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Working with people who commit hate crime

Aims to consolidate some of the existing research on effective practice with people who commit hate offences, firstly defining and describing hate crime and its root causes, and then considering what may constitute effective practice for…
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Iriss on...Safe and Together approach

A short paper on the Safe and Together approach to tackling domestic abuse with insight from Andrea Davidson, Team Leader in a Children’s Social Work Practice Team.
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Stories of everyday leadership

Four stories that beautifully illustrate what everyday leadership looks like from the frontline - and the difference it can make to the lives of people that are supported.
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Participation: its impact on services and the people who use them

Examines the impact that participatory approaches have on health, wellbeing and efficiency outcomes; highlighting implications for practice.
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Recording practice and accessing records

A summary of findings from an initial scoping review addressing how practice is recorded within social work in Scotland.

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What the public think about Scottish social services and why

Report summary produced by Iriss on behalf of the Social Work Services Strategic Forum
This summary, produced by Iriss on behalf of the Social Work Services Strategic Forum, presents the key findings of research which set out to better understand public perceptions of social services.…
Published in Reports on 31 Oct 2017

Electronic monitoring in the criminal justice system

Insight 40
Introduces the ways in which EM is currently used in Scotland, alongside international evidence and experience, to identify key issues and implications for use.
Published in Insights on 10 Oct 2017

Child protection: listening to and learning from parents

Insight 39
Uses the evidence base to explore how we can learn from parents whose children have been referred, in order to avoid causing harm and provide the best and most helpful support.
Published in Insights on 15 Sep 2017

Getting There: Maddiston and Rumford

Activity report 2016-17
Report that outlines work to support the community of Maddiston and Rumford.
Published in Reports on 11 Sep 2017

Gypsy Traveller history in Scotland

A pictorial timeline

Gypsy Travellers are largely absent from history or misrepresented and mythologised in our culture and folklore — often in the crudest and most damaging of ways. Their story is often untold or…

Published in Reports on 19 Jun 2017

Iriss on… good practice with fathers

Gary Clapton, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh
A conversation with Gary Clapton, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh.
Published in Iriss on… on 19 Jun 2017

Good practice with fathers in children and family services

Insight 38
This Insight explores the role that fathers play in the care of children and families.
Published in Insights on 8 Jun 2017

National Social Services Search

Search resources from Iriss, SSSC, Care Inspectorate, CYCJ, CCPS and Social Work Scotland
Search resources from Iriss, SSSC, Care Inspectorate, CYCJ, CCPS and Social Work Scotland
Published in Tools on 12 May 2017

Outcomes & CO

conversation openers
A tool that provides a framework for open, honest conversations about personal outcomes.
Published in Tools on 8 May 2017

Parents with learning disabilities

Insight 37
Brings together the key research findings on supporting parents with learning disabilities to aid practitioners in considering approaches for working with this group.
Published in Insights on 25 Apr 2017

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