Videos

Short videos filmed, commissioned or licensed by Iriss.

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Help keep people safe from neglect

Self-neglect and neglect of adults are being highlighted this year as part of Scotland’s national Adult Support and Protection Day 2023, on 20 February. This video explains some of the signs of self neglect and lets you know how you raise a concern.

Seen something? Say something

Help keep people safe from neglect

Self-neglect and neglect of adults are being highlighted this year as part of Scotland’s national Adult Support and Protection Day 2023, on 20 February. This video explains some of the signs of self neglect and lets you know how you raise a concern.

Tricky friends

Are your friends “good” friends, who make you feel safe and enjoy spending time with you?

To celebrate Scotland’s National Adult Support and Protection Awareness Day we want to make sure that adults in Scotland are as safe as possible, year round, because staying safe matters every day.

Conducting research in care homes

Addressing practicalities and balancing perspectives

Presentation by Dr Sarah Swift at the University of Stirling about research on the impact of visiting restrictions on family members of care home residents during Covid-19.

Enabling research in care homes: the ENRICH project

An introduction

Maria Drummond, Senior Clinical Studies Officer with ENRICH Scotland, introduces the concept of research, highlighting what we know about the opportunities and challenges of research in care homes.

Relationship-based practice in a digital world

Event recording & flash report

This event, held in May 2021, explored what we have learned over the past year about creating and maintaining relationships through the use of technology. It provided the Scottish policy context; evidence about how our national capacity developed; and examples of innovation and development in digital social work. 

A Shared Experience: showcase and findings

Video of the resource launch

In May 2021, we launched 'A Shared Experience', an online resource which brings together the learning from a collection of stories gathered by the Personal Outcomes Network (PON) throughout 2020.

This is a recording of the authors, Emma Miller (University of Strathclyde) and Ellen Daly (Iriss), discussing the key features and findings of the stories gathered for the resource.

How early years trauma affects the brain

The child who mistrusts good care

Dan Hughes summarises how the brain reacts to trauma and how an understanding of this process is helpful to foster and adoptive parents and professionals.

Autism and acting

Liam's career four years on

In 2012 Liam Robertson, who is on the autism spectrum, told us about his passion for TV, film and theatre and his ambition to become an actor. Liam's story is inspirational, demonstrating the importance of seeing the person, not the disability.

Shaping the future

Making a successful transition from student to social worker

What's it like for a student leaving university and making the transition into the world of work?

Iriss teamed up with Glasgow Caledonian University, SSSC, the Scottish Association of Social Workers and the Scottish Government to find out. About 120 final year students as well as newly qualified social workers gathered at GCU on 22 January 2015 to share information and experience with aim of helping to shape the future direction of social work.