Changing Lives, the report of the independent 21st Century Social Work Review Group, delivered three main messages and challenges.
- Social work services don't have all the answers, so there needs to be capacity to deliver personalised services
- Best use of social work skills is not made, so there needs to be capacity to develop the workforce
- Doing more of the same won't work, so there needs to be capacity to create sustainable change
These challenges reflect the wider principles of public service reform, placing social work at the forefront of that agenda
- Transformed public services will be organised around individual's needs and legitimate aspirations to help people achieve their full potential as active citizens
- They will drive up quality and innovation and be efficient, productive and focused on outcomes
- They will be joined up, working increasingly in partnership with others
- They will be accountable to those they serve
For more information please visit the Social Work Scotland website.