The SASW team has been busy this summer responding to several important consultations. In July, we gave our views to the Mental Health Law Review on their additional proposals for changes to mental...
A new project exploring how poetry can aid reflection, self-care and rejuvenation for adult social work and social care staff is to be launched in Scotland. Poetry for Wellbeing will be delivered in...
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SASW has joined with project partners, the Scottish Poetry Library, and social work academics and poetry enthusiasts Dr Autumn Roesch-Marsh and Dr Ariane Critchley to deliver a project which will...
Our focus in this response, on behalf of our members, is on the implications for the social work profession, social workers, and on the potential impact on the children and families served by the...
Brexit, the pandemic and austerity are recognised as major issues that continue to impact access to adult social care.
Since the Setting the Bar report was published, SASW has worked closely with MSPs to challenge Scottish Ministers to address the findings. The report concluded that ““the values to which social...
SASW National Director, Alison Bavidge has written to the Justice Secretary, Keith Brown MSP to share SASW's views on the Scottish Government's proposals to improve victim's experiences of the...
A key area of concern is the definition of ‘deprivation of liberty’ being used in the draft Code which appears to deviate from that laid out in case law
