Browsing The Child and Family Research Centre (Reports) by Title
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Child and Family Agency Commissioning Strategy
(Child & Family Agency, 2013-08)[no abstract available] -
The child and family support networks research study
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-09)Child and Family Support Networks (CFSNs) are multi-agency networks that are in the process of being established in each Tusla Integrated Service Area (ISA).1 Their purpose is to support Tusla’s aim of developing an ... -
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 ... -
Children's Rights and the Family: a Commentary on the Proposed Constitutional Referendum on Children s Rights in Ireland
(Children and Youth Programme, 2012-02)This commentary examines the inter-play between the rights of the child and the family, in the context of the current Constitutional provisions. It distils key messages regarding the potential change to the present status ... -
Collective participation of children in care: a formative evaluation of the Tusla / EPIC foster care action groups
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-10)Children’s participation has been defined as ‘the process by which children and young people have active involvement and real influence in decision-making on matters affecting their lives, both directly and indirectly’ ... -
Commissioning in Ireland: exploring the landscape for child and family services: a literature review.
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2016-12)In 2014, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, published the first nationally developed commissioning strategy for child and family services in the Republic of Ireland. The strategy defines commissioning as ‘the process ... -
Commissioning work package final report: Tusla’s programme for prevention, partnership and family support
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-09)The Development and Mainstreaming Programme for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support (PPFS) is a programme of action being undertaken by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, as part of its National Service Delivery ... -
Comparing areas of commonality and distinction between the national practice models of Meitheal and Signs of Safety
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-09)In this report, a characterisation is provided on the central elements/principles that are contained within the Meitheal and the Child and Family Support Networks and Signs of Safety practice models. Both represent two ... -
'Computer Characters': Barnardos participatory IT project for children, Galway: evaluation report
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The conceptualisation and delivery of family support in Europe: A review of academic literature
(European Family Support Network (EurofamNet), 2021-10)Even though children are active agents in their own right they remain a vulnerable group dependent on adults to protect, support, nourish and educate them. In certain circumstances and for a myriad of reasons, some ... -
Conceptualising participation in practice in YAP Ireland: A case study
(UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2021)[No abstract available] -
‘The coping of young people in the school reopening phase of COVID-19 (Project Brief 2)’, Crisis Coping-Marginalised young people’s living and learning experiences during COVID-19 in Ireland
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre and School of Education, NUI Galway., 2022)[No abstract available] -
Developing inclusive research methodologies: testing the voice centred relational method of qualitative data analysis in a collaborative research project on early school leaving
(Child & Family Research and Policy Unit, WHB/ NUI Galway., 2004)Committed to developing collaborative research processes and practices, this study sought to establish research partnerships between academic researchers, activists working in a context of social exclusion and those ... -
The Development of Monitoring Tools for ISPCC Services
(2008-11)The ISPCC Citizen Child Strategy (ISPCC, 2005) includes a proposal to evaluate the effect of its work. In order to undertake such an evaluation, a system of performance and outcome measurement that was valid and reliable ... -
Domestic Violence in Ireland: an Overview of National Strategic Policy and Relevant International Literature on Prevention and Intervention Initiatives in Service Provision
(Child and Family Research Centre, School of Political Science & Sociology, NUI Galway, 2008-02)Introduction In order to address the problem of domestic violence from a strategic and evidence based perspective it is necessary to have a broad understanding of the current national and international policy and practice ... -
Domestic violence in Ireland: an overview of national strategic policy and relevant international literature on prevention and intervention initiatives in service provision
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Domestic violence in Ireland: an overview of national strategic policy and relevant international literature on prevention and intervention initiatives in service provision.
(Child and Family Research Centre, 2008-02)In order to address the problem of domestic violence from a strategic and evidence-based perspective it is necessary to have a broad understanding of the current national and international policy and practice initiatives ... -
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] -
Empathy, social values and civic behaviour among early adolescents in Ireland: composite report
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2019)This study aims to generate empirical evidence regarding the values and experiences of youth in Ireland towards a range of issues which reflect a sense of social responsibility towards others, including an analysis of ... -
Empathy, social values and civic behaviour among early adolescents in Ireland: policy and curriculum review and key informant perspectives
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2019)This study aims to generate empirical evidence regarding the values and experiences of youth in Ireland towards a range of issues which reflect a sense of social responsibility towards others, including an analysis ...