Resources for students and educators

There are many areas of our work and resources that will be of particular interest to those teaching or studying social service related subjects, including:

  • Iriss.fm: internet radio for Scotland's social services
  • Mindreel: an initiative to create a valuable learning resource using educational films that address a wide range of mental health issues.
  • Iriss videos
  • Iriss Insights: a collection of online evidence summaries (limited free hard copies also available on request)
  • Social media: information on a range of tools to improve information management and sharing. Examples include: RSS, social bookmarking, Instapaper, Twitter and Google Docs.
  • Leading for Outcomes Guides: training tools to support and explore an outcomes-focused approach to delivering social services in Scotland
  • Imagining the Future - a tool to facilitate discussion, argument and debate on the future of social services in Scotland.
  • SSKS (Social Services Knowledge Scotland): a collection of social services resources to support practitioners
  • SWAPBox: a repository that brings together open educational resources from the disciplines of social policy and social work
  • The social services information landscape: a visual guide
  • Research Unbound: an online journal published by IRISS as a place to share research and encourage discussion
  • The Learning Exchange: our free online library containing thousands of learning resources specifically for social services education and training (including briefings, reports, official publications, learning resources, video clips, case studies, podcasts and radio broadcasts)

Other websites and resources

Useful publications:

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