Big picture

What's going on in the sector and how we're feeling about it.

Narratives, problem rehearsal and the implementation gap

The social services and social care system is complex and we face enormous challenges including a lack of resources, squeezed budgets, burnt-out staff and moral distress. The social work profession and identity are being eroded. Social work needs to defend itself; it’s struggling to have its voice heard. We urgently need to reassess social work values in these really difficult times...

People at the heart of positive change

East Lothian Champs

Introduction

How can we mainstream the involvement of people with lived experience in social work and social care - to drive improvement, generate positive change, and do it all in a meaningful and effective way?

Hidden issues

Reflecting on the Rural Social Work Scotland Forum online conference, May 2024

Tina Laurie (University of the West of Scotland) reflects on the Rural Social Work Scotland Forum online conference that was held in early May 2024…