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Analysis and language use in social work writing

Join Stuart Muirhead online as he delivers the third Iriss Skills Session 'Analysis and language use in social work writing'. This session is designed to build and enhance your understanding of applying critical thought to written work, enhancing your messaging and understanding of textual…
Published 13 Oct 2025 in Events
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Making Co-production Happen blog launch

New Iriss blog to support the use of the co-production project planner.
Published 17 Sep 2018 in News
Edinburgh Together workshop

Creating cultures for co-production

Edinburgh Together workshop which aimed to give people time to think about how they can embed cultures that support co-production.
Published 3 Aug 2018 in Features
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Health and social care standards

Seeking experiences of integrating the standards into practice and services.
Published 30 Jul 2018 in News
Social Services Expo

Social Services Expo 2018

Attend the Scottish Social Services Expo 2018, which will be held at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on 26 September.
Published 30 Jul 2018 in News
NQSW conference

Newly qualified social workers conference

Report of Building the Future; Shaping our Social Work Identity conference held in Edinburgh on 31 May 2018.
Published 10 Jul 2018 in Post-event summaries
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User involvement in social work education

A series of stories that highlight challenges and future ambitions of service user and carer involvement.
Published 4 Jul 2018 in News
Award winners 2018

Winners of Social Services Awards

12 individuals, teams or organisations have been announced as this year’s winners, having triumphed over more than 100 nationwide entries from across the third sector, independent organisations,…
Published 8 Jun 2018 in News
Spotlight on dementia and equalities

Spotlight on dementia and equalities

Launch of a report which contributes to the growing body of work highlighting dementia and equalities and the need to integrate knowledge into practice. 
Published 8 Jun 2018 in News
Leadership stories

Leadership stories

Stories from the Iriss and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) leadership and supervision project.
Published 1 Jun 2018 in News
Arne Kristiansen and Jenny Wetterling

Making connections

Report of Making Connections conference, focused on partnership working with service user and carers in social work education – by Kerry Musselbrook
Published 14 May 2018 in Post-event summaries

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