Looked after children

Continuing Care & CO

conversation openers

A tool to support practitioners, individually and in groups, reflect on their views and values when continuing to care for young people who are leaving care.

Published in Tools on 25 Apr 2018

Child sexual abuse and good practice for social workers

ESSS Outline

Identifies evidence around good practice approaches to investigating child sexual abuse that may minimise harm or distress to children and non-abusing caregivers.

Published in ESSS Outlines on 16 Nov 2017

We believe Relationships Matter

This week, at her party conference, First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon accepted the Who Cares? Scotland's pledge to listen to 1,000 care experienced young people over the next two years. We were really pleased to hear this - our Relationships Matter work has been around supporting continuing relationships for young people leaving care, which we believe is really important.

Published in News on 21 Oct 2016

Dan Hughes on trauma, early child development and attachment

Dan Hughes is a leading authority on dyadic developmental psychotherapy and has integrated recent research on the neurobiology of trauma, early child development and attachment.

During one of his many trips to Scotland as a guest of Scottish Attachment in Action, Iriss was pleased to video record Dan explaining how the brain reacts to trauma and how an understanding of this process is helpful to foster and adoptive parents as well professionals such as residential care workers and teachers.

Published in News on 11 Feb 2016

How early years trauma affects the brain

The child who mistrusts good care

Dan Hughes, Clinical Psychologist, from U.S.A., is the originator of dyadic developmental psychotherapy (DDP) and also attachment-focused family therapy. He is an internationally acclaimed therapist and author of ground-breaking books on attachment and emotional recovery.

Published in Videos on 4 Feb 2016

Trauma and looked after children

Iriss.fm, episode 122

Christine Gordon and Karen Wallace - co-founders of Adapt Scotland - talk to Fiona Lettice about their first hand experience of fostering, adoption and trauma.

Published in Iriss.fm on 27 Apr 2015

Supporting positive relationships for children and young people who have experience of care

Insight 28

This Insight explores the growing emphasis being placed on the relationships of children and young people in care.

Published in Insights on 20 Feb 2015

Relationships Matter JAM update

Congratulations to the five teams that have been selected to take part in the Relationships Matter JAM. Teams are from: Care Visions, Falkirk Council, Hot Chocolate Trust, Includem and Kibble.

Published in News on 17 Dec 2014

Putting the baby IN the bathwater, why attachment matters for all

Iriss.fm, episode 100

Scotland Director of the WAVE Trust, talks to members of Scottish Attachment in Action about collaborating and the politics of making a difference.

Published in Iriss.fm on 1 Oct 2014

Relationships Matter

Iriss.fm, episode 98

Gayle Rice speaks about a project to develop ideas that support young people who are leaving care to maintain positive, nurturing relationships with the people in their lives.

Published in Iriss.fm on 22 Sep 2014