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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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Strengths-based approaches for working with individuals

Insight 16

Provides an overview of the research evidence on effective strengths based approaches for working with individuals and presents selected illustrative examples.
Published 1 May 2012 in Insights

Creating evidence through small-scale pilots

Aspris Children's Services

Background One of Iriss's private sector Champions, Aspris Children's Services (formerly Aspire Scotland Ltd), has been shortlisted for an award at the SSSC Care Accolades.
Published 27 Apr 2012 in Case studies

Autism – telling a story through video

How we made Liam's story

Liam Robertson is 20 years old and has autism. He has a passion for film, attends Scottish Youth Theatre, works part-time in a Barnardo's shop in Glasgow and would like to pursue a career in the…
Published 16 Apr 2012 in Case studies

Digital storytelling - Liam's video CV - Liam Robertson

Liam's video CV demonstrates how someone with autism can use video to help others see beyond the disability

Liam Robertson is 20 years old and has autism. He has a passion for film and would like to pursue a career in the theatre. In this video Liam talks about his interests and aspirations, attending…
Published 16 Apr 2012 in Videos

Digital storytelling - the parents' story - Kenny Robertson, Mary Robertson

Autism: from diagnosis to development to independence and a career…

Liam Robertson is 20 years old and has autism. His parents talk about Liam's passion for the theatre and the support they received to help Liam develop independence and obtain an NVQ2 in customer…
Published 16 Apr 2012 in Videos

Digital storytelling - personalisation - David Lettice

A social worker explains how video can help us 'see beyond the disability'

"People with disabilities have all sort of skills and abilities and that's what needs to be promoted. We need to get beyond seeing the disability, and I think video's a really good way of doing it…
Published 16 Apr 2012 in Videos

Web-based tools for learning, collaborating and sharing knowledge

A survey of access to social in media in the workplace

Background Social is media in increasingly used by all kinds of people in their private and professional lives and by all kinds of organisations to find and share information.
Published 12 Apr 2012 in Reports

How and why people stop offending: Discovering desistance

Insight 15

Provides a brief introduction to the research evidence about the process of desistance from crime. It also explores some of the potential practice and policy implications emerging from this evidence.
Published 4 Apr 2012 in Insights

Measuring personal outcomes: Challenges and strategies (video storyboard)

Creative storyboard of Iriss Insight 12

This storyboard (animated video) provides a visual, engaging summary of Iriss Insight 12, written by Dr Emma Miller, Honorary Senior Research Associate at Glasgow School of Social Work. It considers…
Published 27 Mar 2012 in Videos

Leading for outcomes: Children and young people

An outcomes-focused approach with children and young people

A practical tool for leaders to use with staff to promote understanding of an outcomes-focused approach with children and young people.
Published 19 Mar 2012 in Tools

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