New models of care at home
Iriss Outline
Evidence summary that provides an overview of new models of care at home and the evidence supporting their use.
Published in
on 24 Nov 2021
A history of community social work
A paper examining the history of community social work, fifty years after the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.
Published in
on 26 Sep 2018
Social isolation, loneliness and older people
ESSS Outline
Explores some of the less commonly included evidence from systematic reviews and literature reviews on age and social isolation.
Published in
on 25 Jun 2018
Person-centred community-led social support and care: equalities and human rights outcomes
Evidence Review
This evidence review was commissioned by Life Changes Trust to explore the evidence around the contribution of community-led approaches to social care and support to human rights and equalities outcomes.
Published in
on 7 May 2018
SDS brokerage in rural Scotland
ESSS Outline
Explores the challenges facing local authorities when seeking to implement brokerage models of self directed support in rural Scottish communities.
Published in
on 24 Jan 2018
Care homes and community
Care Home Week, led by Scottish Care, takes place in Scotland this week (12-18 June).
Throughout the week, there will be celebrations of Scotland's care homes, the individuals who live and work in them, their role in local communities and the opportunities care homes offer to enhance lives and wellbeing for a wide range of people.
Published in
on 15 Jun 2017
Community care and older people
Case study
This case has been designed to familiarise students with the framework, key principles and statutes surrounding social work intervention with vulnerable adults. It consists of a three stage scenario describing the difficulties in the lives of an older couple, and their family, as they become increasingly dependent on community, residential and hospital-based services to protect them from danger and to promote their welfare.
Published in
on 16 Mar 2011
