Supporting those with dementia: Reminiscence therapy and life story work
Insight 4
Examines reminiscence therapy and life story work for those with dementia.
Published in
on 27 May 2011
Effectiveness of reablement services
Insight 3
Examines the evidence around the effectiveness of reablement services.
Published in
on 27 May 2011
Effectively engaging and involving seldom-heard groups
Insight 2
Explores the evidence around effectively involving those in seldom-heard groups.
Published in
on 27 May 2011
Assisting those with mental health problems into employment
Insight 1
Explores the evidence around assisting those with mental health problems into employment.
Published in
on 27 May 2011
Evidence-informed performance improvement series
Iriss has published two reports commissioned from the Glasgow School of Social Work on evidence-informed performance improvement.
Published in
on 17 May 2011
Information literacy
An interactive tutorial
An interactive tutorial on how to find the information you need quickly, and use it effectively.
Published in
on 16 Mar 2011
Communication and practice learning
Exploring the themes of verbal, non-verbal and written communication
This learning resource aims to introduce Practice Learning Qualification (PLQ) candidates to key concepts and theories relating to communication within the contexts of education, health and social services. It uses the specific context of practice learning within social work education to introduce and explore the themes of verbal, non-verbal and written communication, and communication across diverse situations.
Published in
on 11 Mar 2011
Key Capabilities in Child Care Protection website
Following the successful completion of the Key Capabilities in Child Care and Protection (2006) developed by the University of Dundee Centre for Child Care and Protection and SIESWE. The Child Care and Protection Training and Development Project aimed to track and enhance the process of embedding key capabilities across social work qualifying programmes by identifying and sharing innovative practice, and this project was concluded in 2008.
Published in
on 9 Mar 2011
Practitioner research in Children 1st
cohorts, networks and systems
This evaluation explores the practitioner research initiative of Children 1st and the Glasgow School of Social Work which was aimed at supporting practitioners to develop and undertake their own small-scale research projects. The project sought to have an impact at three levels: individual, team, and organisation. The findings discuss the consequences, benefits and outcomes at all of these three levels.
Published in
on 23 Jun 2009
Student Focus on Child Care and Protection
This report describes the development of Key Capabilities in Child Care and Protection, which set out the knowledge and skills an emerging social worker should have in relation to children and their needs by the point of qualifying. The report looks at the two phases of the project:
Published in
on 26 Nov 2008
