2 October 2024AdultsChildren and Families
Consultation
Response to Moving on from Care into Adulthood: Consultation
Social Work Scotland response to Scottish Government’s Moving on from Care into Adulthood: Consultation 10 October 2024 INTRODUCTION Social Work …
30 September 2024Workforce and Resources
Consultation
Response to National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 Scrutiny
Social Work Scotland Response to Scottish Parliament’s National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 Scrutiny 30 September 2024 INTRODUCTION Social …
17 September 2024Children and Families
Consultation
Response to Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017: Post Legislative Scrutiny
Social Work Scotland and Scottish Association of Social Work joint response to Scottish Parliament’s Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017: Post …
4 September 2024AdultsChief Social Work OfficersChildren and FamiliesJusticeWorkforce and Resources
Reports
Chief Social Work Officer survey report 2023-24
The CSWO annual survey report 2023-24 findings fall at a critical time for the social work landscape. Stage 2 of …
13 August 2024Adults
Consultation
Response to Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Social Work Scotland response to Scottish Parliament’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill August 2024 INTRODUCTION Social Work …
24 July 2024AdultsChildren and FamiliesJusticeWorkforce and Resources
Reports
What needs to change to support Social Work in Scotland?
The context within which professional social work is being practised in 2024 is perhaps the most challenging since its inception. …
8 July 2024AdultsChildren and Families
Reports
Accessing Records in Scotland: What people with care experience tell us about the Right of Access
Introduction This report talks about something that is very important to people with care experience: accessing their records from the …
2 July 2024Adults
Consultation
Post legislative Scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013- Follow Up
Social Work Scotland’s Response to Claire Haughey following attendance at Health, Social Care, and Sport Committee Phase 2. Introduction Social …
31 May 2024Children and Families
Reports
Scottish Government ‘Hearings for Children’ SWS Response- Varied Responses to Sub Recommendations
May 2024 Introduction: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to …
31 May 2024Children and Families
Reports
Scottish Government ‘Hearings for Children’ SWS Response- Recommendations Not Accepted
May 2024 Introduction: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to …
31 May 2024Children and Families
Reports
Scottish Government ‘Hearings for Children’ SWS Response- Recommendations Accepted
May 2024 Introduction: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to …
31 May 2024Children and Families
Reports
Scottish Government ‘Hearings for Children’ SWS Response- Recommendations Accepted with Conditions.
May 2024 Introduction: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to …
31 May 2024Children and Families
Reports
Social Work Scotland Summary Response to Hearings for Children Report and Recommendations and Minsiteral Response
May 2024 Introduction: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to …
16 May 2024Children and Families
Consultation
Response from Social Work Scotland to Consultation on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024: Statutory Guidance on Part 2 and 3 (Section 18)
May 2024 Introduction: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to …
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 …
7 May 2024Children and Families
Consultation
Care Leaver Payment Consultation
SUBMISSION FROM SOCIAL WORK SCOTLAND January 2023 Introduction Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working …
7 May 2024Children and Families
Consultation
Submission from Social Work Scotland to Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Child Friendly Complaints Handling Process Consultation
1st March 2024 Introduction Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners …
7 May 2024AdultsChildren and Families
Consultation
Submission from Social Work Scotland, To Equality and Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
31st October 2023 Introduction: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners …
23 April 2024Adults
Consultation
Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill: Consultation
SOCIAL WORK SCOTLAND RESPONSE Closes 21st April 2024. Introduction Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, …
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 …
