UNISON Scotland Social Work

Social Work Services

More. Social Work features in a range of broad issues across services. Use the search box below to search the whole UNISON Scotland site.

UNISON Scotland sponsored Choose Life at Work - An exploration of mental health, discrimination and social justice using political song with Research Collections @ GCU and featuring Andy Smith. Followed by a workshop on suicide awareness with Choose Life.

UNISON now wants to sit down with the Festival and discuss a potential mental health learning festival in the spring

Supporting Scotland's Social Work Services Workforce

UNISON is by far the largest union representing most Social Work and Social Care staff in Scotland. We represent Social Workers in all specialisms, residential workers, social care workers, home care staff and professional, admin and clerical support staff.

We have a Social Work Issues Group (SWIG) with reps from branches across Scotland, specifically addressing Social Work issues. See also the UNISON UK Social Care pages

Updates	Policies and Publications	Responses and Briefings
Helping People Change Their Lives A Social Work Manifesto for UNISON and BASW members in Scotland (pdf) Plus click here for Press release STUC: Campaign for quality social care services: People protected every day due to social work Stand Up For Social Work: What you can do in Community Care Campaign 27 Mar 09: Resource lesson needs to be learned from child protection inspections 4 Feb 09: Tories could deal with social worker crisis themselves: UNISON calls on the Tories to stop whingeing about social work shortages when they could take action to deal with the problem in many cases UNISON Scotland 8-point plan to deliver safer ways to protect children (pdf) - print out and put on your notice board 26 Jan 09: Shocking Click here for previous news	Creating and supporting an informed employer/employee relationship within the self directed support sector SPAEN/UNISON final report June 09 (pdf) YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK - a guide for Personal Assistants and their Employers Professional Supervision in Social Work - UNISON Scotland position Direct Payments in Scotland: A Joint Position Statement agreed between UNISON Scotland and key Scottish disabled people's organisations, setting out our position on direct payments in Scotland (pdf). - Plus click here for Press release "Child's Welfare Paramount?" Asylum guidance booklet Report of the 21st Century Social Work Review Briefing New issue of The Way Forward for Scotland's Social Work Click here for more publications	The Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2008: Second Consultation UNISON Response Jan 09 (pdf) Jan 09: Response to the Scottish Government’s Consultation on the Introduction of Final Dates to achieve Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) Nov 08: UNISON Response to Consultation on the Reform of the Children's Hearings System Safeguarding the Children in Scotland Who May Have Been Trafficked Response March 07: Draft Children's Services (Scotland) Bill Response Role of the Social Worker: Protection of Title Response Inquiries and Inspections Click here for more responses and briefings
Asylum Seeker Children Campaign
"Child's Welfare Paramount?" Asylum guidance booklet Asylum Seeker children and families: Update on developments January 2008 Asylum removals breach Scottish law Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children Response Independent Asylum Review Evidence Asylum Seeker Children Briefing Paper