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Hoarding Disorder: Towards a unified approach beyond disciplines

This Insight explores how transdisciplinary collaboration across health, social work, social care, housing, environmental health, emergency services, third sector support and other related professionals can transform practice and reduce low-value interventions for people with hoarding disorder…
Published 19 Jan 2026 in Insights

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Journeys back into work: Elizabeth Marr

Journeys back into work

Elizabeth Marr had severe depression until SAMH supported her into working with people with mental health problems. One of a series of videos on the subject of supported employment, made by Iriss in…
Published 8 Jul 2013 in Videos

Journeys back into work: Victoria Burns

Journeys back into work

Victoria Burns has cerebral palsy. Fraktul, a web design and marketing company, found helpful advice and support from Capability Scotland on making adaptations to the workplace to support Victoria.…
Published 8 Jul 2013 in Videos

Journeys back into work: A summary by the Chair of SUSE Kate Storrow

Journeys back into work

One of a series of videos on the subject of supported employment, made by Iriss in partnership with SUSE (Scottish Union of Supported Employment). For more information on this subject, please see…
Published 8 Jul 2013 in Videos

WITTY (What's Important To You?)

Create your own personalised map of what is important in your life to help promote well-being

A free iPad app which enables people to visually map positive assets and factors they have and can better engage with in day to day life.
Published 24 Jun 2013 in Tools

Visualised information to support social services in Scotland

Infopics provide visualised information to support social services in Scotland and have been designed as companion documents to Iriss Insights. Infopics highlight and interpret the data behind key…
Published 21 Jun 2013 in Reports

D-Cards

Difficulties, decisions, deliberations

A series of cards that can support you to facilitate difficult discussions and decisions.
Published 17 Jun 2013 in Tools

Leading for outcomes: integrated working, Part one

Defining what is meant by integrated working

What do we mean by integrated working In any discussion of integrated working, a first prerequisite is that all parties define what they are talking about. Integrated working is one of those terms…
Published 13 May 2013 in Tools

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…
Published 13 May 2013 in Tools

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…
Published 13 May 2013 in Tools

Leading for outcomes: Integrated working

Introduction

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…
Published 13 May 2013 in Tools

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