Resources

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Dementia: attachment matters

Explores the relevance of attachment to our understanding of dementia and its impact on people and their family carers.
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Attachment theory in practice

Learning resource written by Sally Wassell, which explores the evolving meaning and application of attachment.
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Writing analysis in social care

A course that improves the writing of analysis in social work and social care records.
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The influence and impacts of dyslexia on social work practice

Research that explores how dyslexia is understood and supported in practice.
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'Learning to hold a paradox'

Research that seeks to understand the experience and needs of children in care through the lens of ambiguous loss and disenfranchised grief.

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21 Sep 2021

Human Rights Town

The  Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) has launched an app, Human Rights Town, to help people with learning disabilities understand their human rights.   The …
8 Sep 2021

Lifelong Links

Lifelong Links is a project led by Family Rights Group and delivered by local authorities. It supports children and young people in care to connect with and develop relationships with family members…
17 Aug 2021

Coronavirus and people with learning disabilities

The research project – Coronavirus and people with learning disabilities – is a UK wide study which has been exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with learning disabilities. In…
22 Jul 2021

Careers in social services: the role of Disclosure Scotland

In this episode we speak to Andrew Morrall, Customer Engagement Manager at Disclosure Scotland, about the organisation’s safeguarding role and the different levels of disclosure used across social…

Iriss resources

Carers mental and physical health

ESSS Outline
Evidence summary that provides an overview of carers mental and physical health, with additional focus on finances and employment.
Published in ESSS Outlines on 29 Oct 2020

Care experienced children and young people’s mental health

ESSS Outline
An overview of recent evidence relating to care experienced children and young people’s mental health.
Published in ESSS Outlines on 12 Oct 2020

Health and social care systems redesign

ESSS Outline
Evidence summary that explores successful models of system redesign in health and social care.
Published in ESSS Outlines on 8 Oct 2020

Effective presentations online

An overview of some advice and guidance for presenting online effectively.
Published in Reports on 7 Oct 2020

Working together apart

A course for partnership or group projects where participants can’t physically be together
A course for partnership or group projects where participants can’t physically be together.
Published in Multimedia learning materials on 7 Sep 2020

Perinatal and addiction mental health support

ESSS Outline
Evidence focused on clinical trials and studies which evaluate the effectiveness of certain support methods.
Published in ESSS Outlines on 24 Jul 2020

Reducing the overcriminalisation of care-experienced young people in Scotland

Towards a model of best practice
Research which explores how care-experienced people are disproportionately criminalised and over-represented in justice systems.
Published in Student research on 23 Jul 2020

Covid-19, low incomes and poverty

ESSS Outline
Evidence summary that provides an overview of recent evidence relating to Covid-19 and how it affects those on low incomes and in poverty.
Published in ESSS Outlines on 14 Jul 2020

Mindfulness in social work education and practice

Insight 56
Provides students and practitioners with the opportunity to critically assess the value of mindfulness as a way of attending to wellbeing in their professional and personal lives.
Published in Insights on 8 Jul 2020

Iriss On...A chance to redesign the homelessness system

A short paper on redesigning the homelessness system in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, with insights from Dr Lígia Teixeira, Chief Executive of the Centre for Homelessness Impact.
Published in Iriss on… on 8 Jul 2020

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