Social workers deserve to work in supportive organisations where they can have voice and influence - and where leaders and managers understand what social workers need to fulfil their roles.
Members have been contacting SASW (the Scottish Association of Social Work) and SWU (the Social Workers Union) with concerns that pay levels and working conditions for social workers are falling behind other public service professionals.
The new Scottish Act removes any doubt that physical discipline is not acceptable and can only assist social workers when doing multifaceted assessments of families.
Social workers struggling to support the vulnerable due to “inadequate childcare provision” during latest lockdown, says Scottish Association of Social Work