This online guide contains evidence-based examples of good practice and is intended to support universities and colleges to engage effectively with people who use services and carers in their social work and social care training.
Documents listing the SSSCs rules and procedures governing professional conduct.
Paper reporting and discussing the results of a survey of families of children with Down syndrome who have a co-diagnosis.
Social Policy is the study of social welfare, and its relationship to politics and society. It focuses on the social services and the welfare state. This resource introduces the history of British Social Policy between 1601-1948.
Edition of the "All in the mind" series devoted to the subject of dementia. Professor Julie Williams talks about her pioneering work in genetics, and Simon Lovestone talks about the search for a biomarker in blood. The quality of dementia care in the UK is also discussed.
This podcast is taken from the 'GIRFEC: Childhood, Citizenship and Children's Services' Conference held in Glasgow on the 24-26 September. Session 2 - Building Better Childhoods, Understanding Contemporary Childhood. Mike O'Connor from The Notre Dame Centre talks about grief, loss and bereavement in childhood.
Section of the General Register Office for Scotland's website which holds statistical information on the numbers of deaths which were known to be, or thought likely to be, caused by intentional self-harm.
Factsheet that briefly explains what 'disguised compliance' refers to, when it occurs and what professionals can do to identify and counteract it.
Edition of this series which includes a feature on the issue of mental health problems and employment.
Ouch is a BBC website that reflects the lives and experiences of disabled people.