Events
We run different kinds of events:
- Iriss skills sessions
Free introductory sessions to practical skills from Iriss specialists - Webinars
Short (usually lunch time) sessions on a project or piece of work from Iriss - ASP events
ASPire and other Adult Support and Protection events
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Ethical commissioning and social care support
Join Iriss Associate Catherine Garrod for an update on where we are now with both national and local implementation of...
Ageing in the right place - contextualised rural approaches
Building on the concept of personalisation, we consider opportunities for strengthening rural social work practice through contextualisation Using the concepts of...
Social Care Changemakers - Listening Session 20 August
Please be aware this project is aimed at social care, not social work. We are seeking care leaders to please share...
Social Care Changemakers - Listening Session 18 August
Please be aware this project is aimed at social care, not social work. We are seeking care leaders to please share...
Social Care Changemakers - Listening Session 13 August
Please be aware this project is aimed at social care, not social work. We are seeking care leaders to please share...
The strengths and pressures of rural social work placements
This webinar explores the strengths, opportunities, and pressures of rural social work placements from the perspectives of a placement organiser,...
Curiosity before competence: Cultural humility with Gypsy/Traveller families
We’re often told the goal is to become ‘culturally competent’, to learn a community and arrive at the assessment already...
Creative (re)presentation
‘Creative (re)presentation - Telling stories through a participatory and voice-led approach and the making of the film Healing Pitch' -...
Getting ideas off the ground: what supports change?
This interactive session explores why implementing change is challenging. Participants will reflect and explore the realities of implementing change through...
Using AI wisely: Ethics and effectiveness in social work
This Skills Session targets social work practitioners interested in ethical AI use in practice. The session covers ethical issues based...
Research Practice Partnerships in social care
Research Practice Partnerships in social care: Research production or capacity building? This session will explore work carried out within the Creating...
Analysis and language use in social work writing
Join Stuart Muirhead online as he delivers the first Iriss Skills Session of 2026 'Analysis and language use in social...
Analysis and language use in social work writing
This Iriss Skills Session aims to strengthen participants' understanding of applying analytical thinking to written work. The session focuses on...
Suicide prevention in rural areas
This webinar will introduce Scotland’s Scotland’s Suicide Prevention Strategy: Creating Hope Together, that is delivered by a collective of National...
Introduction to data analysis for social work and social care
This free online event is a welcoming, but practical introduction to data analysis, carefully crafted to compliment the particular demands...
An introduction to Hoarding and Chronic Disorganisation
In collaboration with Hoarding Academy, the Hoarding Taskforce and Iriss are hosting a lunchtime learning session presenting an introduction to...
An introduction to Chronic Disorganisation and Hoarding - for professionals
In collaboration with Hoarding Academy, the Hoarding Taskforce and Iriss are hosting a lunchtime learning session presenting an introduction to...
New Resource Launch - Social Work Student Placements in Third Sector Organisation
After beginning work with third sector organisations, students, practise educators and universities last year, Iriss are delighted to invite you...
New Resource Launch (online) - Social Work Student Placements in Third Sector Organisation
After beginning work with third sector organisations, students, practise educators and universities last year, Iriss are delighted to invite you...
Vigilantism in a rural setting
Did you know that an estimated one in three men and one in 10 women have a criminal record in...
Rethinking Trauma: A Social Perspective
https://vimeo.com/1036701201 Building on the findings from the previous Insight on this topic, this webinar asked questions of the current turn to...
The Promise in rural areas
https://vimeo.com/1013518634 A lunchtime webinar exploring how we meet the promise’s vision for how we care for experienced children and young people...
Suicide thoughts and behaviour in later life
https://vimeo.com/1010183440 Suicide prevention is a priority for public health, with prevention strategies developed in the four nations of the UK. And...
Voices and Visions: Hearing from 3rd Sector Organisations
Along with our project partner, People Know How, we are beginning to look at social work student placements in the...
Iriss Conference, June 2024: a day working with Iriss
We invite you to bring your social services problem, idea or hope for change along and work with us to...
Commissioning Social Support for People with Epilepsy
Are you a policy maker or commissioner of care and support in Scotland? Do you work with, or support, people...
Hidden issues in rural social work and communities
https://vimeo.com/945771970 In May 2024 the second ever rural social work conference was held in Scotland. A recording of this online event...
Tackling child poverty in rural settings
https://vimeo.com/926189052 Iriss hosted an online event on March 21 2024 focusing on child poverty in rural settings, and the role of...
Working with African Diaspora Families: A Toolkit for the Workforce
We launched our supportive toolkit for the workforce, ‘Working with African Diaspora Families’ in January, and we are now so...
ASPire 2024 - Keynote Talks
On the 22 February 2024, ASPire took place at The Barracks in Stirling. Featuring keynote speakers with specialisms across adult...