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  University/Agency Child Welfare Research Partnerships
Toolkit Available

The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research(IASWR) is pleased to announce the availability of the Report and Toolkit, Strengthening University/Agency Partnerships to Enhance Child Welfare Outcomes: A Toolkit for Building Research Partnerships. It is a result of an inter-organizational initiative undertaken with support and technical assistance from Casey Family Programs (CFP). The initiative examined strategies, resources and technical assistance needed to promote strong child welfare research partnerships between universities and state or county public agencies. The report:

  1. Identifies existing strategies that result in effective partnerships and attributes to guide successful endeavors.
  2. Highlights practical strategies to strengthen child welfare research partnerships between universities and public child welfare agencies.
  3. Provides guidance to address sticky issues that often bog down such partnerships and identifies common technical assistance needs.
  4. Identifies examples of research centers
  5. Identifies sources of funding and gaps in funding.
  6. Recommends national, state level and university action steps that can be taken to build and sustain child welfare research partnerships.

This project was made possible with support and technical assistance from CASEY FAMILY PROGRAMS in keeping with its 2020 Vision TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE BY HALF AND TO ENHANCE THE OUTCOMES FOR THOSE WHO MUST REMAIN IN CARE.
(see http://www.casey.org/aboutcasey/2020Strategy/ ) .

This Web resource, which is partially funded by a contract with NIMH, seeks to promote the integration of evidence-based mental health treatments into social work education and research.  The Evidence-Based Practice Resources section provides tools that can be used to identify EBPs, online resources that can inform the EBP process and a list of publications for further information. The Partnership Examples section highlights some existing partnerships created between researchers and practitioners that further EBP. Finally, the Upcoming EBP Events section highlights upcoming conferences, workshops and training opportunities for EBP.   

The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research (IASWR) responded to a request from the NIH Transition Team to provide recommendations on priorities for NIH in the new administration.  Click Here to find IASWR’s recommendations related to addressing behavioral and social sciences research, enhancing social work research invisibility and capacity, expanding opportunities to train a diverse scientific workforce and ensuring that translational research includes strategies for implementation in real world settings.
   
IASWR 2007-2008 Annual Report
 
The 2007-2008 IASWR Annual Report highlights important outcomes of our work related to developing research capacity, influencing science and science policy and evidence-based practice.  Recent IASWR publications and information on IASWR contributors is also provided. We hope that this Annual Report will serve as a guide to the breadth of IASWR’s work and help facilitate ways that a broad range of stakeholders can be involved in helping IASWR achieve its mission on behalf of the social work profession.
 
 Written Testimony Submitted in Conjunction with
the Hearing on “Caring for the Vulnerable:
The State of Social Work in America”
 
The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research (IASWR) submitted testimony to the House Education and Labor Committee’s Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities for the hearing it convened on “Caring for the Vulnerable:  The State of Social Work in America” that was held on July 29, 2008.  For a copy of IASWR’s testimony Click Here.  For a link to the oral testimony presented at the Hearing, click here http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/hfc-2008-07-29.shtml.  In addition to IASWR, NASW and the Clinical Social Work Association submitted written testimony.
 
  Partnerships to Integrate Evidence-Based
Mental Health Practices into Social
Work Education and Research 
 
On April 12, 2007 the National Institute of Mental Health hosted a symposium, Partnerships to Integrate Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices Into Social Work Education and Research, that brought together social work leaders, academic innovators in teaching evidence-based mental health practice, and representatives of other federal agencies, national organizations and consumers. The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research scanned the field in advance of the symposium to identify efforts already underway to teach evidence-based mental health practices and to promote partnerships between social work education programs and mental health providers. IASWR developed this report that details the symposium presentations, the conclusions and the suggested next steps. A brief summary of highlights is also available.

Are You an NIH Funded Social Work Researcher? 
If so we want your info!  Please click below and fill out the form so that you can be included in our directory of NIH Funded Social Work Researchers.
 

 
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) contains $1.1 billion for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER).

Los Angeles Conference on Intervention Research in Social Work

October
22-23, 2009
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

USC Davidson Conference Center
3415 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Publications of Interest

Evaluating Social Work Services in Nursing Homes: Toward Quality Psychosocial Care and Its Measurement

 

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