The View from Here: Reflection Cards
A tool to prompt conversations about social work and care practitioners experiences.
Published in
on 13 Oct 2016
Failure
Iriss on...
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…
Published in
on 3 Oct 2014
Hot Chocolate – young people as designers of change
This session was delivered by Hot Chocolate Trust, a youth work organisation that specialises in supporting young people to develop their own opportunities so that skills and confidence are developed. This session highlighted recent research with young people into the role of creativity and design in their lives.
Published in
on 2 May 2014
How the arts are being used in social services in Scotland
We know that creativity can change lives for the better and our aim in conducting the survey was to understand how the creative arts are being used, and the impact this type of work can have for people supported by services and for staff. As such, the purpose of the work was to capture some of the experiential knowledge held by professionals working in this area, to share this knowledge more widely across the sector and to provide inspiration to others.
Published in
on 2 May 2014
The Arts in Social Care, overview of the evidence base
In early 2013 Consilium research (commissioned by Skills for Care and the Baring Foundation) conducted a literature review of available evidence to explore the role of the arts in delivering social care outcomes. Jim Thomas gives us an overview of the research findings.
Published in
on 24 Apr 2014
The role of arts in social care
The arts continue to gain recognition as a vital part of society. In particular, there is increasing acknowledgment that the arts can offer practical and innovative ways to impact on the positive factors that nurture health and wellbeing (Seligman, 2011).
Published in
on 24 Apr 2014
WITTY (What's Important To You?)
Create your own personalised map of what is important in your life to help promote well-being
A free iPad app which enables people to visually map positive assets and factors they have and can better engage with in day to day life.
Published in
on 24 Jun 2013
Using vouchers to improve access to short breaks
Case study from Falkirk Council, featuring interviews with Margaret Petherbridge
Background
Iriss recently published a report, Rest assured? A study of carers' experiences of short breaks, which was undertaken to improve our overall knowledge and understanding of short breaks provision in Scotland.
Published in
on 24 Apr 2013
Commissioning foster care services in Falkirk Council: a Public Social Partnership approach
Report summary
This report is about a Public Social Partnership (PSP) pilot in Falkirk, which focused on foster care services. Public Social Partnerships (PSP) are an innovative model of public service delivery, which is based upon the public sector and third sector working together to design and deliver public services.
Published in
on 13 Mar 2013
Shaping the choreography of care and support for older people in Glasgow
Report of the Shaping the Choreography of Care and Support project
The government's Reshaping Care for Older People (RCOP) agenda highlights the need to change the way we plan and deliver care and support. Not only does it mean improving a whole range of services, but also designing better ways of communicating across different agencies to support these improvements.
Published in
on 11 Jul 2012
