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Hoarding Disorder: Towards a unified approach beyond disciplines

This Insight explores how transdisciplinary collaboration across health, social work, social care, housing, environmental health, emergency services, third sector support and other related professionals can transform practice and reduce low-value interventions for people with hoarding disorder…
Published 19 Jan 2026 in Insights

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Hoarding Disorder: Towards a unified approach beyond disciplines

Insight 78

This Insight explores how transdisciplinary collaboration across health, social work, social care, housing, environmental health, emergency services, third sector support and other related…
Published 19 Jan 2026 in Insights

Generative AI, critical thinking and social work practice

Insight 77

This Insight provides some introductory information on AI and its use in social work contexts, and explores the limited literature in this area while presenting research on the impact of AI on…
Published 12 Jan 2026 in Insights

No room for racism

Anti-racism survey report

In 2023, the Scottish Government and the Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW) established the Social Work Anti-racism Oversight Group to lead the development of a national anti-racism action…
Published 12 Aug 2025 in Reports

Multi-Agency Adult Support and Protection Case Conferences

An Iriss Bitesize video

An Iriss Bitesize video introduction to multi-agency Adult Support and Protection meetings (Case Conferences) in Scotland…
Published 28 Jul 2025 in Videos

Disabilities – pathways and perspectives

Fourteen co-authors, including two couples, shared aspects of their own pathways and developing perspectives on disabilities…
Published 8 Jul 2025 in Reports

The impact of Iriss 2024/25

The difference we've made

After a successful first year focusing on evidence-informed innovation (identifying the right thing to do) to help partners make changes, we decided to continue some of these projects, and invite…
Published 23 Jun 2025 in Reports

Iriss work plan 2025/26

Our core work for the next year

Our 2025/26 work plan, devised with feedback and input from voices across the sector. We'd like to thank everyone who contributed as well as our partner organisations that collaborated with us in the…
Published 23 Jun 2025 in Reports

Ethical Commissioning Support for Commissioners - Key issues and learning report

This report is intended to be used as a guide for commissioners and others to better understand how to implement the ethical commissioning and procurement principles, support improvement of…
Published 6 May 2025 in Reports

Student placements in third sector organisations

Developed in collaboration with both third sector organisations, and social work students. This resource is designed to optimise the experience of student placements for both the organisations…
Published 30 Apr 2025 in Tools

Chief Social Work Officers Annual Report Summary 2023/24

This summary report provides an analysis and overview of the Chief Social Work Officer (CSWO) 2023-2024 Annual Reports. These annual reports are based around a reporting template and give a general…
Published 25 Mar 2025 in Reports

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