Ten years on from UNISON Scotland and BASW Scotland’s first ever guide for social workers on ethical working with asylum
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Home care workers ask – we care, do you?
Scotland needs a quality home care service to meet the growing demand and also ensures that patients who shouldn’t be
Read moreDo you work in social work or social care? If so, Join UNISON
This leaflet has been produced by UNISON Scotland organise a Social Work Issues Group (SWIG) – it’s hoped it can
Read moreGrowing pains, a survey of youth workers
This survey is part of UNISON Scotland’s Damage series: a set of surveys looking at the impact of the ‘Age
Read moreSocial work in Scotland 2016 – on the edge
UNISON Scotland Social Work statement for World Social Work Day. The social work and social care workforce in Scotland may
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Scotland must recognise the poor state of social work, says UNISON
UNISON is calling for political parties to agree to allocate more resources for social work and social care workers. This call is
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e-briefing Social work and contempt of court update
On 16 December 2013 two social workers employed by City of Edinburgh Council were found guilty of contempt of court
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Supervision and Workload Management
This updated paper by social work practitioners in UNISON Scotland’s Social Work Issues Group is designed as a tool for
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Voices from the sharp end
We undertook a survey of health and local authority social work staff to find out their views on current proposals
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