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Professional curiosity in public protection

Iriss’s Professional Curiosity project has been seeking to develop a deeper understanding of this topic and its implications for the Public Protection workforce in Scotland. This report brings together both the literature review and findings from the discussion sessions that were core to the…
Published 20 Mar 2026 in Reports

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University of Edinburgh and Grassmarket Community Project collaboration

User involvement in social work education

Reflection by students on their experiences of how engaging directly with service users impacted on their learning.
Published 8 Jun 2018 in Case studies

Critical reading and the Open University

User involvement in social work education

Sandy Sieminski, Jenny Bew and Alice Bradley share their learning and reflections on the importance of service user and carer involvement in critical reading.
Published 8 Jun 2018 in Case studies

Centrestage

Showcasing Community Social Work

Connecting people who have multiple deprivations to their geographical and social communities across Ayrshire through the arts and food.
Published 5 Jun 2018 in Case studies

Impact of women specific interventions

ESSS Outline

Summarises evidence relating to the effectiveness of women specific interventions in addressing complex needs and the role they may play as preventative strategies in children's services.
Published 4 Jun 2018 in Outlines

COPE Scotland

Showcasing Community Social Work

A self-management programme where professionals and public work together for a fairer community and improved resilience for better mental well-being.
Published 28 May 2018 in Case studies

Integrated assessments in children’s services

ESSS Outline

Explores the evidence around integrated assessment in children's services, including children's and families' experiences of the assessment process, good practice, electronic information systems,…
Published 22 May 2018 in Outlines

Pre-birth child protection

Insight 42

Focuses on pre-birth child protection assessment and care planning, and more specifically, the lead social work role within this work.
Published 22 May 2018 in Insights

Asylum and Roma Team Anti-Poverty Initiative

Showcasing Community Social Work

An initiative to encourage Roma and non-Roma families to claim clothing grants and free school meals.
Published 22 May 2018 in Case studies

Leadership stories: process and resources

how we did it

Process used to engage partners and others with the Leadership stories: developing effective supervision project
Published 21 May 2018 in Reports

Leadership stories: developing effective supervision

Improving understanding about supervision

A project to improve understanding about supervision and clarify the role of good management in effective leadership.
Published 21 May 2018 in Reports

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