I wanted to use this space, this time, to highlight two pieces of work being undertaken by Iriss https://www.iriss.org.uk
The first is a recently published piece of work by Hannah Martin of Iriss – titled ‘Understanding Age in Child Protection Guidance and Adult Support and Protection Legislation ‘ Which can be downloaded here: https://www.iriss.org.uk/resources/reports/understanding-age-in-cp-guidance-asp-legislation
This report explores working with 16 and 17 year olds – particularly those who might be eligible for support through Adult Support and Protection (ASP) legislation and Child Protection (CP) guidance. The resource is for all professionals working with 16 and 17 year olds, including practitioners and managers across social work, health, police, and education. The report includes a Guidance and Legislation table: a practical tool for practitioners to view the policy and guidance options available to them. This is complemented by a discussion of the tensions and challenges around supporting 16 and 17 year olds, through a qualitative understanding of some of the experiences practitioners encounter in their work with this age group. Together, the table and the discussion begin an analysis on what the overlap in ASP and CP means for 16 and 17 year olds, and the practitioners supporting them.
The second piece of exciting news I wanted to highlight in relation to Iriss, is their forthcoming event:
A day working with Iriss: creating the conditions for change
Iriss invite you to bring your social services problem, idea or hope for change along to work with them to do something about it – it will be a day of useful tools and practical workshops designed to help you:
- grow your early ideas
- lead change
- Work effectively with the complex and complicated problems we face in social work and social care
- Figure out how to (really) get ideas into practice
- Connect with other changemakers in Scotland
The day is taking place on Thursday 13th June in Stirling
To register –
Please click on the link below: