The Promise in Rural Areas

A lunchtime webinar exploring how we meet the promise’s vision for how we care in Scotland's rural areas.

In what ways is the promise shaping social work practice, work across services and our approaches to ensuring that the voices and experiences of children, young people and families are at the heart of all that we do? How can Plan 24-30, launched in June, help us in our journey towards the promise’s vision for the way in which Scotland cares by 2030? What needs adding to it, particularly in the context of work alongside children and families in rural settings? We’ll touch on all of these aspects during this gathering of the Rural Social Work Network.

Our speaker

Tom Boyd – Tom Boyd is part of the team at The Promise Scotland. He supports work taking place across the North of Scotland to keep the promise, and chairs the Northern Promise Collaborative and the Community of Practice for Siblings Planning Group. He has worked alongside the Care Community for 20 years, including within the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration and at Who Cares? Scotland.

Rural Social Work Forum (Scotland)

Events in this webinar series are put together by the Rural Social Work (Scotland) Forum, with partners from Iriss, Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW), University of the West of Scotland, Lancaster University, and with representation from Highland, Dumfries and Galloway Council, Orkney, the Western Isles, Argyll & Bute. It is also supported by SSSC and Social Work Scotland.