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The Child & Family Research Centre is a partnership between the Health Service Executive and National University of Ireland, Galway. Based in the School of Political Science and Sociology, the CRFC undertakes research, education and training in the area of child & family care and welfare.
The Centre's objectives are to:
- Understand child and family needs by producing scientific research and evaluations.
- Improve services for children and families through: third and fourth level education; better service design; and learning networks for service practitioners.
- Build research capacity in family support through applying best practice methodologies, developing researchers and supporting practitioner research.
- Influence policy for children by engaging with researchers, policymakers, service providers, children and their families.
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Parenting support and parental participation: Working with families, a review of the literature on parental participation
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2016-08)[No abstract available] -
Enhancing family support in practice through postgraduate education
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-12-06)Family Support as a named orientation is a relatively new concept in service provision for children and their families in the Republic of Ireland. Notwithstanding this, there are a number of practitioners across a range ... -
An evaluation of the implementation of the induction of social workers: A policy and guidelines for children and families social services
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2013-10)[No abstract available] -
Outcomes for permanence and stability for children in long-term care
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2017-04)The aim of this study was to explore how young people who have been in care, and their carers, conceptualise permanence and stability. This study focuses on outcomes for permanence and stability for children in long-term ... -
A critical analysis of the implementation of service user involvement in primary care research and health service development using normalization process theory
(Wiley, 2014-07-24)Background There have been recent important advances in conceptualizing and operationalizing involvement in health research and health-care service development. However, problems persist in the field that impact on the ... -
Early implementation of a family-centered practice model in child welfare: findings from an Irish study
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-06-16)This article reports on the outcomes of a research study on the early implementation of a strengths-based family-centred model of practice in Ireland known as the Meitheal model. The paper aims to translate the key messages ... -
Tusla – Child and Family Agency research needs analysis report
(Tusla Child and Family Agency, 2016-10)The purpose of the Research Needs Analysis conducted on behalf of Tusla Ireland s Child and Family Agency is to respond to Tusla s Research Strategy specifically in terms of identifying and prioritising the research and ... -
Parenting support and parental participation: Report of the parenting support champions regional learning group
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2017-07)This research is part of a study to examine the process, implementation and outcomes of the Parenting Support Champions Project, which is one element of the Parenting Support and Parental Participation work stream. This ... -
Parenting support and parental participation: Parenting support champions questionnaire report
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2017-07)The purpose of the research is to ascertain the expectations for the role of Parenting Support Champions (PSC) from those who have volunteered for the position. Reasons why respondents volunteered for the role of PSC, ... -
Parenting support and parental participation: Parental participation survey report
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2017-08)This research is part of a study to examine the extent to which parental participation is currently embedded in Irish organisations providing parenting support. The study is part of a wider programme of ... -
Parenting support and parental participation: Mapping parenting support in the Irish context
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2017-03)This study provides a mapping of parenting support service provision in Ireland. It outlines the policy context, the existing evidence base and is informed by the best available data. It details the delivery ... -
Do primary care professionals agree about progress with implementation of primary care teams: results from a cross sectional study
(2016-11-22)Background Primary care is the cornerstone of healthcare reform with policies across jurisdictions promoting interdisciplinary team working. The effective implementation of such health policies requires understanding ... -
Exploring levers and barriers to accessing primary care for marginalised groups and identifying their priorities for primary care provision: a participatory learning and action research study
(BioMed Central, 2016-12-03)Background The involvement of patients and the public in healthcare has grown significantly in recent decades and is documented in health policy documents internationally. Many benefits of involving these groups in primary ... -
Early implementation of Meitheal and the child and family support networks: Lessons from the field
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, 2016)[No abstract available] -
Justifying children and young people’s involvement in social research: Assessing harm and benefit
(SAGE Publications, 2017-05-29)At a time when children and young people s involvement in research is increasingly the norm, this article reflects on the importance of a well-reasoned and transparent justification for their inclusion or exclusion. It ... -
Children and young people's participation in decision-making withini Tusla: a baseline assessment prior to the implementation of the Programme for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support
(The UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2017-03)The aim of this report is to assess to what extent the participation of children and young people was embedded in Tulsa s culture and operations, prior to the implementation of the Tusla Prevention, Partnership and Family ... -
Understanding the ethical requirement for parental consent when engaging youth in research
(Sense Publishers, 2015)[No abstract available] -
Youth as Researchers Training Manual
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2015)The manual provides a step-by-step guide for young people carrying out a research project and the accompanying workbook is designed to complement the training by suggesting practical tasks to support the research process. -
Exploring the effectiveness of structures and procedures intended to support children's participation in child welfare, child protection and alternative care services: a systematic literature review
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, 2016)[No abstract available] -
'He told me to calm down and all that': a qualitative study of social support types in a youth mentoring programme
(Wiley, 2015-05-06)The worldwide growth in formal youth mentoring programmes over the past two decades is partly a response to the perception that young people facing adversity do not have access to supportive relationships with adults and ...