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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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Iriss review of the year 2014

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…
Published 1 Jan 2015 in Annual reviews

In Full Voice - the uniting power of music

“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.” (‘…
Published 12 Dec 2014 in Case studies

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…
Published 10 Dec 2014 in Reports

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…
Published 3 Oct 2014 in Iriss on…

Trauma sensitive practice with children in care

Insight 27

Summarises the evidence in this challenging area of work and aims to support practitioners to reflect on their practice in this context.
Published 13 Aug 2014 in Insights

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.
Published 30 Jul 2014 in Reports

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.
Published 30 Jul 2014 in Tools

I Can't Do it On My Own

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…
Published 14 Jul 2014 in Case studies

Exploring roles and boundaries: the prisoner and prison officer experience

Experience lab, case study 2

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…
Published 10 Jul 2014 in Reports

Working with outcomes: the practitioner experience

Experience lab, case study 1

Context South Lanarkshire is moving from a day care centre service delivery model (where daily activities are provided), to a model that supports and facilitates individuals with learning…
Published 10 Jul 2014 in Reports

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