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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.” (‘…

Iriss annual Champions event 2014

Report of annual champions event 2014

Iriss annual champions event took place at New Lanark Mill Hotel on 12th and 13th November 2014. Twenty six champions made their way from as far north as Shetland and as far south as Dumfries and…

Failure

Iriss on...

The premise of this Iriss On… is that it is important to be able to adapt, to be flexible and to share our experiences of failure and success so that others can learn from us…
Summarises the evidence in this challenging area of work and aims to support practitioners to reflect on their practice in this context.

How to run an experience lab

Developing social care and support

A guide on what needs to be considered when running an experience lab, and how the methodology can be evaluated.

Plan for prevention - prompt cards

Preventing loneliness and social isolation for older people

Cards that prompt people to think about preventative approaches to maintain and build social and community connections for older people.
This video highlights the personal perspectives of two individuals using the services of Raise. They offer an insight into how borderline personality disorders can lead to behaviour that may…
Context Positive Prisons? Positive Futures (PPPF) is a Scottish charity that uses its collective experience of the criminal justice system, to benefit others still within the system, or shortly…