Social work (general)

Supporting practitioners through the ethical research journey

Catherine-Rose Stocks Rankin, Iriss Associate speaks about supporting practitioners through the ethical research journey taken on the PROP (Practitioner Research and Older People) project.

Published on January 27, 2014 | 20 minutes | 4156 words | Iriss

Mindfulness in practice

Mindfulness and its application to social services practice.

Published on December 18, 2013 | 18 minutes | 3682 words | Iriss

Real Lives, Real Difference: service user and carer involvement in professional education

Focused on the subject of service user and carer involvement in professional education.

Published on June 3, 2013 | 45 minutes | 9568 words | Iriss

Care Accolades 2013

Iriss.fm spoke to a number of people involved in the many projects nominated for awards, as well as Alan Baird, Chief Social Work Advisor at Scottish Government; and Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive of SSSC.

Published on May 30, 2013 | 13 minutes | 2736 words | Iriss

Why volunteer?

Iriss brought together nine people at the Volunteer Development Scotland offices in Stirling to discuss what motivated them to volunteer, and to share their experiences of volunteering.

Published on May 7, 2013 | 22 minutes | 4541 words | Iriss

The politics of social work

An understanding of social work's political dimension is essential and that the failure to recognise this has been harmful both to the social work profession and to service users.

Published on April 17, 2013 | 34 minutes | 7092 words | Iriss

Keeping an eye on the child

Key Capabilities and students as leaders in multidisciplinary contexts.

Published on November 8, 2012 | 29 minutes | 6074 words | Iriss

Protecting people through partnerships: WithScotland Conference 2012

Iriss.fm spoke to a number of the speakers, they offered their thoughts on the importance and challenges of partnership working and the significance of the conference.

Published on October 24, 2012 | 18 minutes | 3805 words | Iriss

Evaluating the Choose Life North Lanarkshire awareness programme

Suicide prevention programme in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Published on September 19, 2012 | 46 minutes | 9681 words | Iriss

Care Accolades 2012

Some of those involved in the inspiring projects nominated in the ten categories of award

Published on June 21, 2012 | 29 minutes | 6151 words | Iriss