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Tag: Asylum Blog

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Refugee and Asylum Blog

1 December 2017 Editor

UNISON Scotland and Scottish Association of Social Work have launched a legal guide Refugee and Asylum in Scotland: Social work

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Social Work

IRISS account of asylum seeker’s social work experience is sobering experience

30 November 2018 Editor

IRISS have published an account of an asylum seeker’s social work experience in Glasgow – sobering reading! https://www.iriss.org.uk/resources/case-studies/no-recourse-public-funds-olivias-story   Sadly

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Social Work

Resist introduction of CONNECT tool

24 January 2018 Editor

UNISON have established that the ‘CONNECT’ tool is being used by Council social work staff in Edinburgh and Glasgow when

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Social Work Uncategorized

Should Social Workers Be Part of the Immigration System and Border Control?

5 December 2017 Editor

UNISON along with SASW and refugee support organisations are concerned at reports from England that social workers are being asked

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Refugee and asylum blog launched

1 December 2017 Editor

This page will feature occasional blogs to give news, advice and support to social work members on refugee and asylum

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