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Iriss Forum 2010 - Challenging times, creative solutions was the first Iriss Forum. Those who attended had the opportunity to hear from a number of speakers and found out how Iriss can support the social services workforce to 'do things differently.' Was focused on how solutions can be found by working in partnership to deliver successful outcomes for the people that access Scotland's social services.

Following the successful completion of the Key Capabilities in Child Care and Protection (2006) developed by the University of Dundee Centre for Child Care and Protection and SIESWE. The Child Care and Protection Training and Development Project aimed to track and enhance the process of embedding key capabilities across social work qualifying programmes by identifying and sharing innovative practice, and this project was concluded in 2008.

Dr Dan Hughes was talking at the Scottish Attachment in Action conference held in Falkirk, September, 2010.

Dr Phil Wilson was talking at the Scottish Attachment in Action conference held in Falkirk, September, 2010.

Dr Phil Wilson was talking at the Scottish Attachment in Action conference held in Falkirk, September, 2010.

Alan Sinclair was talking at the Scottish Attachment in Action conference held in Falkirk, September, 2010.

Alan Sinclair on the UK's attitude towards children at the Scottish Attachment in Action Conference, September 2010.

Edwina Grant on why Scottish Attachment in Action (SAIA) set up and when.

Edwina Grant, member of the Scottish Attachment in Action (SAIA) Executive Committee, reflects on the first SAIA conference, held in Falkirk, September 2010.

A report for Iriss by Focused on Learning Ltd.

"The challenge for all councils now is to move social media off their list of challenges and on to their list of opportunities. If they don't, they face moving into a changing world under equipped and under-resourced. If they do though, they may find that the solutions they seek are right under their nose"