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Hoarding Disorder: Towards a unified approach beyond disciplines

This Insight explores how transdisciplinary collaboration across health, social work, social care, housing, environmental health, emergency services, third sector support and other related professionals can transform practice and reduce low-value interventions for people with hoarding disorder…
Published 19 Jan 2026 in Insights

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National and international resources for social services practitioners

National and international resources for social services practitioners.
Published 24 Mar 2020 in Tools

Adolescent to parent violence and abuse

ESSS Outline

An evidence summary that provides an overview of evidence relating to adolescent to parent violence and abuse (APVA).
Published 11 Mar 2020 in Outlines

Language and service provision surrounding abuse in Scotland

ESSS Outline

Evidence outline that seeks to understand how we talk about abuse from a service perspective and what are the current gaps in provision.
Published 10 Mar 2020 in Outlines

Social work with unaccompanied asylum seeking children in Scotland

Insight 51

Details immigration in the UK, the legislative and policy framework, and lessons for social work policy and practice.
Published 17 Feb 2020 in Insights

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 4 Feb 2020 in Tools

Iriss on....The Buurtzorg model

A short paper on the Buurtzorg model, with insight from Lesley-Anne Exon, Staff Nurse, Forres Neighbourhood Care Team (NHS Grampian).
Published 18 Jan 2020 in Iriss on…

Iriss on...Co-production to support an asylum seeker community

A short paper on the use of co-production to support Govan-based asylum seekers, with an insight from Matilda Alexander Hallworth, Project Coordinator, Govan Community Project.
Published 18 Dec 2019 in Iriss on…

Safe and Together approach

ESSS Outline

Evidence summary that seeks to address the impact of the Safe and Together model to tackling domestic violence.
Published 9 Dec 2019 in Outlines

Experiences of young carers in university and transitioning to work

ESSS Outline

Evidence summary that addresses what are the experiences of people with caring responsibilities at university college and transitioning to work.
Published 9 Dec 2019 in Outlines

Working with people who commit hate crime

Insight 50

Aims to consolidate some of the existing research on effective practice with people who commit hate offences, firstly defining and describing hate crime and its root causes, and then considering what…
Published 5 Dec 2019 in Insights

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