http://www.dartington.org/about-the-trust/job-opportunities Looking for an exciting career development opportunity? Passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people? Join the C4EO team at research in practice. We are looking for a committed, confident and capable candidate to act as the Programme Manager for Capacity Building within the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People’s Services (C4EO). By spreading knowledge of ‘what works’ and actively supporting efforts to achieve change, C4EO – with your help – can make a real difference. http://www.dartington.org/about-the-trust/job-opportunities http://www.rip.org.uk/wales/LO_wales_2009.asp The Wales College Link Officer meeting in Llandrindod Wells in November included speakers from the Welsh Assembly, the Social Services Improvement Agency in Wales and researchers working in Wales. Nearly all Welsh authorities were represented and there was the opportunity to hear about evidence based initiatives in four of the local authorities. Click here for the presentations. http://www.rip.org.uk/wales/LO_wales_2009.asp http://www.rip.org.uk/wwftc/index.asp Partners - do you need suggestions for interventions which might help 'troubled' children, young people and their families? If so - explore our 1,000 interactive web pages which provide information about interventions (all evidence-informed) for children and young people with emotional and behavioural and other mental health problems. Find out what to do, how to help and who to contact here. Search for associated problems, tools, suggestions about immediate steps to take and who to contact. Look at some of the examples of existing validated programmes in What Works for Troubled Children. http://www.rip.org.uk/wwftc/index.asp http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=166 A new research review, Risk factors for recurrence of maltreatment: a systematic review, has been added to the EvidenceBank. Please follow the link to read the review. http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=166 http://www.rip.org.uk/prompts/p6/mapping.asp Prompt topic briefing 6 on Parent and Baby assessment placements is now live here. This briefing looks at the legal and financial context for parent and baby assessment placements and recent research on assessment. If you are a foster carer, assessment social worker, part of a placement commissioning team or work in the family courts this will be of interest to you. http://www.rip.org.uk/prompts/p6/mapping.asp http:// How effective is the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) as a process for achieving better outcomes for children and young people? This is the question the LARC (Local Authorities Research Consortium) workshop will address this month at Dartington. It will review and refine the findings of Round 2 and consider further dissemination plans, placing this work alongside and in the context of other related improvement work. Plans for Round 3 (Early 2010) will also be formulated. http:// http://www.morgan-law.com/ripfa/ research in practice for adults (ripfa) is seeking an exceptional individual to take on the role of Director following the appointment of the initial director to a new national role in Scotland. The Director will lead the organisation, working closely with its Partners, Partnership Board and the Social Justice programme within the Dartington Hall Trust. Based in Dartington, Devon. http://www.morgan-law.com/ripfa/ http://www.rip.org.uk/publications/litreview_detail.asp?pub_id=113 Our latest change Project will look at Analysis and Critical Thinking in Assessment. Partners - Look out for emails advertising recruitment for this project in November. In the meantime check out the literature review. http://www.rip.org.uk/publications/litreview_detail.asp?pub_id=113 http://www.rip.org.uk/whatsnew/jane_lewis.asp We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jane Lewis as Director, succeeding Celia Atherton OBE, who moves to a senior management position within the Dartington Hall Trust. Jane will be responsible for leading the overall strategy and operational delivery of our work in the UK and beyond, including implementing the recently agreed five-year Business Plan. Celia will become Director of the Social Justice programme at the Dartington Hall Trust, of which research in practice is a key initiative. Read what they both say. http://www.rip.org.uk/whatsnew/jane_lewis.asp http://www.dartington.org/about-the-trust/job-opportunities Research and Development Officer. Research in Practice for Adults wish to appoint an energetic and enthusiastic Research and Development Officer to work on a range of our activities. Find out more. http://www.dartington.org/about-the-trust/job-opportunities http:// Two Link Officers from our Partner agencies have the chance to win a visit to Ontario Canada to participate in Ontario’s equivalent of research in practice Link Officers’ Annual Meeting! (PART - Practice and Research Together) The competition invites Partner agencies to produce a short story about evidence-informed practice - to be published on the research in practice website. For more information please contact v.cox@sheffield.ac.uk http:// http://www.rip.org.uk/learningprogramme/event_list.asp?type=csw Explore this new case study training package - designed for team managers and learning and development sections to use in-house with front-line practitioners who work with young people who misuse alcohol and offend. It includes materials you can use to run a case study workshop on this topic. Practitioners can explore their own real-life cases in small groups using this pack. A