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Celebrating World Social Work Day

World Social Work Day sees professionals worldwide celebrate achievements from across the sector. To support this, Research in Practice has released an open access webinar.

Further places available on Practice Supervisor Development Programme

Senior colleagues in local authorities are invited to nominate participants who would benefit from being part of the Practice Supervisor Development Programme.

New learning events, publications and resources

The new Delivery Programme details upcoming Research in Practice publications, resources, workshops, webinars, conferences and more over the next twelve months.

Pilot sites announced for project to improve mental health and wellbeing assessments for children entering care

Following a competitive application process we are delighted to announce nine areas from across England that will be working to pilot new mental health and wellbeing assessments for children entering care.

Contribute to research and policy work into the prevention of child sexual abuse

Research in Practice, in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire, are conducting an evaluation of the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse.

Contact after adoption resources updated

Research in Practice has updated the open access resources to support practitioners making plans for contact after adoption.

New open access briefing on the relationship between contextual, complex and transitional safeguarding

Research in Practice and partners have released a new briefing note outlining what is meant by the terms complex, contextual and transitional safeguarding, and how these approaches overlap and complement one another.

New learning resources

New Research in Practice learning resources support social care professionals across various roles. Key themes include mental health, coercive and controlling behaviour, digital professionalism and more.

Season's Greetings, from Research in Practice

Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. With best wishes from the team at Research in Practice.

Winners of Link Officer Awards announced

Research in Practice is pleased to announce the winners of the annual Link Officer Awards.