Insights

Introduces the ways in which EM is currently used in Scotland, alongside international evidence and experience, to identify key issues and implications for use.

Uses the evidence base to explore how we can learn from parents whose children have been referred, in order to avoid causing harm and provide the best and most helpful support.

This Insight explores the role that fathers play in the care of children and families.

Brings together the key research findings on supporting parents with learning disabilities to aid practitioners in considering approaches for working with this group.

Examines how experiences of domestic abuse and social work intervention in cases of child protection could inform practice in Scotland.

Experiences and challenges of Scottish Gypsy Travellers and implications for social work practice.

Presents what research tells us about social workers’ communication with children and young people in everyday practice. It also introduces key findings from a UK-wide study of social workers’ communication with children and young people.

Draws on the theory and practice of appreciative inquiry, focusing particularly on recent examples from health and social care in Scotland.

Explores the impact of welfare reform – in a climate of austerity and cuts – on key client groups and its consequent effect on the social services workforce in Scotland.

Defines what peer support roles are and what they mean for services and the evidence for their use in mental health services.