An article examined whether low-risk sexual offenders needed treatment, and of what type and magnitude. It concluded that low-risk sexual offenders probably needed no more than 100 hours of offence-focused
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With unemployment at approx. 2.6 million in the UK, job-hunting is becoming an increasingly fraught experience. There are approximately 6 people chasing every vacancy. In many cases the other 5 people will have just as much, if not more experience/qualifications as you do.
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It’s a subject that not everyone wants to embrace or give due consideration to in life, but most people would agree that dying is a natural part of life, and
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Do you have difficulty concentrating on your job? With so many distractions, it’s easy to fall into the trap of passing time on non-work related pursuits. Here’s a few tips
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In today’s information rich world finding your way around can be daunting and you can easily become disoriented or lost. Here is quick guide. The Learning Exchange is IRISS’s digital
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If you’ve started to look for a new job, you probably know that updating your CV comes into the equation.
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The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) is developing a website that will help people to make choices about care. It will cover all types of care and support for
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Reshaping Care and Support Planning is a nationally approved, awareness raising resource for outcome-focused care and support planning within adult registered services in Scotland. It was devised, developed and published
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Our Engage column features comment from leading figures within the world of social work. This time we feature the blog, Discovering Desistance, in which Marguerite Schinkel of Edinburgh University reflects
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In order to effectively implement the Self-Directed Support Strategy for Scotland, it is imperative that information on services and supports is readily available to those that need it. What the
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