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The Golden Bridge

Child migration from Scotland to Canada, 1869-1939

Telling the story of the thousands of children who migrated from the Orphan Homes of Scotland to to new lives in Canada, The Golden Bridge was inspired by an original exhibition created and displayed…

Place-based working

Iriss on…

Explores how a place-based approach enables effective work with people and communities to improve their health and wellbeing.

Leading change in supervision

Messages from practice

Report that describes the rationale, process and learning from a project which explored the topic of supervision with a group of six partners.
Summarises key research evidence around supervision in social work and social care and draws out implications for practice.
Examines the relationship between homelessness and offending, the impact of prison, key challenges and messages for practice.
The Art of Talking How does facilitating discussions about paintings by Van Gogh & Picasso open up amazing conversations between people with dementia living in care homes?  In The Art of Talking…
Explores the growing emphasis being placed on the relationships of children and young people in care.

Shaping the future

Making a successful transition from student to social worker

What's it like for a student leaving university and making the transition into the world of work? Iriss teamed up with Glasgow Caledonian University, SSSC, the Scottish Association of Social Workers…
Happy New Year!! We hope you had a wonderful festive holiday and wish you the very best for 2015. To give you a snapshot of our busy 2014, we've produced a review of all the action. It was a very…
“When you sing, musical vibrations move through you, altering your physical and emotional landscape. Group singing, for those who have done it, is the most exhilarating and transformative of all.” (‘…