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Our approach to partnering innovation

Discover how we work, and the rhythm and processes to expect when working with us on an innovation project.

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The Scottish Social Services Awards 2023

The Scottish Social Services Awards are an opportunity to celebrate some of the great work found across the sector. We here at Iriss were honoured to host the event with funding from the Scottish Government. A huge…

News 28 Nov

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Wellbeing and the rural practitioner

On Tuesday 5 December 2023 we hosted a webinar exploring the findings of the Setting the Bar for Social Work in Scotland research. This research touches on what makes people want to stay in, or leave the profession…

Events 02 Nov

Adult Support and Protection Resource Hub – callout for content

We're asking everyone who works in ASP to share what you find useful in your work — training resources, reports, guidance, videos, podcasts, documents…

News 25 Jul

Recent project updates

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Peer support and why it matters

Peer support is not new and exists in many forms – from informal sharing of experiences, to formalised peer support roles in services (paid and unpaid). It covers…

Co-designing peer support: future pathways 28 Nov

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Practitioner Research with NQSWs in North Ayrshire HSCP

Iriss and North Ayrshire HSCP colleagues met in Saltcoats in early November for a workshop about practitioner research. We were joined by newly qualified and…

Reimagining social work practice 27 Nov

How do you feel about paperwork?

The photograph shows a collection of answers to the question 'How do you feel about paperwork?' The workshop participants answered with: 'the fear', 'stress', '…

Reimagining social work practice 22 Nov

Feature resources: Managing innovation and change

Failure

The premise of this Iriss On… is that it is important to be able to adapt, to be flexible and to share our experiences of failure and success so that others can learn from us…

Iriss on… 2014

Doing social work and social care differently

A resource to support teams and organisations make positive change happen.

Tools 2021

How to run an experience lab

A guide on what needs to be considered when running an experience lab, and how the methodology can be evaluated.

Reports 2014