Final report of the Creating a Culture of Innovation project
Report that provides an overview and analysis of activities undertaken by Iriss - insights that have been gathered over the course of the Creating a Culture of Innovation project and a review of literature on encouraging creativity within organisations.
Interview April 2012
At the end of March 2012, the Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW) awarded its annual Social Worker of the Year Award 2011 to Sandy Watt, mental health officer at North Lanarkshire Council.
At the award ceremony Sandy was described as "skilled, courteous, ethical and effective" in working with people with mental health challenges.
Interview April 2012
At the end of March 2012, the Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW) awarded its annual Social Worker of the Year Award 2011 to Sandy Watt, mental health officer at North Lanarkshire Council.
At the award ceremony Sandy was described as "skilled, courteous, ethical and effective" in working with people with mental health challenges.
Exploring the use of co-productive methods to collaboratively design and improve leaving care services
Final report of a project that brought together care leavers in Argyll and Bute with their corporate parents (throughcare and aftercare, social work, health, homelessness and education services), to explore what a co-productive approach could look like in the social work sector.
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Aspris Children's Services
One of Iriss's private sector Champions, Aspris Children's Services (formerly Aspire Scotland Ltd), has been shortlisted for an award at the SSSC Care Accolades.
How we made Liam's story
Liam Robertson is 20 years old and has autism. He has a passion for film, attends Scottish Youth Theatre, works part-time in a Barnardo's shop in Glasgow and would like to pursue a career in the theatre.
Liam's video CV demonstrates how someone with autism can use video to help others see beyond the disability
Liam Robertson is 20 years old and has autism. He has a passion for film and would like to pursue a career in the theatre.
In this video Liam talks about his interests and aspirations, attending Scottish Youth Theatre and working in a Barnardo's shop, and he delivers a monologue from Citizen Kane.
In 2015 we caught up to find out how Liam's career in TV and film is progressing.
Autism: from diagnosis to development to independence and a career…
Liam Robertson is 20 years old and has autism. His parents talk about Liam's passion for the theatre and the support they received to help Liam develop independence and obtain an NVQ2 in customer service. They also talk about the difficulties encountered in obtaining a diagnosis and their aspirations for his future.
A social worker explains how video can help us 'see beyond the disability'
"People with disabilities have all sort of skills and abilities and that's what needs to be promoted. We need to get beyond seeing the disability, and I think video's a really good way of doing it."
David Lettice is a social worker with East Renfrewshire Council. He became involved with Liam, a 20 year old man with autism, when his case was transferred from the transitions team to the integrated learning disability team, where David works.
