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Iriss on... Self-care in health and social care

A short paper on self-care in health and social care, with insight from a children and families social worker at North Ayrshire Council.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

National and international resources for social services practitioners.
Finding evidence online

Finding evidence online

This learning resource is for people working in social services who are looking to develop their skills in finding and using evidence.
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Iriss on....The Buurtzorg model

A short paper on the Buurtzorg model, with insight from Lesley-Anne Exon, Staff Nurse, Forres Neighbourhood Care Team (NHS Grampian).
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Navigating evidence

A tool that aims to equip newly qualified social workers with the skills and confidence to use evidence in practice.

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Older women and domestic abuse

ESSS Outline
Summary of evidence which examines the interventions for older women experiencing domestic violence and abuse.
Published in ESSS Outlines on 13 Aug 2018

Experiential therapies for children who have experienced trauma

ESSS Outline
Explores the evidence around the impact of individual experiential therapies (e.g. animal assisted, play, arts) and EMDR, for young people who have experienced trauma.
Published in ESSS Outlines on 23 Jul 2018

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

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