An extraordinary meeting of geeks, internet researchers, social services managers, academics and regulators took place in Glasgow on the 14th and 15th of September to discuss the impact of the

Mind Mapping is a really useful technique in the initial stages of planning any kind of project related to social care services.  Often there are a lot of different factors

So much has been written about social work since the trial of Baby Peter’s mother and partner which attracted the attention of the media some 10 months ago. Apart from

Language is a very powerful tool and a good understanding of language is very empowering. If you have ever been to another country where you didn’t understand the language, you

IRISS have announced the publication of Practitioner Research in Children 1st: Cohorts, Networks and Systems by Neil Lunt, Ian Shaw and Fiona Mitchell. This evaluation explores the practitioner research initiative of Children 1st and the Glasgow School of Social Work which was aimed at supporting practitioners to develop and undertake their own small-scale research projects.

As a manager of a busy care home, there will always be times when difficult situations appear as part of your work.  Staff not getting along can be a common

My research into social networking sites for social workers suffering from or open to stress at work has resulted in a major finding; it can be an appropriate wellbeing stress

In this modern society we all need to be encouraged to make significant changes in how we manage and deal with stress, to raise the profile of the effects of

A 24-hour service is provided to over 400,000 residents of care homes across the UK. According to the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) guidelines, all care workers must perform

Wherever we work, difficult people are a fact of life and they can often seem to come at us from every angle.  It could be a difficult colleague, boss or