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Iriss Insight 36

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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Outcomes & CO

conversation openers

Outcomes & CO: conversation openers was created to support practitioners and managers across the social services sector reflect on their views, values and experiences of a personal outcomes…

Published in Tools on 8 May 2017

Learning Disability Week 2017

Iriss.fm, Episode 178

Michael McEwan speaks to Chris Creegan, Chief Executive of the Scottish Commission for Learning Disability (SCLD) about Learning Disability Week 2017.

The theme for this year is: 'Looking…

Published in Iriss.fm on 27 Apr 2017

Parents with learning disabilities

Insight 37
Key points Parents with learning disabilities can and do become good enough parents when appropriate supports are in place Parents with a learning disability often have very complex needs as a…
Published in Insights on 25 Apr 2017

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

Insight 36
Key points Domestic abuse is rooted in gender inequality. Women are most often seen as primarily responsible for child safety, despite the perpetrators responsibility for harm and abuse. The…
Published in Insights on 30 Mar 2017

Unity Enterprise

Iriss.fm, Episode 177

Michael McEwan speaks to Loretta Galloway, Learning Disability Service Manager at Unity Enterprise, about the services and supports the organisation provides.

@TrongateUnity

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Published in Iriss.fm on 28 Mar 2017

Buddies: The Glen Isla Project

co-designing a support tool
Introduction

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…

Published in Tools on 27 Mar 2017

Outcomes & CO reference list

reference list

This contain a list of references included in the Outcomes & CO: conversation openers tool.

Published in Reports on 23 Mar 2017

Alzheimer Scotland: Annual Conference and Dementia Awards

Iriss.fm, Episode 176

Iriss.fm recently spoke to Kirsty Wilson from Alzheimer Scotland about two upcoming events in 2017: their annual conference and the national Dementia Awards. She also tells us about some of the…

Published in Iriss.fm on 16 Mar 2017

How do you find real lack and real passion?

Iriss.fm, Episode 175

On 24 October 2016 at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Dr Robert French led an Iriss workshop exploring how to negotiate a way through the complexities of our managed world, in order to…

Published in Iriss.fm on 1 Mar 2017

Self-directed support survey

Iriss.fm, Episode 174

On 21st February 2017, Iriss.fm spoke to Cathy McGregor and Lorraine Gillies from Audit Scotland about the national self-directed support survey that has been recently circulated.

Audit…

Published in Iriss.fm on 22 Feb 2017