Overview
Social Work Scotland and the Scottish Prison Service are expanding the use of Near Me within prisons to offer video calls between prisoners and social workers, as well as other local authority departments such as housing.
These pages provide an onboarding pack for Social Workers, other local authority departments and third sector organisations who would like to use the service (navigate through the pack by following the links below and the ‘jump links’ at the bottom of each page). Within the onboarding pack you will find the following information:
- Context and Objectives – where you can read more about the Programme
- Supporting Social Work – learning about Near Me and it’s use in prisons with some real time case studies
- Getting Started – How to apply for a waiting area and the set up process from application to initiating your first test call
- Setting Up a Call – how to set up a call between yourself and your service user
- Training and learning – a suite of training material and e-Learning Modules, as well as a video from social work colleagues on the use of near me in the community
- Key contacts – for technical support and the programme team
- FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
- Developing your Near Me Process – things to consider when arranging, scheduling and hosting your Near Me call
Jump links… Overview – Context and Objectives – Supporting Social Work – Getting Started – Setting up a Call – Training and Learning – Key Contacts – FAQs – Developing your Near Me Process