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Understanding and measuring outcomes
This guide has been developed to support the collection and use of personal outcomes data. Personal...
Reports
This is where it starts collection
This overview report explores learning from seven case studies of work with children and parents in the...
Reports
Commissioning foster care services in Falkirk Council: a Public Social Partnership approach
Report summaryThis report is about a Public Social Partnership (PSP) pilot in Falkirk, which focused on...
Reports
Spirituality and ageing: implications for the care and support of older people
Key Points There is disagreement and discussion about the definition of spirituality Ageing is a journey...
IRISS Insights
Self-directed support (SDS): Preparing for delivery
"It [the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Bill] means a shift from form filling and ticking...
IRISS Insights
Mindreel
Mindreel is a project to create a website of international significance containing a selection of films...
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Looked after young people and Home Supervision Requirements

Young people who are looked after at home or are under a Home Supervision...
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief Awareness Week (13-19 May 2013)

IRISS.FM spoke to Mark Hazelwood, Director of the Scottish Partnership of...