Links

This section will help link you to other social care organisations and related websites.

Careers and jobs

National Union of Students

S1 Jobs

Scotsman

Scottish Jobs on the Net

Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS)

Care Councils

Care Council for Wales

General Social Care Council

Northern Ireland Social Care Council

Centres for Excellence

Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre

Dementia Services Development Centre

Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability

Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care

Scottish Training on Drugs and Alcohol

Colleges

Scottish Further Education Unit

Children and young people

Aberlour Child Care Trust

Barnardos

Children 1^ST

Quarriers

HandsonScotland - online resource for people who work with children

National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA)

Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA)

Scottish Out of School Care Network (SOSCN)

Scottish Pre Play Association (SPPA)

Information for people who use services and carers
Scottish Voices

TheCarer

Learning networks

Local authorities

Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeenshire Council

Angus Council

Argyll and Bute Council

Clackmannanshire Council

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Dundee City Council

East Ayrshire Council

East Dunbartonshire Council

East Lothian Council

East Renfrewshire Council

The City of Edinburgh Council

North Ayrshire Council

North Lanarkshire Council

Orkney Islands Council

Perth and Kinross Council

Renfrewshire Council

Scottish Borders Council

Shetland Islands Council

South Ayrshire Council

South Lanarkshire Council

Stirling Council

Western Isles Council

West Lothian Council

Other useful websites
Association of Directors of Social Work (ADSW)

British Association of Social Workers (BASW)

Care Commission

Changing Lives

Community Care Providers Scotland

Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)

Disclosure Scotland

Equality Forward Scotland

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Futureskills Scotland

Housing Support Unit

Joint Improvement Team

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)

Scottish Care

Scottish Care at Home

Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Government

Scottish Information Commissioner

Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services

Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC)

Scottish Objective 3 Programme

Scottish Parliament

Scottish Practice Learning

Skills Development Scotland

Social Care Association (SCA)

Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)

Social Work Inspection Agency (SWIA)

Social Services Knowledge Scotland

The Carer - help and advice for trainers

The Scottish Housing Regulator

UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)

Voluntary Sector Social Services Workforce Unit (VSSSWU)

Professional bodies

Association of Professional Music Therapists

British Association of Art Therapists

British Association of Drama Therapists

Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)

General Dental Council

General Medical Council

General Teaching Council

Health Professions Council

Nursing and Midwifery Council

Occupational Therapists

Physiotherapists

Speech and Language Therapists

The British Psychological Society (BPS)

Qualifications

Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework (SCQF)

Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)

Sector Skills Councils

Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC)

Sector Skills Alliance for Scotland

The Alliance of Sector Skills Council

Social care publications

Universities

Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow School of Social Work

Robert Gordon University

The Open University

University of Dundee

University of Edinburgh

University of the West of Scotland

University of Stirling

University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)

Volunteering

Community Service Volunteers

Project Scotland

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)

Student Volunteering Scotland

Volunteer Centre Network Scotland

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