Amicus: trade union [Nat].

Association of Directors of Social Work: network supporting good practice [Nat].

British Association of Social Workers: association representing social work and social workers in the UK (includes Scottish section) [Nat].

Care Commission: the independent regulator set up under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 to regulate care services in Scotland [Nat].

Care Home Learning Network: project to support care home staff to share and develop their practice and improve the standard of care [Nat].

Care21: policy unit attached to the Social Work Services Policy Division of the Scottish Government which supports practice and innovation in social care [Nat].

Carers Scotland: national organisation campaigning for better support for unpaid carers [Nat].

Child Protection Webspace: NGS Scotland 'community' site, supporting collaborative work on a number of topics related to Scottish child protection interests [Nat].

Children in Scotland: national agency for voluntary, statutory and professional organisations and individuals working with children and their families in Scotland [Nat].

Coalition of Carers in Scotland/ Carersnet: network of over 50 autonomous local carer-led groups, centres and projects.

COSLA: the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, is the representative voice of Scottish local government and also acts as the employers’ association on behalf of all Scottish councils [Nat].

Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre for Scotland: an independent national resource providing a range of services to those working in, or concerned about, criminal and youth justice social work services.

Dementia Services Development Centre: centre of excellence helping develop services for people with dementia and their carers.[Nat].

Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations' Council/ EVOC: the umbrella body for voluntary organisations in Edinburgh. Provides advice, information, training and contains a practice teaching unit [S].

Enquire: Scottish independent advice and information service for additional support for learning (special educational needs) [Nat].

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G - L

Highland Community Care Forum: umbrella for a network of users of community care providers and their carers [N].

Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS): works with its stakeholders and partners to improve and enhance social services provision in Scotland. [Nat.]

Learning and Teaching Scotland: organisation for the development and support of the Scottish curriculum [Nat].

Local government/ local authorities: link to the COSLA site which in turn provides access to the websites of Scotland's councils [Nat].

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M - R

Midlothian Voluntary Action: umbrella agency for voluntary sector organisations in this region. Site links to resource guide detailing local organisations [S].

NHS Scotland/ Scotland's Health on the Web (SHOW): NHS Scotland online gateway; includes information on staff, NHS organisations, publications and health information [Nat].

Princess Royal Trust for Carers: national network of carer organisations [Nat].

Re-Solv (Society for the Prevention of Solvent and Volatile Substance Abuse): provides training and information resources for schools, social workers, foster carers and related parties [Nat].

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S - Z

Scottish Carers' Alliance: group of carer, disability and children's organisations working together to support carer issues [Nat].

Scottish Consortium on Crime and Criminal Justice: supporting public debate about criminal justice [Nat].

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO): network supporting best practice in the voluntary sector [Nat].

Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework: intended to help learners and providers of learning to understand how different learning programmes relate to each other [Nat].

Scottish Hub for Access to Research and Evidence (SHARE): contacts database managed by the Royal Bank of Scotland Centre for the Older Person's Agenda to promote the sharing of innovative projects which aim to enhance the quality of life of older people.

The Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance: promotes, supports and defends the principles and practice of independent advocacy across Scotland.

The Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC): partnership of educational institutions, a young people’s advocacy organisation and an international children’s rights organization supporting improvements to the quality of care that children and young people receive when living in residential care [Nat].

Scottish Organisation for Practice Teaching: to promote quality practice learning and to represent the interests of its members [Nat]. 

Scottish Practice Learning Project: part of the Scottish Social Services Council supporting the development of practice learning [Nat].

Scottish Recovery Network: aims to engage communities across Scotland in debate on how best to promote and support recovery from long-term mental health problems [Nat].

Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA): national body responsible for the development, accreditation, assessment and certification of qualifications other than degrees [Nat].

Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC): regulatory body [Nat].

Skills for Care: aims to modernise adult social care in England, by ensuring qualifications and standards continually adapt to meet the changing needs of people who use care services.

Social Work Inspection Agency: independent Social Work Inspection Agency [Nat].

Social Care Association: professional association for those involved in care provison [Nat].

Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE): supporting and promoting effective based social care [Nat].

SWAP: the subject centre for social policy and social work, part of the Higher Education Academy aiming to enhance the student learning experience and support social work and social policy educators [Nat].

Universities: Social Work deptartments (as listed by Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education (SIEWE)) [Nat].

Unison: detailing the trade union's involvement in social care [Nat].

VOCAL: 'voice of carers across Lothian', voluntary organisation [S].

Victim Support Scotland: voluntary sector organisation supporting the victims of crime [Nat].

Voluntary Sector Social Services Workforce Unit (VSSSWU): aims to support and promote the development of the voluntary sector social services workforce in Scotland. [Nat].

VSA/ Voluntary Service Aberdeen: social care organisation [N].

workwithus.org: internet services for charities and their supporters [Nat].

Worker's Educational Association (WEA) Scotland: voluntary sector provider of community-based and workplace-based adult learning [Nat].

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Key: [Nat] = national applicability; [N] = resource specific to the North of Scotland; [S] = resource specific to the South East of Scotland; [T] = resource specific to the Tayforth region; [W] = resource specific to the West of Scotland.

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