The Enable Respect Group is composed of champions who increase awareness of hate crime in Scotland, and provide training to anyone interested to learn more about it. In this episode, Michael McEwan speaks to Jason Methven from Fortune Work En

Moving community social work upstream

Dec 5th, 2022 28m 16s

The community social work conference was held on 8 November 2022 in Dunfermline. It was focused on a new model of community social work, which has been launched in Fife. We spoke to Colin Turbett, social work author and consultant; and Kathy H

This is Me: valuing the lives of people with learning disabilities

Oct 31st, 2022 12m 1s

This is Me is a campaign that aims to increase public awareness of the experiences of people with learning disabilities. It is a partnership of the Scottish Learning Disability Observatory (SLDO), the Scottish Commission for People with Learni

Enrich Scotland: supporting research in care homes

Oct 18th, 2022 23m 36s

ENRICH Scotland is a programme of work that supports research in care homes. We speak to the Co-chairs, Emma Law and Susan Shenkin about the programme, what it’s achieving and it’s ambitions. They explain how research undertaken in care homes

Heart Community Teams

Sep 23rd, 2022 32m 18s

Heart is a wellbeing model of service delivery for children and their families in East Ayrshire. It is an approach in keeping with the principles of a human rights-based, inclusive service design and delivery. Michelle from Iriss speaks to Andr

New Routes Home

Jul 5th, 2022 17m 54s

New Routes Home is a partnership of interested individuals and organisations across Scotland who campaign for the right of all people with disabilities to have their own home and to have meaningful choices around where they live, and who (if an

The role of technology in rural social work

May 23rd, 2022 31m 6s

Is technology the answer for rural social work? Jane Pye, Lecturer in Social Work at Lancaster University. explores the potential benefits of using technology, for social workers and people who live rurally and use services. She also considers

Changing how homecare is commissioned and delivered

May 10th, 2022 31m 8s

How do we help people live their lives as they want? How can we commission services in a more ethical and person-centred way? The Gwynedd social care team and local health board in Wales have been changing how home care has been commissioned an

We all have human rights

Apr 19th, 2022 18m 20s

Scottish Learning Disability Week 2022 takes place from 2 until 8 May, and the theme for this year is ‘We all have human rights’. Michael McEwan speaks to Libby Clement and Oonagh Brown from the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disa

Enable Works

Mar 8th, 2022 22m 34s

ENABLE Works helps people with learning disabilities and other barriers to employment to obtain and sustain rewarding employment. What are some of the barriers and what is the current situation for disabled people seeking employment? Michael Mc

A new model of support for independent living

Feb 21st, 2022 21m 6s

In November 2021, Iriss held event that explored how to shape and support independent, inclusive living for people. Our guest speaker was Kiana Kalantar-Hormozi, an artist, filmmaker and activist. She was nominated one of the 30, most inspirati

Disability: what's the learning from Covid-19?

Feb 9th, 2022 30m 51s

For disabled people, what has been the learning from the Covid-19 pandemic? And what now needs to happen to ensure better lives? Michael McEwan, a reporter on disability issues, speaks to Health Journalist and Broadcaster, Pennie Taylor about

Rural lives: poverty and social exclusion

Jan 19th, 2022 32m 30s

Jayne Glass and Mark Shucksmith present the findings from the Rural Lives report published in March 2021. It investigates why and how people in rural areas experience poverty and social exclusion, with a focus on financial hardship and vulnerab

Rural social work: staying connected

Dec 8th, 2021 13m 52s

What can rural social workers take from the experiences of the pandemic and how can they stay connected? Digital technologies and our experiences during COVID-19 have highlighted new ways for rural social workers to connect to and support one a

Climate change and disabled people

Nov 26th, 2021 15m 25s

Cop 26, the global United Nations climate change conference took place this month in Glasgow. What is the impact of the climate emergency on disabled people and how do they have their voices heard? Michael McEwan speaks with Susie Fitton, Poli

Doing public service management differently

Nov 22nd, 2021 45m 57s

The Centre for Public Impact, Healthcare Improvement Scotland and Iriss are together delivering events in November and December 2021 that will explore how a Human Learning Systems approach can support people and organisations to commission heal

Adapting social work for a changing planet

Nov 11th, 2021 29m 29s

Cop 26, the global United Nations climate change conference is underway in Glasgow, Each country will bring their plans for reducing emissions and combatting climate change. As a people, community and society focused profession, is there a ro

Recovery Conversation Cafés

Oct 11th, 2021 12m 42s

The Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, Kevin Stewart MSP, officially launched a recovery conversation cafe toolkit for organisations and services. Developed by the Scottish Recovery Network, the toolkit provides a guide and resourc

Human Rights Town

Sep 21st, 2021 15m 52s

The  Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) has launched an app, Human Rights Town, to help people with learning disabilities understand their human rights.   The development of the app has been led by a group of peopl

Lifelong Links

Sep 8th, 2021 31m 19s

Lifelong Links is a project led by Family Rights Group and delivered by local authorities. It supports children and young people in care to connect with and develop relationships with family members, and other people who care about the young pe

Coronavirus and people with learning disabilities

Aug 17th, 2021 27m 51s

The research project – Coronavirus and people with learning disabilities – is a UK wide study which has been exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with learning disabilities. In Scotland, the study is led by the University of

Careers in social services: the role of Disclosure Scotland

Jul 22nd, 2021 20m 17s

In this episode we speak to Andrew Morrall, Customer Engagement Manager at Disclosure Scotland, about the organisation’s safeguarding role and the different levels of disclosure used across social services, including PVG scheme membership. We d

Careers in social services: opportunities and employability

Jul 15th, 2021 26m 30s

The social services sector is growing and this means there are opportunities for people looking for a new career, whether that’s people changing jobs or people who are just starting out. So what are these opportunities, and what role can employ

Care Opinion

Jun 29th, 2021 18m 31s

Care Opinion is a social enterprise which gives citizens a platform to air their views and opinions on health and care services. It aims to make care services better for everyone. Fraser Gilmore, Head of Scotland at Care Opinion tells us more

The relationship between social work and Gypsy/Traveller communities

Jun 16th, 2021 29m 20s

What is the historical understanding of Gypsy/Travellers and what has the relationship been between social work and Gypsy Traveller communities? In this webinar recording, Annie Bryant, a criminal justice social worker based in Dumfries and Ga