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Iriss Conference, June 2024: a day working with Iriss

We invite you to bring your social services problem, idea or hope for change along and work with us to do something about it. This will be a day of useful tools and practical workshops designed to help you: Grow your early ideas Lead change Work effectively with the complex and complicated…
Published 17 Apr 2024 in Events

Lifetracks

Making that all-important life decision on what career path to follow - whether to go straight into the workforce, or to enter further education or training - can be a daunting one for many young…
Published 5 Apr 2011 in Features

Get more for less using Skype

Do you live in a remote location or attend a lot of meetings and find that copious amounts of time and energy is wasted on travel when you could be doing something more productive? If so, Skype could…
Published 11 Mar 2011 in Features

Scottish Social Networks

A project managed by the charity, Rock Trust, and funded by Communities Scotland, Scottish Social Networks has been created in response to recommendations in the Homelessness Task Force Final Report…
Published 7 Feb 2011 in Features

To tweet or not to tweet...

I think it would be fair to say that a lot of people approach Twitter a little sceptically. To an extent, popular culture will have us believe that it is all about sharing trivial information, such…
Published 7 Jan 2011 in Features

LinkedIn

The Knowledge Management Strategy and Action Plan for Social Services in Scotland 2010-12 is very much focused on sharing and collaboration - ways of making it easy for people to share opinions,…
Published 10 Dec 2010 in Features

Social Services Knowledge Scotland (SSKS)

The new Social Services Knowledge Scotland (SSKS) website has recently been launched, with improved functionality, which makes it easier to find, save and share information. Developed by NHS…
Published 8 Nov 2010 in Features

Keys to Inclusion

Recent evidence from a poll commissioned by the charity, Scope, found that nearly 40% of people (who are not disabled and do not have a disabled family member) don't know any disabled people, and…
Published 12 Oct 2010 in Features

Mental Health Care

The challenges associated with caring for someone who suffers with psychosis - a set of symptoms that include delusions, hallucinations and confused or disturbed thoughts - can be overwhelming.…
Published 2 Jun 2010 in Features

Evidence-informed Practice Portal and Toolkit

Social services, when based on the best available evidence of what works, are more likely to lead to successful outcomes for the people using them. This is what the Iriss aims to champion with the…
Published 10 May 2010 in Features

DotComUnity - personalised community service for disabled

DotComUnity is a newly developed website that was launched nationally in February 2010. It aims to provide a one-stop online resource and directory of community services, care information and social…
Published 9 Apr 2010 in Features

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