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A new project for this year, which will equip newly qualified practitioners with the skills and confidence to access evidence relevant for practice.
Write an evidence summary on a topic related to social services in Scotland.
A summary of an initial scoping review addressing how practice is recorded within social work in Scotland.
Three things: User and carer involvement
Olivia Ndoti from the Women's Asylum Support Housing (WASH) project talks to social work students about having No Recourse to Public Funds.
Social work students at GCU take part in a session for their Working with Law and Ethics module, No Recourse to Public Funds.
Reflection by students on their experiences of how engaging directly with service users impacted on their learning.
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Freshly Squeezed: Jackie Irvine
Iriss.fm, Episode 243
An interview with Jackie Irvine, Chief Social Work Officer and Head of Safer and Stronger Communities in the City of…
Waterbaby Arts
Iriss.fm, Episode 242
Michael McEwan chats to Ruth Foster, a tutor at Waterbaby Arts and two of the dancers involved in the Dirty Feet…
Freshly Squeezed: David Williams
Iriss.fm, Episode 241
An interview with David Williams, Chief Officer of Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership.
Duty of Candour
Iriss.fm, Episode 240
A hosted discussion on the Duty of Candour involving Scottish Social Services Council, CCPS, the Care Inspectorate and…