Practice tool: Completing social work chronologies

This guide aims to support social workers and their managers to navigate chronologies. It provides an overview of the process applicable to a range of contexts (the resource is child- and family focused, however its principles are useful across Adult Support and Protection).

It explores why chronologies are helpful, offers practical tips on completing them and includes tools to promote reflection and analysis of the information gathered. Overall, it will enable social workers and managers to understand and apply chronologies for assessment, planning and review.

Please note that this resource is from an English organisation (Research in Practice). The context is different but its messages are transferable to Scottish Adult Support and Protection.