Thursday 30 October 2025
Identity beyond the labels
The names we use to indicate identity have power - the power to heal and the power to harm, the power to unite and the power to divide, the power to uplift and
Thursday 2 October 2025
I feel incredibly grateful to have worked with and co-written a play called Healing Pitch alongside four care-experienced young people as part of my P
Thursday 5 June 2025
Iriss are so pleased to share this guest piece, written by Mim Smith from Aberdeen City Council and Theresa Lillis from the Open University; sharing their work in supporting professionals to write
Tuesday 4 March 2025
On February 25th, we had the opportunity to attend and present at the Mental Health Officer (MHO) Conference, Reigniting Our Resilience: Informing and Future-Proofing the MHO Workforce, held at The
Monday 25 November 2024
The social services and social care system is complex and we face enormous challenges including a lack of resources, squeezed budgets, burnt-out staff and moral distress.
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
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…
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…
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…
