Project and Policy Initiatives -
Research to Practice Network
The Research to Practice Network is a network of academicians and researchers working in collaborative partnership with the Federation to provide insight for field practitioners into relevant research in the field of children and families.
The Research to Practice Network - An Important New Initiative of the Federation.
Network members are leading academics in a range of practice areas, and they have made a commitment to translate the latest developments in research relevant to front-line workers into understandable and practical summaries which promote reflective practice, practice-based research and evaluation. These summaries will be transmitted to agencies and front-line staff across the province and made available to members on the Federation website.
The goal of the Research to Practice Network is to support Federation member agencies and their staff to be the best informed most progressive and effective child and family serving organizations in the country, with services continually evolving and improving to meet the needs and best interests of the people they serve. Research articles will be issued once a month and will be available on the Federation website.
Research Articles
Supervision in Northern and Remote Child Welfare Practice
- by Glen Schmidt, PhD, RCSW, Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, University of Northern British Columbia. Child welfare is influenced by a number of factors including public policy, the economy,
culture, and the prevailing social values. Child welfare practice is also shaped and formed by the
geography of the work location. This paper considers ways in which geographic location
influences the practice of social work supervision in the field of child welfare. Read more.
Archived Research Articles
Collaborative Practice to Support the Inclusion of Children with Special Needs in Schools. Read Article.
Toward a Comprehensive Agenda for the Integration of Child and Family Services.
Read Article.Does the Organization Matter? An Examination of the Link Between Organization Management Practices and Client Outcomes. Read Article.
Doing Youth Suicide Prevention Critically: Interrogating the Knowledge Practice Relationship. Read Article.
Fathers and the Child Welfare System. Read Article.
An Introduction to A Picture of Health: Highlights of the 2008 BC Adolescent Health Survey. Read Article.
Islands of Safety and the Social Geography of Human Dignity - A Child and Mother Safety Planning Initiative for Cases of Paternal Violence in Child Welfare. Read Article.
Research to Practice MEMBERS
For further information contact: Doug Hayman
