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Buddy a support tool

Buddies: The Glen Isla Project

In 2016/17, Iriss worked with the Glen Isla project, a women’s criminal justice centre based in Arbroath, to enhance relational approaches. This is the story behind the development of Buddy: a support tool.
Getting there: Maddiston and Rumford

Getting There: Maddiston and Rumford

Since the end of 2015, Maddiston Community Council, Iriss and a range of other partners have helped carry out a variety of local activities in Maddiston and Rumford. The aim of this work was to explore with local people how they feel about the…

Outcomes and CO

Outcomes & CO

A tool that provides a framework for open, honest conversations about personal outcomes
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Social workers' communication with children and young people in practice

This insight presents what research tells us about social workers’ communication with children and young people in everyday practice. It also introduces key findings from a UK-wide study of social workers’ communication with children and young…

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The View from Here: Reflection Cards

A set of 20 cards which share illustrated diary excerpts from social work and care practitioners about a week in their working lives.

Cards which share illustrated diary excerpts from social…
Published in Tools on 13 Oct 2016

Co-design tools

Co-design tools can be used to enable people to discover other peoples' perspectives, develop and define ideas and deliver those ideas. We sometimes use the Design Council's Double Diamond as one…

Published in Tools on 12 Oct 2016

Why attachment matters

Iriss.fm, Episode 154

Professor Helen Minnis of the University of Glasgow, talks to David Woodier, a teacher, adoptive parent and blogger for Scottish Attachment in Action, about ‘Why attachment matters’. Themes…

Published in Iriss.fm on 12 Oct 2016

Fit for the Future: The future of care

A series of quotes from stakeholders across Scotland about the future of care and how we might get there.

What can this tool be used for?

Use these quotes to prompt discussion and debate…

Published in Tools on 11 Oct 2016

Fit for the Future: Enhancing relationships in care at home using caring conversations

A workshop process to introduce care home staff to caring conversations.

What can this tool be used for?

Introducing care home staff to caring conversations

How do you use it?

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Published in Tools on 11 Oct 2016

Fit for the Future: Beautiful Practice Cards

A series of blank postcards.

What can this tool be used for?

To encourage people who access support to record beautiful practice that has touched them.

How do you use it?

Give…

Published in Tools on 11 Oct 2016

Fit for the Future: Outcomes in care homes cards

Cards which show a series of snapshots of what life in an outcomes-focused care home might look like.

What can this tool be used for?

You could use this tool as an inspiration for what…

Published in Tools on 11 Oct 2016

Fit for the Future: Lessons for collaboration

Five useful points to remember.

What can this tool be used for?

Bringing people together to collaborate.

How do you use it?

These lessons can be applied to any collaborative…

Published in Tools on 11 Oct 2016

Fit for the Future: Values based recruitment

A series of exercises to be done with management teams, staff and people who access support.

What can this tool be used for?

Understanding and integrating organisational values into the…

Published in Tools on 11 Oct 2016

Fit for the Future: Business planning

Three templates of basic business planning tools

What can this tool be used for?

Creating a SWOT analysis, creating an action plan and developing a service story

How do you use it…
Published in Tools on 11 Oct 2016