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Supporting improved communication and reflective practice amongst newly qualified child and family social workers. VERP: Video Enhanced Reflective Practice VIG: Video Interaction GuidanceBooks mentioned Video Interaction Guidance: A Relationship-based Intervention to Promote Attunement, Empathy and Wellbeing, edited by Hilary Kennedy, et al Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most, by Bruce Patton, Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen Donald Forester article How do child and family social workers talk to parents about child welfare concerns? Transcript of episode Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free

Assets-based approaches in Italy, Quebec and Scotland. Asset-based approaches tap into and mobilise the human capital that exists in people and communities to create strong social and community networks. The approach puts emphasis on developing people strengths rather than concentrating on their needs. Iriss invited Professor Paul Morin of Sherbrooke University in Canada to present the findings of his research in Trieste, Italy, and in two neighbourhoods in Canada. Lisa Pattoni presents highlights from Paul's talk and discusses his research with Fiona Garven of the Scottish Community Development Centre and Jennifer McLean of the Glasgow Centre for Centre for Population Health. GCPH Assets in Action: Illustrating asset based approaches for health improvement Concepts Series 10 - Putting asset based approaches into practice Concepts Series 9 - Asset based approaches for health improvement SCDC Community Empowerment in Action: Making it happen, making it work Community Development and Co-production - issues

Piece of Mind is a documentary dance theatre performance devised by Vanessa Coffey and based on interviews with people between the ages of 15 and 25 who had been diagnosed bipolar. It was performed during the 2012 Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival. In this episode Vanessa Coffey talked to Iriss's Ian Watson about the work and her reasons for creating it. Piece of Mind is being performed during the 2012 Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival. Transcript of episode Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free

Scotland's ambition to become 'digital by default' is hampered by firewall policies which are set to 'access blocked by default'. As part of Social Media Week 2012, Iriss joined forces with the Improvement Service to run a discussion forum on who should be taking the lead to allow greater access to social media (or, to be more accurate, personal knowledge management tools) in the workplace. Ian Watson presents highlights from the discussion. The panel was chaired by Deputy Chief Constable Gordon Scobbie, Tayside Police, Lead for Social Media for UK Police, and the panel members were: Louise Macdonald: Chief Executive, Young Scot Colin Cook: Deputy Director for Digital Strategy and Programmes at the Scottish Government Alastair Rennie: Amor Group and SOCITM, the Society for IT Management Peter Cruickshank: Centre for Social Informatics at Edinburgh Napier More about Social Media Week Social media guidance for civil servants Just Do It! Iriss blog about using social media for workplace knowledge sharing and lea

Suicide prevention programme in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Dr Mark Robinson, his team at Leeds Metropolitan University, consultants from MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow and Men's Health Forum Scotland, were appointed to conduct an evaluation of the Choose Life awareness campaign in North Lanarkshire, which began in spring 2011. In this episode Greg Burgess, Choose Life Co-ordinator at North Lanarkshire Council describes the awareness raising campaign which he has lead since 2007. Following Greg we hear from Dr Mark Robinson who explores the research methodologies his team used, and discusses the challenges and learnings from the evaluation. This episode was recorded during suicide prevention week 2012. Transcript of episode Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free

Dyadic developmental psychotherapy - Dan Hughes. Dyadic developmental psychotherapy is an approach that is gaining momentum in Scotland as an effective intervention for children and young people in residential care, who are adopted or are in foster care or children have experienced abuse, neglect or trauma in their early years. Dan Hughes - the developer of dyadic developmental psychotherapy - is a regular visitor to Scotland. During a four day workshop organised by Scottish Attachment in Action in Glasgow in September 2012, Edwina Grant, a co-founder of Scottish Attachment in Action, talked to Dan about creating an attitude of PACE - playful, accepting, curious, and empathic - which is central to dyadic developmental psychotherapy. Dan Hughes's website PACE - Playful, Accepting, Curious and Empathic Background to Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Scottish Attachment in Action Books Daniel A. Hughes and Jonathan Baylin: Brain-Based Parenting: The Neuroscience of Caregiving for Health Attachment Kim S. Gol

