Connecting Researched, Policy Practice in Children's Services

This module will firstly explore the connections between research, policy and practice in children's services. The module will secondly introduce family support as a broad based policy and services paradigm and students will participate in a series of discussions using applied examples from the Child and Family Research Centre's current work programme of research, service design and evaluation. Thirdly, linking research, policy and practice students will participate in group discussion exploring the extent to which services are reoriented towards family support: Strengthen family, friends and community support networks (SOCIAL SUPPORT); Emphasize children?s and families strengths as a resource for addressing the problems they face (RESILIENCE); Are attentive to the wider environment in which the child and family live (SOCIAL ECOLOGY); Demand intervention that is needs-based, flexible, accessible, delivered in partnership and promotes social inclusion (PRACTICE) and; Realize Children's Rights.