The only caveat is that the ideas should fit within our core themes: prevention (early years intervention, reshaping care for older people, reducing reoffending); integration; and personalisation: SDS.

All ideas are welcome by the 25th November.

You can email us: enquiries@iriss.org.uk, tweet @irissorg or call 0141 559 5059.

Thank you for your time.

Further information and booking are available on the IRISS website.

Any queries should be addressed to vicky.hamilton@glasgow.ac.uk.

As part of the project, a survey is being conducted, which focuses on a number of areas, including carers’ experiences of services, the benefits of short breaks, the outcomes short breaks contribute to for carers and those they care for, and any evidence of improved choice, flexibility and personalisation of services.

We are looking for carers to complete the survey, which is available online or to download as a PDF or Word document. We are also conducting focus groups in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Argyll. If you would like to take part in one of these focus groups, please contact Ben Hall at ben.hall@sharedcarescotland.com.

Please circulate to any interested colleagues and carers.

Further information is available on our project page.

IRISS is looking to develop a network of innovators and would like your recommendations for people who have the right combination of attitude and skills to create and drive positive changes for social work services in the future.

We are looking for individuals who already play an active role in social services in Scotland, and are currently working to change things for the better. Nominees can work within any field of the sector and at any level, as long as they meet the criteria.

The ideal candidate is inquisitive, experimenting, creative, reflective, assertive, dedicated, people oriented and has integrity, a positive attitude and a good mind for strategic thinking.

IRISS will offer members of the innovators’ network free coaching and an opportunity to attend regular network events, which will strengthen their abilities to drive positive changes for social services.

Please send your suggestions to Rikke Iversholt (rikke.iversholt@iriss.org.uk) who will invite nominated individuals to apply for a place in the network.

Deadline for entries is Friday 21st October 2011.

The research aims to shed light on the relationship between evidence and practice wisdom (as an evidence type or integrating vehicle) or professional judgement, and how this relationship shapes decision making.

Download the report.

The review has accessed a major body of literature, the majority from the last decade; the evidence from these sources is both robust and consistent. The debate is not academic, but motivated by the aspiration to establish the optimum conditions for the provision of support to the 650,000 people in Scotland who have contact with social services.

Although the report focuses primarily on adult social care, the principles and evidence relating to partnership and integrated working are equally applicable to children’s services or to partnership working in the context of criminal justice social work.

Read the report.

The full resource list is available at: http://www.iriss.org.uk/resources-students-and-educators

Examples of the resources listed include:

• The Learning Exchange: our free online library containing thousands of learning resources specifically for social services education and training (including briefings, reports, official publications, learning resources, video clips, case studies, podcasts and radio broadcasts
• IRISS multimedia learning materials
• IRISS podcasts
• Data Visualisation tool: a web-based toolkit that allows users to create and share great visualisations from their own information.

For further information, please contact Ellen Daly or Michelle Drumm at IRISS.

http://www.sssc.uk.com/sssc/already-registered/useful-guidance-and-information-for-social-service-workers.html

The events offers the opportunity to incorporate many of our joint activities and shape our plans to support the workforce in the vision for RCOP that ‘Older people are valued as an asset, their voices are heard and they are supported to enjoy full and positive lives in their own home or in a homely setting’. For more information and to book your place, please visit http://t.co/NFa70HB 

The collection contains two types of recordings. Research soundbites are short clips that highlight key findings from recent crime and justice research. Research Discussion recordings are longer pieces involving a mixture of academics, policy makers and practitioners discussing research findings and their implications for policy, practice and academia.

The collection has been designed to improve access to, and awareness of, research findings and debate. It includes a combination of videos and audio, and has been supported by the Higher Education Academy: C-SAP Network, Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR), and IRISS.

Please visit the collection page on the IRISS website for further information, and to access the video and audio recordings.