In April 2012, a team from Iriss took part in an international workshop on evidence-informed practice in County Cavan, Ireland. Following the workshop, Iriss's Ian Watson was invited to spend a couple of weeks in Toronto working with PART (Practice and Research Together) to develop ideas on the role of social media in linking research to practice. This episode features interviews with Katharine Dill (Executive Director of PART) and Deborah Goodman (Director of the Child Welfare Institute at the Children's Aid Society of Toronto). PART (Practice and Research Together) Children's Aid Society of Toronto Iriss's journey with evidence informed practice - presentation Introduction to social media - presentation Just Do It! social media in the workplace - blog. Transcript of episode Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free

This presentation describes the findings of a study into unpaid carers' experiences of short breaks from caring. The study explored, from the carers' perspective, the benefits of short breaks (provided by formal services and family and friends), good practice in planning and provision, and areas for improvement. Iriss, Shared Care Scotland, Coalition of Carers in Scotland and MECOPP worked together on the research which involved a Scotland-wide survey, focus groups and interviews. The Rest assured? full report and summary are freely available.

On 22 June 2012, Iriss.fm attended the ninth Care Accolades ceremony, to interview some of those involved in the inspiring projects nominated in the ten categories of award. Nearly 220 people gathered for the ceremony in Perth, attended by Minister for Children and Young People, Aileen Campbell, and hosted by Garry Coutts, Chair of the Care Accolades and Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive of Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). The Care Accolades recognise the best of Scotland's social services teams, showcasing the great work that they do. Interviewees included Gary Coutts, Chair of the awards; and Lisa Curtice, Director of Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability (SCLD), a member of the judging panel. Transcript of episode Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free

Mary McKenna interviews Barbara Godden about her experience of contact with the birth family of her adopted children, now in their teens. Mary is an independent social work consultant. Barbara is member of the SAIA committee, works with Adoption UK and is the mother of two children she fostered from birth. She talks candidly about the difficulties the arose in connection with birth family contact, both for her and her husband and for the children. Transcript of episode Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free

Richard Ingram, a lecturer in Social Work at the University of Dundee, is completing a PhD on “Emotions in Social Work Practice”. He has recently published a paper in the British Journal of Social Work looking at the role of emotional intelligence in social work. Iriss's Ian Watson talked to Richard, via Skype, about his research and its implications for social work practice. Read Richard's article online (Athens password required)* Salovey & Mayer on Emotional Intelligence (1990) Daniel Goleman Professor David Howe Professor Harry Ferguson Murder of Victoria Climbié Changing Lives: Report of the 21st Century Social Work Review Munro review of child protection * Note: you can use an SSKS Athens password to access full text. Transcript of episode Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free

Julia Brannen, Professor of the Sociology of the Family at the University of London, Institute of Education, is a leading international scholar in the fields of family life, work life and intergenerational issues. In this lecture at the Glasgow School of Social Work on 7 June 2012, Professor Brannen explores what we mean by mixed qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. She outlines its historic development and describes some recent examples of its use in studies of food practices. This lecture contains examples of food practice research that complement the research described in this Iriss.fm episode on food practices in residential care. Transcript of episode Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free

Claire Lightowler (Iriss) hosts a discussion at the second of two workshops held in Glasgow on 16 May 2012 as part of the desistance knowledge exchange. The knowledge exchange workshops are part of a project funded by the ESRC involving Iriss, Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, Queens University, Belfast and the University of Sheffield. Transcript of episode Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free

Professor David Howe, one of the UK's leading social work academics, talks about how attachment theory is informed by research and how this translates into practice, and why attachment is a key element in effective and appropriate practice. This episode was recorded at a seminar organised by Resiliency, Risk and Vulnerability Research Network in the School of Education, Social Work and Community Education at the University of Dundee. Please note that for copyright reasons Professor Howe's slides are not available online. Suggested further reading: David Howe (2005) Child Abuse and Neglect: attachment, development and intervention. Palgrave Macmillan David Howe (2008) The Emotionally Intelligent Social Worker. Palgrave Macmillan David Howe (2011) Attachment Across the Lifecourse: a brief introduction. Palgrave Macmillan David Howe (Nov. 2012) Empathy: what it is and why it matters. Palgrave Macmillan Transcript of episode Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free

