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No room for racism in social work — survey coming soon

Iriss will shortly be conducting a national sector-wide workforce survey to find out how social workers experience racism and what anti-racist actions are being taken to eliminate it. This has been commissioned by the Social Work Anti-racism Oversight Group. The online survey is planned to go…
Published 11 Sep 2024 in News
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Extra support for unpaid carers

Scottish Government provides additional funding to support unpaid carers.
Published 20 Jan 2021 in News
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Creating a culture of resilience

Evidence on how the policy and practice of social work may influence the development of organisational cultures, and impact on the resilience of social workers.
Published 12 Jan 2021 in News
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Rural social work webinar

An opportunity to discuss the complexity of 'dual relationships' in rural social work.
Published 17 Dec 2020 in News
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Impact of COVID-19 on care home relatives

First findings from collaborative research.
Published 15 Dec 2020 in News
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Care home vaccinations begin

Care home residents to receive Coronavirus vaccinations from today.
Published 14 Dec 2020 in News
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£500 bonus for the health and social care workforce

Workers given one-off payment as thanks for their service throughout the pandemic.
Published 1 Dec 2020 in News
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What is unique about rural social work?

Attend a webinar to discuss the unique potential of rural social work and the opportunities it brings.
Published 23 Nov 2020 in News
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Join a Near Me reference group

An invite to people who access social services to generate evidence, learning and guidance.
Published 19 Nov 2020 in News
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Co-production Week 2020

What's on and what Iriss resources are available?
Published 16 Nov 2020 in News
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Racism and discrimination in social work

Complete a SASW survey to share your views.
Published 9 Nov 2020 in News

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