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‘Hoping for a better tomorrow’: a process study evaluation of the Greater Tomorrow Crèche and Ballyhaunis Community Preschool Services, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, Full Report
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2016-06)
This report presents the results of a qualitative, process study evaluation of the Ballyhaunis Community
Preschool and ‘Greater Tomorrow’ crèche services, conducted by the UNESCO Child and Family
Research Centre (UCFRC), ...
Practitioner guide to literature review: permanence and stability for children in care
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, The National University of Ireland, Galway, 2016-06)
The purpose of this guide is to provide key messages from the main literature
review for practitioners who wish to use the literature for report writing, court, case
conferences and similar work processes.
This guide ...
Outcomes for permanence and stability for children in long-term care in Ireland
(Irish Foster Care Association, 2018)
This article is based on research about children in long-term care. It focuses on the
factors that help and hinder a child being and feeling stable in their foster home and
having a sense of permanence. The research was ...
An informed pedagogy of community, care, and respect for diversity: Evidence from a qualitative evaluation of early years services in the west of Ireland
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2017-07-03)
This article draws on qualitative evidence from an evaluation of the Greater Tomorrow Crèche and Ballyhaunis Community Preschool in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, Ireland in 2016. The article focuses on the approach to practice ...
Child protection and family support practice in Ireland: a contribution to present debates from a historical perspective
(Wiley, 2017-07-11)
This paper takes the opportunity of the current child welfare system change in Ireland to promote the value of learning from history to better understand the interface between family support and child protection. The paper ...
‘Hoping for a better tomorrow’: a process study evaluation of the Greater Tomorrow Crèche and Ballyhaunis Community Preschool Services, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, Summary Report
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2016-06)
This report presents the results of a qualitative, process study evaluation of the Ballyhaunis Community
Preschool and ‘Greater Tomorrow’ crèche services, conducted by the UNESCO Child and Family
Research Centre (UCFRC), ...
Scoping review of international and Irish literature on outcomes for permanence and stability for children in care
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2016)
This document aims to inform evidence-based practice in outcomes for children in care by synthesising
and critically analysing Irish and international research literature. In particular, it aims to offer practitioners
a ...
A framework to inform protective support and supportive protection in child protection and welfare practice and supervision
(MDPI, 2020-04-07)
In this article, our intention is to provide an in-depth framework to inform the management of the inevitable complexity of day-to-day practice and supervision in child protection and welfare. It is based on what is now ...
Review of the Children First Basic Level Training and Keeping Safe Training programmes
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2014-04)
TUSLA, the Child and Family Agency (the Agency) is1
committed to ensuring
the child protection and welfare training provided is designed and delivered in a
responsive and effective manner to all who receive it. Two ...
Interfacing informal and formal help systems: historical pathways to the Meitheal model
(De Gruyter Open, 2016-09)
Meitheal is a national practice model which aims to ensure that the needs and strengths of children and their families are effectively identified, understood and responded to in a timely manner. The aim of this article is ...