half-day 'train-the-trainer' event also supports you to deliver the case study workshop to front-line practitioners, using the materials. http://www.rip.org.uk/learningprogramme/event_list.asp?type=csw http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=196 A new research review, Is Aggression in Children with Behavioural and Emotional Difficulties Associated with Television Viewing and Video Game Playing? A systematic review, has been added to the EvidenceBank. Please follow the link to read the review. http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=196 http://www.rip.org.uk/wales/ A new series of Development Groups starts up in Llandudno on 16th June. Staff from all over Wales will be attending project days until November as part of the service we offer to Wales as the Wales College. http://www.rip.org.uk/wales/ http://www.rip.org.ukpublications/handbook_detail.asp?pub_id=105 This new Handbook is the result of a Change Project that ran over a period of three years. 38 people from 13 agencies in the RiP network contributed to one or more stages of the project, resulting in this handbook which consists of guidance, practical tools and films. If you want to find out how this handbook can support effective integrated working on the front line look here. http://www.rip.org.ukpublications/handbook_detail.asp?pub_id=105 http://www.rip.org.uk/publications/audio_detail.asp?pub_id=112 One in ten: Helping 16-18 year olds find employment, education and training. One in ten 16 to 18 year olds - enough to fill London’s new Wembley Stadium - are not in education, employment or training (NEET) at any one time. There is evidence that spending time as a young person in this category leads to higher levels of unemployment, a lower income, and poorer mental health later in life. This latest AudioCD looks at the knowledge, skills and research information that you need to support young people not in employment, education and training. http://www.rip.org.uk/publications/audio_detail.asp?pub_id=112 http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=195 A new research review, Fostering security? A meta-analysis of attachment in adopted children, has been added to the EvidenceBank. Please follow the link to read the review. http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=195 http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=130 A new research review, Child and Family Support Services with Minority Ethnic Families: what can we learn from the research?, has been added to the EvidenceBank. Please follow the link to read the review. http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=130 http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=172 A new research review, Under one roof: A review and selective meta-analysis on the outcomes of residential child and youth care, has been added to the EvidenceBank. Please follow the link to read the review. http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=172 http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=190 A new research review, Research Review: In a rush to permanency: preventing adoption disruption, has been added to the EvidenceBank. Please follow the link to read the review. http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=190 http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=190 A new research review, Research Review: In a rush to permanency: preventing adoption disruption, has been added to the EvidenceBank. Please follow the link to read the review. http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=190 http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=195 A new research review, Fostering security? A meta-analysis of attachment in adopted children, has been added to the EvidenceBank. Please follow the link to read the review. http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=195 http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=192 A new research review, Fostering Family Resiliency: A review of the key protective factors, has been added to the EvidenceBank. Please follow the link to read the review. http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=192 http://www.rip.org.uk/publications/champions_detail.asp?pub_id=109 This briefing offers key research findings and good practice and policy developments for those working to provide integrated services for vulnerable families. It includes messages from research about whole family approaches and developing families' social capital and resilience. here http://www.rip.org.uk/publications/champions_detail.asp?pub_id=109 http://www.rip.org.ukpublications/pp_detail.asp?pub_id=110 Recent statistics have shown that the UK has the highest rate of teenage births in Western Europe. This briefing identifies 31 pointer questions drawn from research around reducing under-18 conception rates and improving sexual health among young people. These are designed to generate discussion within local authorities aiming to improve their results for this indicator. http://www.rip.org.ukpublications/pp_detail.asp?pub_id=110 http://www.rip.org.uk/stories/ Two new stories showcasing different initiatives for implementing evidence-informed practice have been published on the website. http://www.rip.org.uk/stories/ http://www.rip.org.uk/prompts/p5/mapping.asp The Path to Independence: supporting young people move towards emotional, financial and practical independence. Our fifth Prompt briefing reports on research evidence and emerging practice in this field. The material demonstrates there is 'considerable scope for positive intervention' with young people leaving care, and that delivering strong services in this area can