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Adults, Children, Workforce

‘Equipping social workers to meet 21st century challenges relating to death and dying’

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Workforce

How conscious are social workers about their safety during visits?

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Sea change’ needed in approach to race in safeguarding practice, says national panel

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Children, Social work leaders

Corporate parenting duty to be placed on government departments and public bodies

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Children

‘What I wish I had known about building trusting relationships with children’

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Children, Social work leaders

Number of children on protection plans for CSA at 30-year low, experts warn

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Workforce

Social worker registration fee rise approved by Scottish Government

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Children, Social work leaders

Thousands of children risk losing access to vital therapy, claim support providers

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Adults, Inform Adults

Talking about trauma: practice tips

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Substantial work’ needed to improve family group conference data, study finds

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Workforce

Social workers reject regulator’s planned 33% rise in fees

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Children, Social work leaders

About the new standard of kinship care assessment

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Workforce

Numbers starting social work apprenticeships continue to grow

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Social worker registration fees in Scotland to rise by 50% over next 5 years despite opposition

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Adults, Social work leaders

7.7% boost to care home nursing fee welcome, but pressure on sector ‘relentless’, says provider body

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Choose Social Work, Workforce

‘Her empathetic leadership made me feel valued and motivated’

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