Social Work's Contribution to Better Outcomes for Scotland

Following the work of the 'Role of the Social Worker' sub-group, which informed the Changing Lives report. The Group has been working on a guidance paper setting out the social work profession's contribution to delivering better outcomes for Scotland. The purpose of this paper is to set out the vital contribution that social work makes to delivering the Government's strategic objectives as set out in the National Performance Framework, whilst also identifying those social work functions which only registered social workers should be accountable for.

A draft of this paper is currently being considered by the Group, prior to a formal consultation in 2009.