More. Social Work features in a range of broad
issues across services. Use the search box below to search
the whole UNISON Scotland site.
UNISON
Scotland sponsored
Choose Life at Work - An exploration of mental
health, discrimination and social justice using political
song with Research Collections @ GCU and featuring Andy
Smith. Followed by a workshop on suicide awareness with
Choose Life.
UNISON now wants to sit down with the Festival and discuss
a potential mental health learning festival in the spring
Supporting Scotland's Social Work
Services Workforce
UNISON is by far the largest union representing most
Social Work and Social Care staff in Scotland. We represent
Social Workers in all specialisms, residential workers,
social care workers, OTs, home care staff and professional,
admin and clerical support staff. We have a Social
Work Issues Group (SWIG) with reps from branches across
Scotland, specifically addressing Social Work issues.
UNISON
- Standing up for social care Scotland’s
Social Work Issues Group (SWIG) has taken a key role
in highlighting the issues which face our members in
social work and social care
Safeguarding
children (08/12/08) Lord Laming has asked UNISON
to submit evidence to the inquiry into child protection
systems. As part of its response, UNISON has launched
a survey asking what it is like working in children’s
social care services.
Scotland's
biggest public service union
Social
Work Services
Stand
Up For Social Work: 
Direct
Payments in Scotland: A Joint Position Statement
agreed between UNISON Scotland and key Scottish disabled
people's organisations, setting out our position on
direct payments in Scotland 
"Child's
Welfare Paramount?"