Social care and health

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Follow the links below for more information about the following services:

• Adult protection
• Benefits and debt advice
• Care and carers
• Child protection
• Childcare and family care
• Criminal justice social work
• Domestic violence
• Fostering and adoption
• Health and medical care
• Home care
• Mental health
• Services for disabled adults
• Services for older people
• Services for younger people

The majority of the services we provide depend on an assessment of each individual's needs and preferences. Contact your local social work office for more information on how to arrange for an assessment or a service to be provided.

The Social Work Service has identified 7 key outcomes which it will work with partners to achieve for local people and communities. Further detail is provided in the document below.

These outcomes are at the heart of all of our plans and strategies which you might also find interesting to read.

Social Work - What we want to achieve (pdf - 281Kb) You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document. Download Acrobat Reader here.

In some instances we work in partnership or consultation with other organisations to plan, deliver or provide services. Key partners and arrangements include:

• Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership.
• Clyde valley health and social care collaborative

In case of emergency outwith normal working hours, (evenings, weekends and public holidays) please phone Social Work Standby on 0141 305 6970 or 0800 811 505. This is a freephone number from BT landlines although other mobile phone providers may charge for these calls.