Kay Leary

I was part of a piece of work with Iriss focused on self-evaluation through the lens of how adults experience the “front door” of social work in the Scottish Borders. At the time, I was the Service User Engagement Officer, and this work has always been about one core aim for me, understanding how adults feel when they reach out for support and ensuring that their experiences genuinely shape how our services are designed and delivered.

What are we doing about Professional Curiosity in the Scottish Borders?

Improving chronologies is a national challenge and features on most Joint Inspection reports across Scotland in relation to both adults and children’s services. This is as much a challenge in the Scottish Borders as it is across the rest of the country. Here in the Borders, we want to change this. Alongside a desire to improve our chronologies, making them more analytical, we are also thinking about how we can develop a culture of professional curiosity across partner agencies.