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British Journal of Social Work 2009 39(3):506-521; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcm118
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved

Tensions in the Delivery of Social Work Services in Rural and Remote Scotland

Colin Turbett

Colin Turbett manages social work services for North Ayrshire Council on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde on Scotland’s west coast. He has lived and practised in this setting for twenty years, and has made past contributions to the published literature on rural social work issues.

Correspondence to Colin Turbett, North Ayrshire Council—Social Services, Council Offices, Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, KA27 8JY, UK. E-mail: cturbett{at}north-ayrshire.gov.uk


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This paper is based on a premise that social work practitioners in rural locations, especially those in remote areas, will often find themselves the subject of policy and resource decision-making processes that are not sympathetic to their situation. This is based on a lack of awareness of rural practice issues both from the inside as well as the outside of such contexts. Social workers in rural areas are in fact well placed to engage in imaginative and proactive rather than purely reactive types of practice. They can promote effective community capacity building as well as help individuals in need. If they are to achieve these potentials they have to take responsibility for exploring such themes themselves, within frameworks and understandings created through professional training alongside proper recognition by employers.

Keywords: Scotland, rural, remote, management, dual relationships


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