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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

Unblocking social media

The tide of social media cannot be turned. To quote Socitm, a professional organisation representing ICT managers in local government, "Failure to engage with the trend is tantamount to decrying the…
Published 4 Mar 2010 in Features

Talking to under 18s by drinkaware

Nearly one in ten young people between the ages of 16 and 17 drink at least once a week due to boredom, according to a YouGov poll commissioned in July 2009, by the alcohol charity, Drinkaware. The…
Published 5 Feb 2010 in Features

Care Leavers Reunited

Care leavers may feel isolated well into adulthood and some have difficulty talking about their childhood, even to close friends and family. To help care leavers overcome these difficulties, the…
Published 4 Jan 2010 in Features

Social Work Education Participation (SWEP)

What better way to gain an insight into the current needs of social services other than to ask the service users and carers themselves? The Social Work Education Participation (SWEP) website aims to…
Published 1 Dec 2009 in Features

Using Google

Google, possibly the web search engine of choice for most people, is wonderfully efficient at unearthing useful information. But have you ever wondered if there might be something relevant away down…
Published 29 Oct 2009 in Features

World Alzheimer Report

Dementia is emerging as a major public health issue with serious implications for social care in the future. According to a report from Alzheimer's Disease International, more than 35 million people…
Published 2 Oct 2009 in Features

Assessments for BME Carers and Service Users

Getting it Right, Assessments for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Carers and Service Users is a new interactive online learning resource produced by IRISS in conjunction with MECOPP. It introduces…
Published 6 Aug 2009 in Features

Self management and rehabilitation

A new managed knowledge network (MKN) from NHS Education Scotland provides access to information and evidence about adult rehabilitation and the management of long term conditions. Rehabilitation in…
Published 28 Jul 2009 in Features

Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre

As readers of this column will know, we enthusiastically believe that the web offers great potential for communication and learning, as well as for fun and leisure. But we also recognise legitimate…
Published 30 Jun 2009 in Features

Follow Iriss on the web

Iriss has been reorganising and refocussing but we've not been standing still. This month's column offers a recap on how we are using the web to help you keep abreast of what's happening.
Published 27 May 2009 in Features

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