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Working with people who commit hate crime

Aims to consolidate some of the existing research on effective practice with people who commit hate offences, firstly defining and describing hate crime and its root causes, and then considering what may constitute effective practice for…
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Iriss on...Safe and Together approach

A short paper on the Safe and Together approach to tackling domestic abuse with insight from Andrea Davidson, Team Leader in a Children’s Social Work Practice Team.
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Stories of everyday leadership

Four stories that beautifully illustrate what everyday leadership looks like from the frontline - and the difference it can make to the lives of people that are supported.
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Participation: its impact on services and the people who use them

Examines the impact that participatory approaches have on health, wellbeing and efficiency outcomes; highlighting implications for practice.
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Recording practice and accessing records

A summary of findings from an initial scoping review addressing how practice is recorded within social work in Scotland.

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Community social work in Scotland

A critical history, fifty years after the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
A critical history of community social work, fifty years after the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.
Published in Reports on 12 Jul 2018

Impact and outcomes reporting

Supporting intermediary organisations
Iriss was involved in delivering workshops, alongside Corra Foundation, that helped explore with intermediary support organisations their approaches to expressing the impact and outcomes of their…
Published in Reports on 3 Jul 2018

Social work student and service user role play sessions

User involvement in social work education
Story of role-play sessions held between social work students at the University of Strathclyde and members of the service user and carer group.
Published in Case studies on 26 Jun 2018

No Recourse to Public Funds: Olivia's story

User involvement in social work education
Olivia Ndoti from the Women's Asylum Support Housing (WASH) project talks to social work students about having No Recourse to Public Funds.
Published in Case studies on 25 Jun 2018

Bringing the law to life with lived experience

User involvement in social work education
Social work students at GCU take part in a session for their Working with Law and Ethics module, No Recourse to Public Funds.
Published in Case studies on 25 Jun 2018

Social isolation, loneliness and older people

ESSS Outline
Explores some of the less commonly included evidence from systematic reviews and literature reviews on age and social isolation.
Published in ESSS Outlines on 25 Jun 2018

Capturing social work impact

ESSS Outline
Looks at evidence around methods for capturing the impact of social work interventions.
Published in ESSS Outlines on 11 Jun 2018

University of Edinburgh and Grassmarket Community Project collaboration

User involvement in social work education
Reflection by students on their experiences of how engaging directly with service users impacted on their learning.
Published in Case studies on 8 Jun 2018

Critical reading and the Open University

User involvement in social work education
Sandy Sieminski, Jenny Bew and Alice Bradley share their learning and reflections on the importance of service user and carer involvement in critical reading.
Published in Case studies on 8 Jun 2018

Centrestage

Showcasing Community Social Work
Connecting people who have multiple deprivations to their geographical and social communities across Ayrshire through the arts and food.
Published in Case studies on 5 Jun 2018

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