Supporting the future workforce
For the past two years, Iriss has supported students of social work at two universities to embed the use of social media in their practice.… Read More »Supporting the future workforce
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Keeping safe on social media
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has recently updated its social media guidance for the workforce, which provides advice for workers on using social media in… Read More »Keeping safe on social media
Continuing to grow personal learning networks
On 8 September 2017, we’ll launch a ‘Grow Your Personal Learning Network’ online course for social services staff. This is a course that will be… Read More »Continuing to grow personal learning networks
Exploring your social work brand
I’m not sure how many people would agree that personal branding is important for social workers, not just entrepreneurs and Hollywood stars. Kristin Battista-Frazee argues… Read More »Exploring your social work brand
Social care evidence base
Social care may be the poor relation of healthcare with regard to research funding, but it’s something of a myth that it is not evidence-based,… Read More »Social care evidence base
Canva – a simple design tool
(Post by Michelle Drumm, Media Manager at IRISS) If you want to present information in a more creative, engaging and memorable way but have no… Read More »Canva – a simple design tool
Participation in the workplace: it does work
About 30 people from the public, private and third sectors along with some from academia and NGOs gathered at last week’s Digital Leaders Scotland Salon which looked at how… Read More »Participation in the workplace: it does work
Open access to research
‘what we propose implies cultural change: a fundamental shift in how research is published and disseminated’ – Working Group on Expanding Access to Published Research Findings… Read More »Open access to research