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This summary report provides an analysis and overview of the Chief Social Work Officer (CSWO) 2022-2023 Annual Reports. These annual reports are based around a reporting template and give a general…

Working with African Diaspora families

A supportive toolkit for the social care workforce

This toolkit is for anyone who is part of the social care workforce who wants to deliver best practice to African Diaspora children and families…

Sextortion animation

a resource for Adult Support and Protection

Sextortion Scams are a rapidly growing concern. It is a form of blackmail where victims are threatened with sexual information, photos or videos about themselves, and are coerced into doing something…

Child protection planning meetings

An online learning resource

A course supporting professionals to understand and improve practice in Child Protection Planning Meetings (CPPMs).
This Insight explores the evidence on child neglect in the context of the refreshed Scottish definition of neglect published in the National Guidance for Child Protection (Scottish Government, 2021)…
This Insight examines the underlying assumptions within radicalisation policy, and aims to encourage discussion around the understanding of their influence upon practice, and to help practitioners…
This Insight provides an overview of the policy and legislative background to supported decision making (SDM). It also provides a brief summary of research looking at how SDM may be approached and…
Reporting on research to explore the current practice context of social work leadership in Scotland, through the perspectives of social workers from across the profession, with the aim of better…
This insight aims to provide a thematic overview of the existing studies that explore the experiences of non-offending carers in the immediate aftermath of discovery and identifies the support needs…
This framework offers a set of processes and principles that will be helpful to those conducting and/or participating in Large Scale Investigations. To help think through how these processes and…