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Re-examining child neglect in the changing policy landscape

This Insight explores the evidence on child neglect in the context of the refreshed Scottish definition of neglect published in the National Guidance for Child Protection (Scottish Government, 2021)…
Published 13 Nov 2023 in Insights

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Re-examining child neglect in the changing policy landscape

Insight 75

This Insight explores the evidence on child neglect in the context of the refreshed Scottish definition of neglect published in the National Guidance for Child Protection (Scottish Government, 2021)…
Published 13 Nov 2023 in Insights

Social work’s relationship with the PREVENT duty

Insight 74

This Insight examines the underlying assumptions within radicalisation policy, and aims to encourage discussion around the understanding of their influence upon practice, and to help practitioners…
Published 18 Oct 2023 in Insights

Supported decision making

Insight 73

This Insight provides an overview of the policy and legislative background to supported decision making (SDM). It also provides a brief summary of research looking at how SDM may be approached and…
Published 1 Sep 2023 in Insights

Leadership in social work

Reporting on research to explore the current practice context of social work leadership in Scotland, through the perspectives of social workers from across the profession, with the aim of better…
Published 29 Aug 2023 in Reports

Addressing the support needs of non-offending carers after a discovery of child sexual abuse

Insight 72

This insight aims to provide a thematic overview of the existing studies that explore the experiences of non-offending carers in the immediate aftermath of discovery and identifies the support needs…
Published 21 Aug 2023 in Insights

The Adult Support and Protection National Large Scale Investigation Framework

This framework offers a set of processes and principles that will be helpful to those conducting and/or participating in Large Scale Investigations. To help think through how these processes and…
Published 6 Jun 2023 in Reports

Chronologies in Adult Support and Protection: moving from current to best

This report describes scoping research undertaken by Iriss in support of the implementation of key elements of the Adult Support and Protection (ASP) National Improvement Plan (Scottish Government,…
Published 5 Jun 2023 in Reports

Adult Support and Protection: everyone's business

Adult Support and Protection (ASP) is designed to support and protect adults who are unable to safeguard themselves, their property and their rights. The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act…
Published 3 May 2023 in Reports

SCOPE stories

Transforming complex care

This resource describes a project undertaken by Iriss and the SCOPE team, part of Perth & Kinross Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP). Iriss and the SCOPE team worked together in 2022 to…
Published 2 May 2023 in Reports

Chief Social Work Officers Annual Report Summary 2021-2022

This report provides a summary of the main areas covered in the Chief Social Work Officer Annual Reports. It offers a general overview of the social work landscape in Scotland drawn from the 30 CSWO…
Published 2 May 2023 in Reports

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