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People at the heart of positive change

Tuesday 18 June 2024

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 d

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Hidden issues

Tuesday 21 May 2024
Tina Laurie (University of the West of Scotland) reflects on the Rural Social Work Scotland Forum online conference that was held in early May 2024…
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Wellbeing and the social work practitioner

Wednesday 3 April 2024
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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Reflecting on the The Scottish Social Services Awards 2023

Wednesday 13 December 2023
For the last 6 months (or more), a large portion of my working week has been spent thinking about the Scottish Social Services Awards. Iriss were delighted to be asked by Scottish Government…
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