Social care in Scotland

Social care in Scotland encompasses social work; care home services in the community for adults, children and young people; and services for young children, including nurseries and after-school care clubs.

As of 2016 there are approximately 203,200 people employed within social services in the country.^[1]

A community building project, Older People for Older People, resulted in a film being made in 2010 about how older people's skills were used in Ardersier to assist other older people.^[2]

See also

• Care Inspectorate
• Children's hearing system
• Cornerstone Community Care
• Education in Scotland
• Health and Social Care Directorates
• Healthcare in Scotland
• Local government in Scotland
• NHS Scotland
• Quarriers
• Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Scots law
• Scottish Children's Reporter Administration
• Scottish Social Services Council

References

Further reading

• Davis, Roger (2011). Social work and the law in Scotland (2nd ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230276314. 
• Guthrie, Tom (2009). Social work law in Scotland. (3rd ed.). Haywards Heath: Tottel. ISBN 9781847661654. 
• Mooney, ed. by Gerry; Scott, Gill (2005). Exploring social policy in the 'new' Scotland. Bristol: Policy Press. ISBN 9781861345943. 
• Mooney, Gerry; Scott, Gill (2012). Social justice and social policy in Scotland. Bristol: Policy. p. 281. ISBN 9781847427021. 

External links

• Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services, 2010, Scottish Government

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