s call for feedback on the Age of Criminal Responsibility …
Views given on Children’s Equal Protection Bill
Social Work Scotland was very well represented at Parliament today (21 March 2019) by Andy Jeffries, on the controversial subject …
We’re celebrating World Social Work Day 2019
Celebrate World Social Work Day 2019 with us! 19 March marks World Social Work Day, with the theme of promoting …
NHSS Scotland Event 2018
The NHSScotland Event is the leading health event in Scotland. In its thirteenth year, the Event continued to be the …
Social Work Scotland Annual Conference Report 2015
Whose Right is it anyway? Annual Conference and Exhibition 2015 | 17th & 18th June 2015 Key conference themes The …
Resilience resources for social work and social care workers
Social Work Scotland, Iriss and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have worked in partnership to draw together helpful resources …
Older, wiser and getting ready for the future
Jane Devine on the future of the social work profession. Read the article here.
Adult Support and Protection Conference: Good Practice and Future Challenges
To mark 10 years since the enactment of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007, Social Work Scotland held …
Social Work Summit – Equipping the Workforce: “Being Lighthouses”
The context that social work and social care currently operates in is challenging: austerity; public sector reform; higher demand for …
