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UNCRC comes into force

Yesterday marked the commencement of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law recognising children’s rights. We want to celebrate this landmark with others. For some the work has already begun, for others it is about to really get going. We'd like to share some resources that focus on this historic development for the rights of children and young people.

Published in

News

on 17 Jul 2024

People at the heart of positive change

East Lothian Champs

Young person in a hammock in the woods smiling into camera

Introduction

How can we mainstream the involvement of people with lived experience in social work and social care - to drive improvement, generate positive change, and do it all in a meaningful and effective way?

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Published on 18 Jun 2024

Wellbeing and the social work practitioner

I’ve been reflecting on presentations from Drs Pearse McCusker and Emma Miller at the Rural Social Work Forum at a webinar we ran called Wellbeing and the rural practitioner…

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Published on 3 Apr 2024

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 one-to-one as well as group relationships and activities…

Co-designing peer support: future pathways

Published on 28 Nov 2023

Adult Support and Protection: everyone's business

Adult Support and Protection (ASP) is designed to support and protect adults who are unable to safeguard themselves, their property and their rights. The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (ASPA) both defines and provides the legislation framework for all of this work. This report aims to raise awareness of ASP and its important role and contribution in keeping ‘adults at risk’ safe…

Published in

Reports

on 3 May 2023

Celebrating rural social work: conference report

Summary report of the conference held in Dumfries on 11 March 2020.

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Post-event summaries

on 31 Aug 2020

Stories of everyday leadership

Four stories from the emerging workforce

Four stories that beautifully illustrate what everyday leadership looks like from the frontline - and the difference it can make to the lives of people that are supported.

Published in

Case studies

on 9 Sep 2019

Shaping our Future conference 2019

The Shaping our Future: Relationships Matter conference was held on 31 May 2019. Kerry Musselbrook, Project Manger at Iriss, provides an overview of the day.

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Post-event summaries

on 20 Jul 2019

UWS and Who Cares? Scotland

User involvement in social work education

Story that illustrates how universities can work with external organisations to ensure that the voices of care experienced young people inform social work.

Published in

Case studies

on 10 Oct 2018

Inter‐professional education within integrated services

User involvement in social work education

Why service users and carers think this matters, and what they hope for, what students got out of these sessions and reflections on the sessions.

Published in

Case studies

on 17 Sep 2018