How does the social service workforce adapt to the increase in demand and changes in services over the next 10 years? That was the question asked by almost 250 delegates at the SSSC conference on 19 February, at the SECC in Glasgow.

The morning session included Minister for Children and Young People, Adam Ingram MSP, the chair of the social work task force in England, Moira Gibb and a thought provoking speech by renowned management thinker Professor John Seddon, who challenged delegates to rethink their view on the social services systems and their regulation.

The morning session also saw delegates asking a panel of experts their opinion of how social services will be able to move forward from 2010 to 2020.

Members of the panel for the big questions were: Heather Gray - Chief Executive of Who Cares? Scotland, Annie Gunner Logan - Director of Community Care Providers Scotland, Frank Clark - Convener of the Care Commission, Ranald Mair - Chief Executive of Scottish Care, Dr John Davis - University of Edinburgh and Anna Fowlie - Chief Executive of the SSSC.

In the afternoon session, along with an interactive website workshop, the delegates had the opportunity to discuss how they will be shaping the future of social care and the challenges that the next 10 years will bring.

Workshop slides

You can download the slideshows that were used at the workshops.

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