22 May 2025
Guidance
Diversion from Prosecution: Practice Guidance for Justice Partners
Diversion from Prosecution (DfP) is the process by which the Procurator Fiscal refers a person to their Local Authority to …
27 March 2025AdultsJusticeWorkforce and Resources
Guidance
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 …
19 November 2024
Guidance
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 …
15 May 2024Adults
Guidance
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 …
15 May 2024Adults
Guidance
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 …
15 May 2024Adults
Guidance
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 …
15 May 2024Adults
Guidance
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 …
15 May 2024Adults
Guidance
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 …
19 March 2024
Guidance
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 …
27 January 2023Justice
Guidance
Throughcare Assessment for Release on Licence (TARL) Guidance
The Throughcare Assessment for Release on Licence (TARL) guidance has been developed over a number of years by experienced justice …
20 April 2022Children and Families
Guidance
Kinship Care protocol
The landscape of kinship care can be complex for both kinship carers, and those who support carers and children placed …
18 December 2021Children and FamiliesJustice
Guidance
Age of Criminal Responsibility
The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (hereafter referred to as ‘the Act’) is effective from 17 December 2021. This brings important changes to the rights of all children under 12 years of age.
16 June 2020Children and Families
Guidance
Connections for wellbeing & contact framework
Please find below the Framework for decision-makers to ensure children in public care maintain strong connections with family during the Covid-19 …
23 March 2018Adults
Guidance
Adult Support and Protection Cross-Boundary Cases: Best Practice Principles
26 May 2017Chief Social Work Officers
Guidance
Undertaking the role of Chief Social Work Officer: Sharing knowledge from practice
26 January 2016
Guidance
Guidance to Chief Social Work Officers on access to Elected Member information
1 December 2015
Guidance
Facilitating the Journey of Integration
A guide for those supporting the formation of Integration Joint Boards
