Safe and Together Scoping Report
The Scottish Parliament passed ground-breaking legislation in April 2019, recognising coercive control as a domestic abuse offence. At the same time …
Social Work Scotland Annual Conference Report 2019
Delegate survey Thank you for coming to our annual conference! Your views matter to us, so please take a minute …
A New Vision for Social Care in Prisons
A New Vision of Social Care in Prisons by S Levy, F Kumari Campbell, L Kelly and F Fernandes (University …
Community: A radical current?
The idea of universal, community-based service was key to the vision of social work that informed the 1968 Social Work …
Exploring the changing nature of adoption work
This paper charts changes in the social work role in adoption in Scotland since 1968. Although the Actwas not intended …
Criminal Justice Social Work: Exploring Gender Issues
This study explores gender in criminal justice social work (CJSW) in Scotland, historically and in the present day. It is …
Personalisation: Back to the future?
Personalisation is now established in policy circles as a key element in the future of social work practice. By implication, …
Prevention or Crisis Response?
The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 provided a framework for the newly formed social work profession to use cash assistance …
What is youth justice?
This paper draws upon archival records, literature, data, media reports and testimony from policymakers and practitioners in order to chart …
Reflections on the 1968 Act: Editorial
As the professional leadership body for social work, Social Work Scotland wanted to use the opportunity of the 50th anniversary …
