Insights

A summary of the evidence from policy and scrutiny activity, and recommendations for the future direction of SDS policy and practice.

Considers some of the challenges posed to child protection processes in Scotland as a result of the evolving range of risks and harm which children and young people face in the 21st century.

Explores the relevance of attachment to our understanding of dementia and its impact on people and their family carers.

Outlines the concept of emotional resilience and considers how the policy and practice of social work may influence the development of organisational cultures.

A summary of the core evidence supporting community social work approaches. 

Provides students and practitioners with the opportunity to critically assess the value of mindfulness as a way of attending to wellbeing in their professional and personal lives.

Provides a review of the research methods and approaches used to evaluate UK-based social prescribing interventions in recent years. It gives an overview of how social prescribing has been evaluated, and what can be learned from this.

Explores the development of migrant integration strategies and services in Scotland.

Examines the growing body of evidence that points to known categories of risk around internet usage by children and young people in care.

This Insight explores policy, research and practice issues about spoken language interpreting in social work, focusing on people who speak limited English.