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National and international resources for social services practitioners
National and international resources for social services practitioners.
Published in
on 24 Mar 2020
Tools that support engagement when thinking about issues and working with other people.
Navigating evidence
A tool to support evidence use in practice
A tool that aims to equip newly qualified social workers with the skills and confidence to use evidence in practice.
Published in
on 4 Feb 2020
The Tea-Brief
What would happen if we took five minutes, just for us?
A tea-brief is a debrief with a difference. It's an opportunity to take time for reflection, and build stronger relationships in a staff team. You can take a tea-brief after an incident, or can choose to ringfence time for a tea-brief when you're feeling overwhelmed or stressed. Tea-briefs are also about reflection and sharing positive feedback.
Published in
on 16 May 2018
Continuing Care & CO
conversation openers
A tool to support practitioners, individually and in groups, reflect on their views and values when continuing to care for young people who are leaving care.
Published in
on 25 Apr 2018
Community of Enquiry
A guide
An approach that offers space for a group of people to collaboratively explore ideas and ask rich and meaningful questions of each other.
Published in
on 12 Mar 2018
Partnerships & CO
conversation openers
A tool that provides a framework for open, honest conversations about partnerships.
Published in
on 17 Jan 2018
Co-production Project Planner
a resource to support co-production projects to happen effectively
Contains a project planning workbook, a guide to planning co-production projects and a suite of Iriss facilitation tools.
Published in
on 8 Jan 2018
National Social Services Search
Search resources from Iriss, SSSC, Care Inspectorate, CYCJ, CCPS and Social Work Scotland
Search resources from Iriss, SSSC, Care Inspectorate, CYCJ, CCPS and Social Work Scotland
Published in
on 12 May 2017
Outcomes & CO
conversation openers
A tool that provides a framework for open, honest conversations about personal outcomes.
Published in
on 8 May 2017
Buddy - a support tool
an activity based tool that aims to support people accessing services
an activity based tool that aims to support people accessing services, at the start of their journey
Published in
on 27 Mar 2017