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RESEARCH & PRACTICE TALKING SEMINAR Silversprings Hotel Cork Foroige , 1 st Oct 2014

RESEARCH & PRACTICE TALKING SEMINAR Silversprings Hotel Cork Foroige , 1 st Oct 2014 -------------------------------------- Professor Pat Dolan UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway Incorporating Research into Practice. An Organic Talk through ‘ practice in mind ’.

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RESEARCH & PRACTICE TALKING SEMINAR Silversprings Hotel Cork Foroige , 1 st Oct 2014

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  1. RESEARCH & PRACTICE TALKING SEMINAR Silversprings Hotel Cork Foroige , 1st Oct 2014 -------------------------------------- Professor Pat Dolan UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway Incorporating Research into Practice

  2. An Organic Talk through‘practice in mind’

  3. Start with the Power of Perception

  4. Success V Confusion ? Does Young Person/Group or other see things as better, worse or no change as a result of intervention? Met Need V Unmet Need? Power of Worker Triangulation

  5. Evidence-based Practice Mitchell (2011) Practice-based Evidence AND Time/Experience/Success/Failure- Learning Professional Wisdom

  6. 5 Potential Truths!!!

  7. Some Successesand Some Failures

  8. Peter Pecora’s 5 Key Qs for Family Support, Child Protection in Youth Work • Is He/She at Home? • Is the Young Person in School? • Is the Young Person Actively wanted by the Law? • Is he or she Physically OK (safe) • Is he or she Mentally OK (safe) Pecora et al 1997

  9. Social Support Theory Basics (Dolan and Brady 2012) Tangible Support Emotional Support Advice Support

  10. Social Support Theory BasicCheck In!!!! (Dolan and Brady 2012) Closeness Admonishment Reciprocity Durability

  11. Supporting Young People(Dolan and Brady 2012) Natural Nurtured

  12. Develop Use Retain Use programmes –needed and Useful not overshadowed by robotic following (Dolan et al 2006)

  13. The Inner Critic!!! Learning from Research Have Tried Would work Wouldn’t work Cant implement Off the wall Only applies in other countries contexts!!! Don’t Understand!!!

  14. The Inner Critic!!! Learning from Research Worth a shot Will find out more e.g. Music and mental health sustenance – Neff 2009 Resilience handbook Gilligan 2009

  15. Relationship Factor! –Jameson (2008) – Caring For and Caring About!!!

  16. Youth Proofing – participation goes beyond testimony • Includes Real participation in design plans and finding out what works!

  17. Outcomes and Coping Focus - Helping in crisis in maintenance of daily lives including – Resilience Building (Rutter 2012)

  18. Evidence not just if proven -but why/how! (Canavan et al 2009; Fives et al In paper) – What difference does it make for what I can do with it!!!

  19. Common Sense - a Source of EvidenceIt may or may not require to be backed up by research

  20. Outcome/Coping Balanced wisdom Evidenced Informed Proofed Relationships Dolan in paper

  21. Using Tools for Practice

  22. Identify Objective • Young Person • Colleagues • Foróige • Research Using Tools for Practice Identify/Match with Tool And Design Method Re-assess Need Implement Evaluate/Amend Feedback to all Stakeholders

  23. PARTERSHIP WORKING (1-10) NEEDS LED (1-10) MEASURES SUCCESS (1-10) WISHES FEELINGS SAFETY (1-10) SOCIAL INCLUSION (1-10) Young Person STRENGTHS BASED (1-10) YP INPUT (1-10) ACCESSIBLE FLEXIBLE (1-10) MULTI ACCESS REFERRAL (1-10) INFORMAL NETWORKS (1-10) ACTIONING AGENCY (Dolan Canavan and McTiernan WIP)

  24. Research as Useful and Usable Developing New Ideas Sources - Journals Colleagues Young People Veterans Personal - Experience Dealing with Specific Issues Organising Capacity

  25. Developing New Ideas individual Work Group Work Programme Projects Foróige Other Orgs. Dealing with Specific Issues Organising Capacity

  26. Kenneth Grahame (1908) Wind in the Willows Created Friendship Security Fun Overcoming the Odds

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