Work Plan

• Improvement support for Adult Support and Protection through our core and data work and hosting the NASPC. [...] • General support to improve social policy through evidence, research and implementation minded policy making. [...] • Creative and collaborative ethical commissioning for social care support. [...] Supporting better practice in adult support and protection (ASP) • Improving the use of chronologies (a timeline of events used to identify and understand patterns) in protection practice. [...] • Hosting the National Adult Support and Protection Coordinator (NASPC) and supporting her work to improve practice and policy in ASP. [...] Developing better ethical practice in commissioning • Implementation support for the Ethical Commissioning Principles to help embed these effectively in practice. [...] • Analysing CSWO reports to build a picture of the current challenges for the social work profession. [...] • Building the evidence base on racism in social work. [...] • Using our Iriss Insights to start conversations about evidence and research in social work and social care practice and identify areas for change. [...] • Exploring approaches to growing the number of Mental Health Officers (MHOs) in Scotland.