greatly increase the chances of vulnerable young people moving towards functional and productive independence. The current economic climate will exacerbate the pressures on all young people moving into adult life, and the challenges facing those who lack family support are likely to increase. Continuing to build on what is offered them must remain a high priority. http://www.rip.org.uk/prompts/p5/mapping.asp http://www.rip.org.uk/learningevents/Conference_Reports/stay_safe.asp The report for our February Partnership Conference - Stay Safe: Using the views of children and young people to shape decision-making in service planning and practice, is now available here. This conference focused on how all children’s voices can be incorporated into decisions made about their lives, particularly in the context of the Children’s Plan and the wider Every Child Matters agenda. http://www.rip.org.uk/learningevents/Conference_Reports/stay_safe.asp http://www.c4eo.org.uk/about/vacancies.aspx We are a core partner in the delivery of the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes. There are two new senior vacancies in C4EO. http://www.c4eo.org.uk/about/vacancies.aspx http://www.morgan-law.com/rip research in practice is looking for a new director, to take it forward into its next decade. For more details about this exciting opportunity please click the link above http://www.morgan-law.com/rip http://www.commissioningtoolkit.org Explore this free website offered by the Parenting Academy that provides comprehensive information on parenting programmes available in England. There are more than 100 programmes currently listed. These range from those aiming to raise the self-esteem of children to support for parents whose children have mental health or behavioural problems. http://www.commissioningtoolkit.org http://www.rip.org.uk/display.asp?filename=FeatureArticle20.pdf&folder=careknowledge Some of our publications are now available through a new page on the CareKnowledge website, providing a key element in their children's research collection 'I am delighted to see our sector's commitment to partnership working mirrored in the collaboration between research in practice and CareKnowledge - two tried and trusted information providers in our sector' (John Harris. DCS Herts and Chair of ADCS Families, Communities and Young People Policy Committee) Partners can view the feature article, and a video, which compliment RiP's Under the Influence handbook. http://www.rip.org.uk/display.asp?filename=FeatureArticle20.pdf&folder=careknowledge http://www.rip.org.uk/wales/dev_films.asp The Wales College, a partnership of 22 local authorities, set up in 2004, is currently planning the programme of Development Groups which will begin in June. Staff from Wales worked on individual projects during the 2008 Development Groups and you can find out more information about these. Check out what Wales Link Officers are doing. http://www.rip.org.uk/wales/dev_films.asp http://www.rip.org.uk/display.asp?filename=10.pdf&folder=stories Bournemouth Borough Council, one of our Partner agencies, was involved in the Change Project Social Work and the Use of Research Evidence in the Family Court. This story highlights the impacts and identifies some of the outcomes that the pilot process has had on the agency. http://www.rip.org.uk/display.asp?filename=10.pdf&folder=stories http://www.rip.org.ukpublications/handbook_detail.asp?pub_id=98 This new Handbook will be of interest to professionals working in health, social care or education who wish to know more about the patterns of alcohol use in young people and what research suggests may be helpful interventions. Also new - an associated e-learning exercise which looks at the relationship between alcohol and offending in young people and how alcohol use and offending can vary across age groups. http://www.rip.org.ukpublications/handbook_detail.asp?pub_id=98 http://www.rip.org.uk/publications/welsh_detail.asp?pub_id=106 Highlights of our recent research review about young people not in education, employment or training are drawn out for Wales in this bilingual Signposts briefing. http://www.rip.org.uk/publications/welsh_detail.asp?pub_id=106 http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=144 A new research review, Children's Voices: The Views of Vulnerable Children on Their Service Providers and the Relevance of Services They Receive, has been added to the EvidenceBank. Please follow the link to read the review. http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=144 http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=191 A new research review, Research Review: In a rush to permanency: preventing adoption disruption, has been added to the EvidenceBank. Please follow the link to read the review. http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=191 http://www.rip.org.uk/events/welcome.asp?id=2&subcatid=2 Personalisation and the Extension of Choice to Users is the theme for our Councillors' and Trustees' Seminar in February 2009. This is a major annual event for Lead Members from both adult and children's services and for Trustees from national organisations. We share this event with our sister organisation research in practice for adults. Find out more.... http://www.rip.org.uk/events/welcome.asp?id=2&subcatid=2 http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=187 A new research review, Screening Efficiency of the Child Behaviour Checklist and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: A Systematic Review, has been added to the EvidenceBank. Please follow the link to read the review. http://www.rip.org.uk/evidencebank/summary.asp?id=187