During the summer of 2012 North Lanarkshire Council is taking part in a self directed support demonstration project in which 20 families will each receive a budget of £200 to spend on something that will make a difference to their lives. Following an introductory meeting for the families, Morag Dendy and Carron O'Byrne from North Lanarkshire Council's Social Work Services and Gerry Kelly from In Control explain to Ian Watson of Iriss what the project is about and what it is expected to achieve. Listen to families talking about their experience of and views on the project, Taking the first steps. Self-Directed Support in Scotland. The Scottish Government's website Self-directed support: A National Strategy for Scotland Information about self directed support from North Lanarkshire Council Self Directed Support Self directed support: Where people have choice and control over their support arrangements In June 2009 North Lanarkshire Council and In Control Scotland published a report Way Ahead, Our early ex

Helen Whincup, Teaching Fellow at the University of Stirling, reflects on a qualitative study of young people and their feelings about how they are involved, or not, in assessment and decision making. It was recorded at a Scottish Child Care and Protection Network meeting on 30 April 2012. The Scottish Child Care and Protection Network combined with the Multi-Agency Resource Service (MARS) in 2012 to become WithScotland This lecture makes reference to a previous lecture How prevalent is child abuse and neglect? by Lorraine Radford. Transcript of episode Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free

Risks of child maltreatment and sexual abuse. Reflecting on research findings and controversies, Lorraine Radford addressed a meeting of Scottish Child Care and Protection Network on 27 April 2012. She posed a number of questions, including: Are children's lives getting worse? Is there any evidence that our child protection efforts over the last 30 or 40 years have been making a difference? She also considers why child protection registrations have been declining in the area of sexual abuse and what this means in relation to the experiences of children between the ages of 11 to 17. The Scottish Child Care and Protection Network combined with the Multi-Agency Resource Service (MARS) in 2012 to become WithScotland Rethinking children, violence and safeguarding (New Childhoods) - by Lorraine Radford Baby P case (Peter Connolly) JVQ - Juvenile Victimisation Questionnaire Transcript of episode Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free

A novel use of the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP). Releasing front line staff for training can be expensive and can cause operational difficulties. In addition, the effectiveness of classroom style training is open to question. When Keith Quinn, Senior Education and Workforce Development Adviser with the Scottish Social Services Council, saw a demonstration of how the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) console could be used in education, he quickly saw its potential to deliver on‑the-spot training in the workplace. In this episode Keith explains how it works, the potential cost savings and the impact on the quality of the learning. Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free

In spring 2012 the Scottish Association of Social Work awarded the title Social Worker of the Year to Sandy Watt, a senior mental health officer and practice teacher with North Lanarkshire Council. In this episode Sandy talks to Iriss's Rikke Iversholt about his 30 years in social work and the changes that the sector has gone through. 'a couple of times over the years out the blue someone will come to you and introduce themselves, and say just a wee story really, but quite keen to talk to you – not in an intrusive way, just a way-it's almost like saying “well thanks, just to let you know I am still alive and I am doing okay” – people you maybe haven't seen for years. I think that's the bits that motivate you' Scottish Association of Social Work was until January 2011 BASW Scotland. The name change was a response to members' calls for a stronger identification with Scotland's distinctive social work system. Transcript of episode Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free

Dr Carole Comben, University of Stirling speaks about a study that was conducted on the role of the palliative care social worker in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children of adults who are receiving palliative care. The background is that whilst there is a stress on the importance of the family in palliative care, reference in the literature generally refers to partners, adult relatives and carers. There is minimal research into families where a person who is receiving specialist palliative care has dependent children. The studies that have been undertaken show that the life-threatening illness of a parent has a major impact on family life both emotionally and physically, and particularly for children who rely on their parents for their physical and emotional support. There is also a lack of information about the work that palliative care social workers undertake with such families. You are listening to a talk as part of the Childcare and Protection Research Collection, a partnership of Iriss and