Social Work News - Autumn 2020

Mental health

Using fishing to tackle mental health As part of our focus on ‘green care’, we speak to Lisa Wilson, a qualified children’s social worker who set up the John Wilson Fishing Enterprise. Focusing on the legacy of her late father, renowned fisherman John Wilson, the enterprise aims to promote the benefits of fishing within a social care setting.

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"How can i freely parent my child?"

How to support children affected by trauma

Have your say

"I remember feeling very alone"

"The act of expressing your feelings to another person is essential."

Scottish Social Services Council

Green care

Not just heroes anymore

"Listening skills are not something we are natually born with"

Using fishing to tackle mental health

Why I believe specialisms in social work are not dead

"A chat may be all that's needed to prevent a disagreement escalating into a matter for social services"

Council Spotlight

The craft box often used as a therapeutic resource

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