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News - 7 May 2008
The Changing Lives Spring/Summer 2008 Newsletter was published on 1st May 2008.
If you wish to obtain a hard copy please contact Ben Coburn by email: mailto:ben.coburn@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
or telephone 0131 244 7683
Welcome to Social Work Scotland
Welcome to the Social Work Services Scotland website. This website has been set up by the Scottish Government to enable you to access a wide range of information about Changing Lives - the change programme for social work services in Scotland.
A five year plan to build on the evidence of what works and the delivery of practice that is effective and sustainable is now well underway. It will build capacity for change and places social work services at the forefront of the public service reform agenda.
I hope you will take the opportunity to use the information and resources this website provides. It hosts interactive discussion forums where you can post comments and discuss the issues that are important to you. Please feel free to contribute and participate.
Transformation of social work services to better meet people's needs requires major cultural change, as well as visionary leadership at national and local levels. It will need concerted effort, collaborative working and for every one of us to play our part , and be willing to challenge and to be challenged to ensure delivery of the services needed for the 21st century.
Val Cox, Head of the Workforce and Capacity Issues Division
If you have any comments on this website please contact Ben Coburn on 0131 244 1583 or Ben.Coburn@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Adam Ingram,
Minister for Children and Early Years
“It’s often the little things that can make a big difference to people’s lives - and the value of that contribution should never be underestimated.
That’s what social service workers do, each and every day of their working lives. They deserve the highest praise for their professionalism, and dedication to caring for some of the most vulnerable people in our society.”
We hope that you will use this website as a way of becoming actively involved in the change programme.
15 May 2008
Minister Fiona Hyslop delivers keynote speech at ADSW Annual Conference 2008, Crieff
30 April 2008
Minister for Children & Early Years, Adam Ingram, speaks at Children In Scotland event in Edinburgh on Developing the Children’s Sector Workforce.
21 April 2008
April 23rd saw the launch of the Principles and Standards of Citizen Leadership, written by the User and Carer Forum, and an important initiative of the Changing Lives Programme. The document describes in very practical terms what is meant by Citizen Leadership, and gives examples of how to provide opportunities for people who use services and family carers to develop their leadership potential. The launch takes place at the Crowne Plaza, Glasgow and the conference is called ‘Leading Together’. The event will be hosted by the Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability (SCLD).
Further information on the event is available at www.scld.org.uk.
Hard copies of the publication are available from 23rd April. Please contact Pauline Miller if you would like to be sent a copy
email: Pauline.Miller@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or
telephone: 0131 244 7094.
An electronic version is available to download here.
3 April 2008
The National Practitioner Conference 2008 will take place on 25th June 2008 at the BLCC, Halbeath, Dunfermline. This conference is open to all social work practitioners, managers and occupational therapists from local authorities, voluntary organisations and the private sector. This year’s Conference will give you the opportunity to hear about and contribute to the developing work on the personalisation agenda, one of the themes to emerge from Changing Lives. The opportunity to register your interest has now passed. Those that have registered an interest will be contacted shortly.
3 April 2008
“Reflections on... The Workforce & Capacity Issues Division visit to Kirkcaldy LAC Team — 21 February 2008”
On Thursday, 21 February, Kirkcaldy LAC (Looked After Child) Team hosted a visit by 6 members of the Workforce & Capacity Issues Division from the Scottish Government.
3 April 2008
Changing Lives eBulletins for December 2007 and March 2008
19 February 2008
Minister for Children & Early Years, Adam Ingram, speaks at Professionalising Playwork Conference & SWIA/CCPS Reviewing Governance Event
6 February 2008
Minister for Children & Early Years, Adam Ingram, spoke recently at the launch event for Practice Learning Qualifications (Social Services) at the EICC in Edinburgh, organised by the SSSC and Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
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30 January 2008
The ‘Next Steps’ paper, agreed by the National Social Work Services Forum on 30 January, focussing on the Way Ahead for Changing Lives
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News from previous months can be found in the archive.
