Outlines research to support practitioners working with high-risk offenders. It draws on relevant literature to inform understanding of: persons who commit sexually abusive behaviours; approaches to risk assessment; and community management.
Explores the particularities of the rural context, the policy framework, and goes on to describe approaches that can be used to help social workers living and working in rural Scotland.
Examines the impact that participatory approaches - involving people who use health and social care services in their design and delivery - has on health, wellbeing and efficiency outcomes; highlighting implications for practice.
Sandy Sieminski, Jenny Bew and Alice Bradley share their learning and reflections on the importance of service user and carer involvement in critical reading.
Summarises evidence relating to the effectiveness of women specific interventions in addressing complex needs and the role they may play as preventative strategies in children's services.
Explores the evidence around integrated assessment in children's services, including children's and families' experiences of the assessment process, good practice, electronic information systems,…
An initiative to encourage Roma and non-Roma families to claim clothing grants and free school meals, which had a positive effect on the school community and beyond.
