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ADSW
Association of Directors of Social Work
BASW
British Association of Social Workers
CAMHS
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Care Commission
Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care
CCPS
Community Care Providers Scotland
Charter Mark
National quality assurance scheme
Community care plan
A document produced every year by local authorities which sets out how they will develop services for adults in the community over the next three years
COSLA
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
CPD
Continuous professional development
DipSW
Diploma in Social Work
ICT
Information and communications technology
Independent sector
Agencies that are non-statutory, covering voluntary and private service providers
IT
Information technology
Joint Future agenda
National initiative for local councils and health jointly to deliver a range of health and social care services
Learning with Care
Initiative to improve educational provision for looked after children
MGF
Modernising Government Fund
Multi-disciplinary
A range of professionals working together
NHS QIS
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Outcome
The benefit or other result from an intervention
Partnership in Practice
Agreement between departments to provide services
Ringfencing
Dedicated funding for a particular project or area
SCVO
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
SER
Social enquiry report
Single shared assessment (SSA)
Joint assessment of people's needs by social work and health staff
Stakeholders
People with a shared interest in services, either as a provider or user
Supporting People
Framework for accommodation support services for vulnerable people
SWD
Social work department
SWIS
Social work information system
SWs
Social workers