Community social work

Reimagining social work in North Ayrshire

Learning summary and report

group sitting together in a workshop

Between May 2023 and February 2024, Iriss designed and facilitated four sessions for a project with North Ayrshire HSCP as part of our Space to Practice theme. The project aimed to explore what a reimagined social work in North Ayrshire might look like.

Reimagining social work practice
Published on 10 May 2024

Community social work in Scotland

A critical history, fifty years after the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

Mother living with her children in an overcrowded single end tenement flat Glasgow
A critical history of community social work, fifty years after the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.
Published in
Reports
on 12 Jul 2018

Centrestage

Showcasing Community Social Work

Showcasing Community Social Work
Connecting people who have multiple deprivations to their geographical and social communities across Ayrshire through the arts and food.
Published in
Case studies
on 5 Jun 2018

COPE Scotland

Showcasing Community Social Work

Showcasing Community Social Work
A self-management programme where professionals and public work together for a fairer community and improved resilience for better mental well-being.
Published in
Case studies
on 28 May 2018

East Lothian Champions Board

Showcasing Community Social Work

Showcasing Community Social Work
Scottish Government initiative, bringing care-experienced young people aged 14-25 into the strategic planning of care services.
Published in
Case studies
on 14 May 2018

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