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Leading for outcomes: integrated working, Part three

Practising and sustaining the outcomes-focused approach in integrated working

Identifying different types of outcomes Achieving an outcomes-focused approach Addressing the challenges of introducing an outcomes approach Involving service users and carers in identifying…

Leading for outcomes: integrated working, Part two

Understanding and promoting an outcomes-focused approach in integrated working

Outcomes are discussed fully in the parent guide (Leading for outcomes: a guide) and you may wish to refer to exercises 1 and 2 on pages 11-18 of that guide as an introduction to the outcome…
What is this guide? This guide forms part of the Iriss Leading for Outcomes series. The guides are designed to support team leaders, managers and trainers to lead teams in the adoption and…

Culture change - what is it all about?

Creative storyboard based on Insight 17

Creative storyboard based on Insight 17 - Culture change in the public sector - written by Michelle Drumm (Iriss). It depicts how organisational culture change can be enabled and sustained and offers…
Iriss is happy to announce the publication of our review of the year for 2012/13, summarising our work over the calendar year.

Self-directed support: a voyage of discovery

Evidence explorers project report

At times of change and uncertainty, evidence becomes very important to build confidence about how to put policy into practice. Although some relevant evidence exists, as it becomes the mainstream…

Outcomes Toolbox

A toolbox of resources relevant to an outcomes-focused approach in social services

Developed by Iriss in partnership with Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS), the Outcomes Toolbox brings together a range of resources and knowledge relevant to an outcomes-…

Using vouchers to improve access to short breaks

Case study from Falkirk Council, featuring interviews with Margaret Petherbridge

Background Iriss recently published a report, Rest assured? A study of carers' experiences of short breaks, which was undertaken to improve our overall knowledge and understanding of short breaks…
Draws on evidence in relation to advocacy with both children and adults and on literature from the fields of health and social care. It outlines the key elements of the most prevalent models of…

Capacity building for mobile learning

Simple and accessible tools to help you create, find and share learning materials

During 2012-13 Iriss, in partnership with the SSSC ran a series of workshops for people involved in designing or delivering learning. Why? The Knowledge Management Strategy for the social services…