Exploring cross-sector collaborations
Attend Creative Scotland's free event, focusing on partnership working across the arts, social, community and justice sectors.
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on 11 Mar 2019
Story of Drumchapel Early Years Network
Short animation that tells the story of The Drumchapel Early Years Network.
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on 8 Oct 2018
Community social work case studies
A series of case studies that demonstrate what community social work is and has to offer, grounded in real-life context and experience.
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on 26 Apr 2018
Community-based activities and young people’s wellbeing
ESSS Outline
Examines a wide-range of materials on how community-based interventions have been effective in supporting young people's social and emotional wellbeing.
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on 4 Apr 2018
Fit for the Future
Fit for the Future is a partnership project of Iriss and Scottish Care dedicated to inspiring better outcomes for older people by working with providers from the independent sector. The project worked with care homes and care at home providers in four areas - Argyll and Bute, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire and West Lothian - to support innovation and service redesign. Key areas such as outcomes, care in times of transition, community links and compassion were explored.
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on 6 Feb 2015
Matter
Matter is an online community for young adult carers which has been created by Carers Trust. The Carers Trust works to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. With its Network Partners, it aims to ensure that information, advice and practical support are available to all carers across the UK.
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on 12 May 2014
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.
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on 1 May 2012
Here's a hand
Iriss Forum, Designs for the future 2011
Introduced by Catherine McCrae. Here's a Hand is an innovative service designed to connect people to their family, friends and neighbours, making it quicker and easier to ask for and offer a helping hand, a bit of advice or companionship. The service uses mobile phone texts, email, and online messaging to communicate across the group instantly and simultaneously, creating a real time, dynamic network of support.
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on 21 Dec 2011
bespoken
bespoken is a social media website dedicated to building a community that aims to include disabled people in the design of everyday household products from their own homes, and where they can share ideas and tips on how to overcome everyday challenges that are faced with appliances and technology.
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on 1 Nov 2011
Experiences of the young people in community research
Speak Out magazine article
An article written by Who Cares? Scotland and the young people involved in the community research project Working with young people, which evaluated Who Cares? Scotland's advocacy services in two local authority areas. The article talks about the young people's experience of the project and what they gained from their involvement.
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on 31 Aug 2011