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Kay Leary - Social Worker

Tuesday 10 February 2026

I was part of a piece of work with Iriss focused on self-evaluation through the lens of how adults experience the “front door” of social work in the Scottish Borders.

Self-evaluation in adult social work

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What's our change story?

Tuesday 12 September 2023
Iriss and North Ayrshire HSCP colleagues met in Irvine on the 30th August 2023 for a workshop, building on a
Reimagining social work practice
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Co-designing support

Tuesday 29 August 2023
At Iriss, we’ve been partnered with Passion4Fusion for nearly six months, working on the creation of a toolkit to equip the social care workforce with the understanding they need to best support bl
Working with African families
Workshop participation

Reimagining social work

Monday 5 June 2023
Iriss and North Ayrshire HSCP colleagues met in Irvine on the 29th May for a kick-off workshop. Part of Iriss’s Space to Practice theme, the workshop was designed to provide a blend of presentation…
Reimagining social work practice
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Acknowledging anxiety

Monday 22 May 2023
Here at Iriss we have been thinking about Mental Health Awareness Week, which ran from the 15th to the 21st of May. It got me contemplating the complexity of navigating emotions, health, systems,…
Working with African families
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