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Re-examining child neglect in the changing policy landscape

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)…
Published 13 Nov 2023 in Insights

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Migrant integration in Scotland: challenges and opportunities

Insight 54

Explores the development of migrant integration strategies and services in Scotland.
Published 4 Jun 2020 in Insights

Children in care and their use of mobile devices and the internet for contact

Insight 53

Examines the growing body of evidence that points to known categories of risk around internet usage by children and young people in care.
Published 3 Jun 2020 in Insights

Covid-19: Stress, anxiety, and social care worker's mental health

ESSS Outline

Provides recent evidence relating to Covid-19, stress, anxiety, and social care worker's mental health.
Published 29 May 2020 in Outlines

Attachment theory in practice

Explores the evolving meaning and application of this concept

Learning resource written by Sally Wassell, which explores the evolving meaning and application of attachment.
Published 20 May 2020 in Online learning materials

Service response to domestic abuse during COVID-19

ESSS Outline

Evidence on developing guidelines and recommendations that organisations are producing with regards to domestic abuse and COVID-19.
Published 11 May 2020 in Outlines

Online safety and wellbeing of adults at risk of harm

A learning resource

Learning resource that provides a short introduction to the perceived risks, forms of abuse, themes of harassment, how the risks can be reduced, and prompts for practitioners.
Published 6 May 2020 in Online learning materials

Difficult conversations during COVID-19

ESSS Outline

Examines the developing evidence with specific consideration to conversations around end-of-life care and talking to children.
Published 24 Apr 2020 in Outlines

COVID-19, social isolation and loneliness

ESSS Outline

An evidence summary that provides an overview of recent evidence.
Published 22 Apr 2020 in Outlines

Spoken language interpreters in social work

Insight 52

This Insight explores policy, research and practice issues about spoken language interpreting in social work, focusing on people who speak limited English.
Published 16 Apr 2020 in Insights

Iriss on...Making Recovery Real

A short paper on the Making Recovery Real approach, with insight from Louise Christie (SRN) and Ruth Brown (Team Leader and Chair of Making Recovery Real in Dundee.
Published 15 Apr 2020 in Iriss on…

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