Page 2 of Resources authored by Lisa Pattoni

Strengths-based approaches for working with individuals

Insight 16

Provides an overview of the research evidence on effective strengths based approaches for working with individuals and presents selected illustrative examples.

Published in

Insights

on 1 May 2012

Creating evidence through small-scale pilots

Aspris Children's Services

Smiling child with bright paint on their hands

Background

One of Iriss's private sector Champions, Aspris Children's Services (formerly Aspire Scotland Ltd), has been shortlisted for an award at the SSSC Care Accolades.

Published in

Case studies

on 27 Apr 2012

Using evidence to promote positive outcomes for improvement in social work

An East Dunbartonshire Council case study

This case study demonstrates how East Dunbartonshire Council has utilised the evidence from their inspection report, as well as frameworks and supports that are founded on evidence to respond to the recommendations and make improvements.

Published in

Case studies

on 14 Mar 2012

Using an assets approach for positive mental health and well-being

An Iriss and East Dunbartonshire Council project

An asset-mapping project with East Dunbartonshire Council for positive mental health and well-being.

Published in

Reports

on 3 Feb 2012

Rising to the challenge: Where can ideas come from?

Embracing change

At Iriss, we believe that ideas are an integral part of everyday life, and that you can generate them by bringing different people together, and helping them to consider issues from a new angle, to look at them in a different way.

Published in

Reports

on 24 Jun 2011

Embracing change

Five guides on the topic of innovation in social services in Scotland

These guides aim to explore how you can approach innovation in your social services organisation, embracing the change that presents, and managing the risks that ensue.

Published in

Reports

on 24 Jun 2011

Locality link officers

Scotland is facing an ageing population demographic and the implications have been widely discussed: the size of the available workforce; pressure on pensions; and how health and social care will support more individuals with emerging long term conditions. These implications coupled with a desire for public services to be more flexible and personalised to individuals, has led some local authorities to fundamentally redesign their approach to service delivery.

Published in

Reports

on 17 Jan 2011