Challenging colleagues’ practice in residential child care
An article that explores the challenges of residential child care practice and what could help to improve it.
Published in
on 28 Jun 2022
Mindfulness in social work education and practice
Insight 56
Provides students and practitioners with the opportunity to critically assess the value of mindfulness as a way of attending to wellbeing in their professional and personal lives.
Published in
on 8 Jul 2020
Newly qualified social workers, supervision and child protection
ESSS Outline
Explores how newly qualified social workers can be supported in their first year, with a focus on effective supervision.
Published in
on 8 Apr 2019
Making Co-production Happen blog launch
New Iriss blog to support the use of the co-production project planner.
Published in
on 17 Sep 2018
Write an Iriss Insight
Do you have an idea for an Iriss Insight (evidence summary)? Insights promote debate, discussion and reflection to inform and improve future policy and practice.
Published in
on 1 Mar 2018
Fit for the Future: Beautiful Practice Cards
Cards to encourage people who access support to record beautiful practice that has touched them.
Published in
on 11 Oct 2016
Leading change in supervision
Messages from practice
Report that describes the rationale, process and learning from a project which explored the topic of supervision with a group of six partners.
Published in
on 9 Jul 2015
Delivering integrated care and support
Report commissioned by ADSW
Second review of evidence completed for ADSW by Professor Alison Petch on the factors that underpin best health and social care integrated practice.
Published in
on 7 Jan 2014
The role of personal storytelling in practice
Insight 23
Explores what story and storytelling is, and whether autobiographical, first-person storytelling has a valuable impact on practice, and can engender positive, meaningful change for individuals who access support. It examines how storytelling has been used across social services to date, considers its value, and highlights some considerations for those creating and using stories.
Published in
on 28 Nov 2013
PROP (Practitioner Research: Older People)
Final reports
Final reports of the Practitioner Research: Older People (PROP) project, a partnership between the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) and Iriss. The project was about health and social care for older people.
Published in
on 16 Sep 2013
