The Branching Out project, delivered by Forestry Commission Scotland, saw almost 100 individuals with series and long-term mental health problems undertake a variety of activities in woodland areas around Glasgow. 

A Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) study commissioned by Skills for Care has challenged the stereotypical view of employment in adult social care as necessarily low status, low skill and poorly

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