This month is Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month #GRTHM To celebrate, there are events hosted throughout the month organised by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community members and partner organisations including MECOPP Carers Centre , Article 12 Scotland and Romano Lav

Looking for a new role? Glasgow City HSCP are advertising for 2 Head of Childrens Services roles: myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/glasg… #scottishsocialwork

Community development is about making a fairer, just and more inclusive society. Your Community PK PK Learning Lindsey Bailie

Radical Help by Hilary Cottam review – how to revolutionise the welfare state theguardian.com/books/2019/jun… Hilary Cottam

90% of women in custody are serving a sentence of 12months or less. By backing our presumption against short sentences we can help to treat more women in the community, to deal with the root causes of their offending. Hope Parliament will back us. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

It's Carers Week! Are you an unpaid carer? If so, there's advice and support out there that could help you!

“In designing an effective politics, it could be useful to work backwards: to decide what kind of people we would like to see representing us, then create a system that would bring them to the fore.” George Monbiot gu.com/p/bkbem/stw

“You can’t achieve transformation without investment” - @cllrStu on the reality of recruiting and retaining social work and care and support staff #swsconf19

In her opening remarks, incoming President of Social Work Scotland #swsconf19 conveys particular thanks to Margo and Diane McCulloch for their support and leadership

Attending the Shared Lives Plus workshop at #SWSconf19 learning more about the positive impact Shared Lives has in providing high quality, cost effective, personalised support to people living with dementia and their carers @AnnaSharedLives Social Work Scotland #timetocare #connections

Public Health Scotland, the new body to support the wider public health system through national health improvement, health protection and population care, are recruiting for a Chief Executive. For full details of the Chief Executive appointment visit: bit.ly/2RhIQ1c

Dundee City Council Dundee City Council are looking for a new Head of Children and Families Social Work and Community Justice (Chief Social Worker Officer). Interested? For more information and to apply, visit ow.ly/CRdt50uLauG. Closing date is 14th July 2019.

Great visit to Dalweem Care Home this morning with Karen Reid, PKC CEO and Gordon Paterson, Health & Social Care Chief Officer. The team here are doing a fantastic job to support older citizens locally with lots of innovative practice.

Please take look at this video and plse vote for Dates-n-Mates Scotland. Its quick and easy and we would really appreciate your support. Also plse share Supported Loving Lynn Williams @Chris_Creegan Stephen Unwin PartnersForInclusion SOL Gordon Paterson Peter Scott @petermcd13 GeorgeJulian

I support Perth too. I love Edinburgh but the Stone of Destiny is just another attraction, among many, there. In Perth it will be given the status of the main attraction. Make the case for #Perth

No job for a young man? Social care career myths busted theguardian.com/society/2019/s…

Would you like to be a #HostFamily/#SupportedLodgingsProvider for young refugees/unaccompanied asylum seekers? Find out more at our open evening, Tues 22 Oct 2019 @ 68-86 Scott Street, Perth, 5pm-7pm. For further info, call 01738 783466