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Chief Social Work Officers Annual Report Summary 2021/22

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This report provides a summary of the main areas covered in the Chief Social Work Officer Annual Reports. It offers a general overview of the social work landscape in Scotland drawn from the 30 CSWO reports received, and highlights key themes to improve understanding of performance, improvement and challenges being experienced across the sector.
Published in
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on 2 May 2023

Care home quality assurance in COVID-19

A review of care home quality assurance materials

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A review of care home quality assurance materials from 17 local authority areas in Scotland to understand how improvement is best supported during periods of acute crisis.

It draws out:

Published in
Reports
on 13 Sep 2022

Care home research

An introduction for care home staff

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A resource for care home staff to develop their understanding of what is involved in research in care homes.
Published in
Reports
on 17 May 2022

Using evidence for change: domestic abuse

Working with domestic abuse in families with children

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Four papers focused on supporting multi-agency communication in working with domestic abuse in families with children.
Published in
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on 17 Jun 2020

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