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Rural Scotland - Isle of Arran

Rural social work in Scotland

Explores the particularities of the rural context, the policy framework, and goes on to describe approaches that can be used to help social workers living and working in rural Scotland.
social media

Social media and social service workers

Explores what is understood by 'social media', perceived risks of using it, opportunities, relationship to workforce wellbeing and future implications for practice.
Volunteers in participation

Participation: its impact on services and the people who use them

Explores the evidence and implications for practice of people's participation in the design and delivery of health and social care.
Mother living with her children in an overcrowded single end tenement flat Glasgow

Community social work in Scotland

A critical history, fifty years after the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.
Pupa stages of a butterfly

Using evidence for change

A collection of papers detailing an evidence into action scoping methodology.

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Generations Working Together

Iriss.fm, Episode 234
Conversation with Kate Samuels from Generations Working Together about the work it does to promote and support intergenerational practice. She also chatted to Keith Mitchell and Natalie Stewart from…
Published in Iriss.fm on 19 Feb 2019

Learning Disability Week launch

Iriss.fm, Episode 233
Michael McEwan speaks to Libby Clement from SCLD; James Morton, Bake Off finalist; and Jonathan McKinstry, a nominee in the 2018 Learning Disability Awards.
Published in Iriss.fm on 5 Feb 2019

Participation: its impact on services and the people who use them

Insight 45
Explores the evidence and implications for practice of people's participation in the design and delivery of health and social care.
Published in Insights on 31 Jan 2019

Disability, poverty and transitional support

ESSS Outline
Looks at the relationship between poverty and engagement with transitional support interventions for young people with disabilities.
Published in ESSS Outlines on 21 Jan 2019

Disability Equality Scotland

Iriss.fm, Episode 232
Michael McEwan chats to Ian Buchanan about Disability Equality Scotland, focusing specifically on Disability Access Panels. 
Published in Iriss.fm on 11 Jan 2019

Outspoken Arts

Iriss.fm, Episode 231
A creative organisation interested in work which references cutting edge social issues such as creative learning, stories of migration and asylum, issues affecting LGBT people, disability, ethnicity…
Published in Iriss.fm on 7 Jan 2019

Mental health of young people with learning disabilities in transition

ESSS Outline
Explores the relationship between learning disabilities and mental health for young people during the transitional period.
Published in ESSS Outlines on 17 Dec 2018

Co-production Week 2018

Iriss.fm, Episode 230
A summary of Co-production Week 2018.
Published in Iriss.fm on 14 Dec 2018

Using evidence for change

A collection of papers detailing an evidence into action scoping methodology
A collection of papers detailing an evidence into action scoping methodology.
Published in Reports on 13 Dec 2018

Freshly Squeezed: Lynn Williams

Iriss.fm, Episode 229
An interview with Lynn Williams, an unpaid carer and activist.
Published in Iriss.fm on 4 Dec 2018

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