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Iriss has published a ten year strategy

After a period of consultation, strategising and development, Iriss has released a document outlining the organisations strategy from 2025 to 2035.  Grounded in the current conditions of the sector, the strategy outlines the organisations priorities, goals and ambitions for the next ten…
Published 20 Jan 2025 in News
Self Management

Self Management Week 2017

As part of Self Management Week 2017 (2-6 October) a cross-sector group of information and library service staff will be coming together to promote the various ways in which people living with long…
Published 21 Sep 2017 in News
Shamus McPhee

Travellers, human rights and social work's role

Reflections and resources from an event to discuss Travellers, human rights and social work's role in Scotland.
Published 12 Sep 2017 in Post-event summaries
Personal learning network

Grow your Personal Learning Network

Today we launch a ‘Grow Your Personal Learning Network’ online course / workshop for social services staff. It is for anyone interested in learning more about the web and social media to support…
Published 7 Sep 2017 in News
Community social work

Celebrating community social work

Do you know of a good example of community social work? If so, we'd love to hear from you – or colleagues you know. We want to celebrate community social work in Scotland, showcasing what it is and…
Published 5 Sep 2017 in News
Outcomes tool

Outcomes & CO. Tell us what you think

Have you used our Outcomes & CO tool? We’d love to hear what you thought of the tool, how it was (or will be) used and any other feedback you’d like to share. Your feedback will inform further…
Published 16 Aug 2017 in News
Right Decision

The Right Decision

We're looking forward to launching our new Evidence Search and Summary Service in the coming weeks. As part of The Right Decision campaign - which aims to raise awareness of the role of the NHS…
Published 2 Aug 2017 in News
Social Services Awards

Celebrating Social Services Awards

Held in June at Crieff Hydro, the Social Services Awards 2017 celebrated the breadth of inspiring and life-changing work carried out by the sector. From the 155 organisations, teams and individuals…
Published 1 Aug 2017 in News
Health and Social Care Standards

Play a part in implementation of new Health and Social Care Standards

This year, Iriss is working with the new Standards for Health and Social Care Implementation Team to help test out some of the standards in practice. We are working to build an evidence base that…
Published 17 Jul 2017 in News
Journey through Justice

Journey through Justice

We were delighted to work with the Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice (CYCJ) to produce Journey through Justice, an online resource that will help children and young people understand the journey…
Published 13 Jul 2017 in News
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Keeping it Real

The Keeping It Real conference at Stirling University on 26 April 2017 celebrated Service User and Carer Involvement in Professional Education and the difference it makes. This was about showcasing…
Published 5 Jul 2017 in Features

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