Resources

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Cards which show a series of snapshots of what life in an outcomes-focused care home might look like.
Lessons that can be applied to any collaborative project and should be used as ‘food for thought’ to help plan productive partnerships.
A series of exercises to be done with management teams, staff and people who access support.
A tool to create a SWOT analysis, an action plan and develop a service story.
Explores the impact of welfare reform – in a climate of austerity and cuts – on key client groups and its consequent effect on the social services workforce in Scotland.
Defines what peer support roles are and what they mean for services and the evidence for their use in mental health services.
We've published our annual activity review for 2015/16, which will give you a snapshot of all of our work for the year. Introduced by Peter MacLeod, Iriss Chair, it includes a summary of our project…

How early years trauma affects the brain

The child who mistrusts good care

Dan Hughes summarises how the brain reacts to trauma and how an understanding of this process is helpful to foster and adoptive parents and professionals.

The child's journey

A guide to the Scottish justice system

An online interactive guide that describes the stages in the criminal justice process for under 18s in Scotland.

Autism and acting

Liam's career four years on

In 2012 Liam Robertson, who is on the autism spectrum, told us about his passion for TV, film and theatre and his ambition to become an actor. Liam's story is inspirational, demonstrating the…