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Domestic abuse and child protection: women’s experience of social work intervention

Examines how women’s narratives of their experience of domestic abuse and social work intervention in cases of child protection could inform practice in Scotland.
Buddy a support tool

Buddies: The Glen Isla Project

In 2016/17, Iriss worked with the Glen Isla project, a women’s criminal justice centre based in Arbroath, to enhance relational approaches. This is the story behind the development of Buddy: a support tool.
Outcomes and CO

Outcomes & CO

A tool that provides a framework for open, honest conversations about personal outcomes
Iriss Insight 34

Social workers' communication with children and young people in practice

This insight presents what research tells us about social workers’ communication with children and young people in everyday practice. It also introduces key findings from a UK-wide study of social workers’ communication with children and young…
Enhanced conversations

Using tools to enhance engagement in social services

Tools have the potential to transform how we work. Just like the DIY tools many of us keep in a cupboard at home, tools used in interactions between people have the power to save us time.

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Hidden disabilities: Ryan Fleming

Iriss.fm, Episode 184

Michael McEwan speaks to Ryan Fleming about growing up with a 'hidden disability'.

Ryan is on the autistic spectrum and tells us about the challenging, as well as positive experiences he…

Published in Iriss.fm on 21 Jun 2017

Gypsy Traveller history in Scotland

A pictorial timeline

Gypsy Travellers are largely absent from history or misrepresented and mythologised in our culture and folklore — often in the crudest and most damaging of ways. Their story is often untold or…

Published in Reports on 19 Jun 2017

Iriss on… good practice with fathers

Gary Clapton, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh

Gary Clapton, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh spoke to Kerry Musselbrook from Iriss about what being a good father means to him, and tells us about the Iriss Insight…

Published in Iriss on… on 19 Jun 2017

Good practice with fathers in children and family services

Insight 38
Key points Society expects and gets more from fathers today The contribution that fathers can make to the lives of children and families is substantial Mothers continue to be the focus of children…
Published in Insights on 8 Jun 2017

Secure care in Scotland

Iriss.fm, Episode 183

The second of two episodes to celebrate the Festival of Residential Child Care 2017.

Debbie Nolan, Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice (CYCJ) introduces Alison Gough, secure care…

Published in Iriss.fm on 31 May 2017

'Between a rock and a hard place'

Iriss.fm, Episode 182

The first of two episodes to celebrate the Festival of Residential Child Care 2017.

In this episode Debbie Nolan and Kristina Moodie (Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice) introduce the…

Published in Iriss.fm on 31 May 2017

Hate crime: causes, motivations and effective interventions

Iriss.fm, Episode 181

Reports of hate crime in Scotland have increased and research indicates that the trauma experienced by victims of hate crime can be more enduring and harmful than non-hate related offending and…

Published in Iriss.fm on 29 May 2017

Active and Independent Living Improvement Programme (AILIP)

Iriss.fm, Episode 180

Sarah Mitchell Programme Director for the Active and Independent Living Improvement Programme and Susan Kelso AHP Lead for Early Intervention (Scottish Government) spoke to Iriss.fm about the…

Published in Iriss.fm on 19 May 2017

Parents with learning disabilities

Iriss.fm, Episode 179

As part of Learning Disability Week 2017, we held a roundtable discussion on the topic of parents with learning disabilities to coincide with the launch of our new Iriss Insight on the topic. The…

Published in Iriss.fm on 17 May 2017

National Social Services Search

Search resources from Iriss, SSSC and the Care Inspectorate

Do you want to be able to find work-related information quickly and easily?

If so, you’ll be interested in our latest development. In partnership with Care Inspectorate and SSSC, we’re…

Published in Tools on 12 May 2017