MSc Leading People-Centred Integrated Care
Promotional video for the MSc at University of the West of Scotland.
Published in
on 24 Mar 2020
Self-directed support and workforce development
ESSS Outline
Looks at the limited available evidence on how the social care workforce in Scotland can be further developed to deliver self-directed support.
Published in
on 17 Apr 2018
Voluntary social care recruitment
ESSS Outline
Identifies evidence around recruitment strategies from voluntary social care and other relevant sectors and industries.
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on 15 Jan 2018
Distributed leadership in early years and childcare
ESSS Outline
Explores distributed approaches to leadership in the context of childcare and early years settings. It provides some background to Scottish policy priorities and principles of leadership and distributed approaches.
Published in
on 19 Dec 2017
Post-Adoption Central Support
PACS is a small charitable organisation based in Stirling that comprises parents, social workers and other professionals involved in adoption and long-term foster care. It offers a range of post placement support and services to adoptive families and permanent foster carers.
PACS receives a grant from Clackmannan, Falkirk and Stirling Councils to provide its services.
Services it offers include:
Published in
on 27 Apr 2016
Social reporting: a primer
Flipcharts and sticky notes are great for capturing thoughts and discussions at conferences and workshops ... until it comes to summarising and sharing.
Social reporting is the use of social media to record and share these thoughts and discussions. In digital format, sharing becomes easy.
Published in
on 13 Aug 2015
Shaping the future
Making a successful transition from student to social worker
What's it like for a student leaving university and making the transition into the world of work?
Iriss teamed up with Glasgow Caledonian University, SSSC, the Scottish Association of Social Workers and the Scottish Government to find out. About 120 final year students as well as newly qualified social workers gathered at GCU on 22 January 2015 to share information and experience with aim of helping to shape the future direction of social work.
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on 15 Jan 2015
Using the Sony Playstation Portable (PsP) for context-based learning
Project report
Background
KEY Community Supports operates throughout Scotland to provide support for people with disabilities. KEY had approached Iriss for suggestions about how they might deliver training and advice to its support workers at the point where support is delivered.
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on 14 Apr 2014
Mobile learning in the workplace - Keith Quinn, Alice Gilligan, Thomas Gourlay
A cost effective approach to improving learning retention
Keith Quinn, Senior Education and Workforce Development Adviser with SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council), describes an e-learning model which uses the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) console to deliver on-the-spot training in the workplace. Markers (like a barcode) are inserted into training manual or materials.
Published in
on 6 Jun 2012
Lifetracks
Making that all-important life decision on what career path to follow - whether to go straight into the workforce, or to enter further education or training - can be a daunting one for many young people, especially considering the number of options that are available to them today.
Published in
on 5 Apr 2011
