Looking forward to this Thursday's lunchtime webinar on The Promise in rural areas (26 Sept 1-2pm). Still time to get a ticket if you are quick! Iriss SASW eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-promise-…

#SWSConf2024 Looking forward to today's discussions and inputs - star lineup representing critical as well as mainstream voices. Also look forward to workshop on leadership & climate change with Tina .

Leaders reveal that Highland may be ready to give up its unique integrated health and care model & move towards the way the rest of Scotland operates. Read 👇 NHS Highland healthandcare.scot/stories/3958/n…

A shortage of available and affordable homes, driven by tourist lets and second homes, was found by Health, Social Care and Sport Committee in its inquiry to be a serious challenge in being able to recruit health staff in rural and remote areas healthandcare.scot/stories/3960/n…

How is the Graduate Social Work Apprenticeship scheme going to help rural areas? We'd love to hear your thoughts.

A ‘one size fits all approach’ to healthcare policy is not meeting the specific challenges faced by people who live and work in rural and remote areas, a parliament inquiry finds. Health, Social Care and Sport Committee healthandcare.scot/stories/3960/n…

If your work is related to hoarding, please help! The multi-agency Hoarding Taskforce needs to better understand the range and type of resources that people are using, and if these meet your needs. Tell us your experience at: form.jotform.com/242403302543039

Trauma is all around us, but are there unintended consequences to using this lens? Sign up to our lunchtime webinar ‘Rethinking trauma: a social perspective’ to explore this further on 28 Nov 1-2pm. eventbrite.co.uk/e/rethinking-t…

Katie and Frankee represented Team SHNS at Craigmount High School Wellbeing Festival last week 💙 They spoke with parents/carers and pupils about the important work we do, handed out toolkits and showed people our website 🫶 #SelfHarmSupport #SelfHarmNetworkScotland

We're thrilled to announce Dr. Matthew Smith will be joining our esteemed lineup of speakers at the MHO Conference 2025. @mpcsmith will be leading a workshop on Race and Madness. Book your spot today!🔗 buff.ly/3XmRi2Y #MHOConf25

Want to learn how stigma & vigilantism affects those with criminal convictions in rural areas? What practitioners can do? Come to our lunchtime webinar on 10th Dec 1-2pm SASW Social Work Scotland Iriss eventbrite.co.uk/e/vigilantism-…

The Anti-Racism Survey for Social Work is now open! Social work students, practitioners, and leaders share your experiences to help drive change. Find the survey and further info at: form.jotform.com/242333952213046 Survey closes 29 Nov 2024.

Vigilantism in rural areas- come along to our 10 Dec lunchtime webinar to hear perspectives from those with criminal convictions affected by this and social work practitioners Iriss SASW Social Work Scotland eventbrite.co.uk/e/vigilantism-…

The Scottish government’s social work anti-racism oversight group has launched a workforce survey for staff to inform the development of a national action plan on racism in the sector. SASW Social Work Scotland Social Justice and Social Security Committee joanna macdonald Maree Todd COSLA healthandcare.scot/stories/4004/s…

Call for applications for 2024/25 The National Centre for Remote and Rural Health and Care is offering funding for NHS primary care practitioners to conduct research or evaluation appropriate to remote and rural health and care in Scotland. Read more nes.scot.nhs.uk/.../funding-op…

You can help help drive change. Social work students, practitioners, and leaders share your experiences by completing the Anti-Racism Survey for Social Work. Find the survey and further info at: form.jotform.com/242333952213046 Survey closes 13 December 2024.

This month we're looking back at some of our highlights of the year 🌟 In May we started our Loved Ones self-harm support groups. Since then we have: ➡️ Run 6 support groups ➡️ Supported 47 loved ones (including parents, carers & partners) Read more👇 bit.ly/3J9ZjAc

Still time to sign up to our Rurural Social Work webinar on Vigilantism in a rural setting- its impact on people & what practitioners can do. Join us on 10 Dec 1-2pm & sign up here SASW eventbrite.co.uk/e/vigilantism-…

I have a collection of rural social work books from 1980s to 2000s - US, Canadian & Australian - Martinez-Brawley, Cheers, Lohmann etc. Free if taker pays postage for whole lot - donation to Ukrainian charity welcome but optional. DM me if interested.