News and events

A coastal pasture with sheep

Suicide prevention in rural areas

This webinar will introduce Scotland’s Scotland’s Suicide Prevention Strategy: Creating Hope Together, that is delivered by a collective of National public and third sector organisations supported by a network of Suicide Prevention Leads in local areas. It will highlight how you can connect to…
Published 23 Oct 2025 in Events
Edinburgh Together workshop

Creating cultures for co-production

Edinburgh Together workshop which aimed to give people time to think about how they can embed cultures that support co-production.
Published 3 Aug 2018 in Features
Sun flower

Health and social care standards

Seeking experiences of integrating the standards into practice and services.
Published 30 Jul 2018 in News
Social Services Expo

Social Services Expo 2018

Attend the Scottish Social Services Expo 2018, which will be held at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on 26 September.
Published 30 Jul 2018 in News
NQSW conference

Newly qualified social workers conference

Report of Building the Future; Shaping our Social Work Identity conference held in Edinburgh on 31 May 2018.
Published 10 Jul 2018 in Post-event summaries
Students

User involvement in social work education

A series of stories that highlight challenges and future ambitions of service user and carer involvement.
Published 4 Jul 2018 in News
Award winners 2018

Winners of Social Services Awards

12 individuals, teams or organisations have been announced as this year’s winners, having triumphed over more than 100 nationwide entries from across the third sector, independent organisations,…
Published 8 Jun 2018 in News
Spotlight on dementia and equalities

Spotlight on dementia and equalities

Launch of a report which contributes to the growing body of work highlighting dementia and equalities and the need to integrate knowledge into practice. 
Published 8 Jun 2018 in News
Leadership stories

Leadership stories

Stories from the Iriss and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) leadership and supervision project.
Published 1 Jun 2018 in News
Arne Kristiansen and Jenny Wetterling

Making connections

Report of Making Connections conference, focused on partnership working with service user and carers in social work education – by Kerry Musselbrook
Published 14 May 2018 in Post-event summaries
Showcasing community social work

Community social work case studies

A series of case studies that demonstrate what community social work is and has to offer, grounded in real-life context and experience.
Published 26 Apr 2018 in News

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