Revised: Funding for local government social work and social care services in 2026-27
Now that the revised finance settlement has been approved by the Scottish Parliament, we updated our paper on the limited …
A call to action: Scotland in your hands
Ahead of the Scottish election in May, ‘Scotland in your hands’ sets out the key priorities we think should underpin …
Funding for local government social work and social care services in 2026-27
This paper summarises the few identifiable increases for social work and social care services in the provisional local government settlement …
The State and Future of Social Work and Social Care Funding in Scotland
In October 2025, after reports of reductions to Self-directed Support (SDS) personal budgets (options 1 direct payments), we facilitated two …
Annual Report 2025
Welcome to a short(ish) overview of Social Work Scotland’s output and work during 2025. If you couldn’t make it to …
Working with OpenAI: A Guide for Social Workers
Working with OpenAI: A Guide for Social Workers May 2025 This guide introduces the responsible use of OpenAI in social …
Self-directed Support (SDS) Learning and Improvement Framework 2024
Self-directed Support (SDS) Learning and Improvement Framework 2024 Published 30 October 2024 This pack provides a comprehensive overview of the …
AGM summary report 2023-24
We’ve put together a summary of the reports from our Standing Committees, subgroups and projects at Social Work Scotland, which …
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 …
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. …
