The way social work services are delivered at Tayside’s two open prisons could be replicated in prisons across the country, Perth and Kinross councillors will hear tomorrow.

According to the Scottish Government, tens of thousands more people will receive alcohol brief interventions this year, helping them address their drinking before it causes lasting health damage.

‘Sharing Knowledge, Improving Practice, Changing Lives’, a knowledge management strategy for social services in Scotland was launched in Edinburgh on 17 March 2010 by Adam Ingram, Minister for Children and Young People.

Male victims of domestic abuse will be able to access help through a dedicated service being set up in Scotland. The helpline will be launched next month and staffed by trained advisers offering practical advice and emotional support.

Glasgow City Council has launched a practical guide for Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) to support individuals, families and carers dealing with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Voluntary organisations in Scotland could be facing a “perfect storm” through a combination of funding cuts and increasing demands for their services, it has been warned.

Scotland’s Youth Commission on Alcohol is calling on the Scottish government to put an end to the advertising of alcohol in public places.

More foster carers are needed in Dundee to keep up with the demand for places for children and young people, according to a report to go before the city’s council next week.

Scotland marked World Social Work Day in style this week with an illustrious awards evening for social workers in the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle in which Ella Brown, a senior social worker with North Lanarkshire Council, emerged with the major honour of the evening.

COUNCILLORS in Aberdeen have been urged to throw out plans for a 54-bed nursing home on green-belt land in the city’s west end.