Carers

Participation: its impact on services and the people who use them

Insight 45

Explores the evidence and implications for practice of people's participation in the design and delivery of health and social care.

Published in Insights on 31 Jan 2019

Freshly Squeezed: Lynn Williams

Iriss.fm, Episode 229

Freshly Squeezed an Iriss.fm podcast series

An interview with Lynn Williams, an unpaid carer and activist.

Published in Iriss.fm on 4 Dec 2018

Stories of service user involvement

Seven stories that illustrate and celebrate service user and carer involvement in social work teaching and learning.

Published in News on 17 Oct 2018

Freshly Squeezed: Tommy Whitelaw

Iriss.fm, Episode 207

An interview with Tommy Whitelaw, a carer, activist and inspiration.

Published in Iriss.fm on 12 Jul 2018

User involvement in social work education

A series of stories that highlight challenges and future ambitions of service user and carer involvement.

Published in News on 4 Jul 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

Making connections

Report of Making Connections conference, focused on partnership working with service user and carers in social work education.

Published in Post-event summaries on 14 May 2018

The Care Collective

Iriss.fm, Episode 186

Information on a project in East Renfrewshire to support carers and involve them in discussions and decisions about their support.

Published in Iriss.fm on 16 Aug 2017

Keeping it Real

The Keeping It Real conference at Stirling University on 26 April 2017 celebrated Service User and Carer Involvement in Professional Education and the difference it makes.

This was about showcasing good practice, sharing ideas and future ambitions, and discussing key challenges.

Sara Hitchens spoke eloquently (see attached presentation), reflecting back on the first national conference at Stirling University in 2013 (Real Lives: Real Difference) and the learning journey. She identified three essential ingredients for effective service user and carer involvement:

Published in Features on 5 Jul 2017

ISBA 2016: Reframing respite - Maureen Flynn

Iriss.fm, Episode 171

Information on the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Published in Iriss.fm on 22 Feb 2017