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This is good d news and another example of work being funded and evaluated by @whatworksCSC as part of our change programme. New ways of undertaking research/evaluating effectiveness in children’s social care. Nadhim Zahawi Lambeth Council 🌈Updates from ADCS

Social workers' efforts to protect children in lockdown have gone unnoticed | Harry Ferguson theguardian.com/society/2020/n…

I’m not a natural football fan but so proud of these players who have conducted themselves with so much dignity in the face of so much hostility from those who should have been behind them from day one. Genuine role models

Today we are talking all things #BasicIncome A #BasicIncomeWales🧵 Today, we are pleased to be hosting the Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot Conference. Welsh Government Cardiff University

Experts inc: Dr Miriam Laker-Oketta GiveDirectly💸, Hannah Webster The RSA, Dr Ellie Ott Centre for Evidence and Implementation, & Prof Sally Holland & David Westlake CASCADE, providing insights from research on #BasicIncome schemes & interventions for care leavers

I’m delighted to be leading the evaluation of this important policy alongside David Westlake and a brilliant wider team. Read more below 👇

Today the Evaluation Task Force is pleased to announce the appointment of new Evaluation & Trial Advice Panel members! Panel members will be supporting government departments to design and deliver robust evaluations so we can evidence 'what works'. rb.gy/rhsuo5

Great opportunity to come and work at Cardiff...

Believing in evidence - especially from RCTs - means being prepared to be surprised (and sometimes disappointed). Interesting guest blog from Michael Sanders researchinpractice.org.uk/all/news-views…

Our evaluation of the Wales Basic Income pilot has been mentioned in the BBC this week. Mark Drakeford 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 saying he is hopeful and is waiting to see the results. Health and Care Research Wales Department of Health and Social Care Cardiff University bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-…

A short article from me about randomised trials in children's social care

Debating Social Care: Finding the Middle Ground 🤝 David Westlake delves into the ethical implications of RCTs in social work. Learn how these studies can inform policy while respecting rights! 📖💼 ↙️↙️ bit.ly/3rxjVNo #Ethics #PolicyImpact

Unravelling the Ethics of RCTs in Social Work, David Westlake explores the debate surrounding family group conferences (FGCs) & their impact on children's services. Join the discussion on rights, outcomes & efficacy. 🤝💼⬇️⬇️📖 bit.ly/3rxjVNo

Very good news BBC News - Dartmoor wild camping to resume after appeal win bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

'Social work is about promoting participation - social work research should be too' - Community Care communitycare.co.uk/2023/08/01/soc…

Foundations Chief executive @Jocasebourne reflects on the new findings from our evaluation of Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs) and puts forward our recommendations for policy & practice ⬇️ foundations.org.uk/blogs/what-doe…

Escaped prisoner got out by clinging to a delivery van, and not - as previously thought - by leaning against a concrete wall.

Last day to apply for these research assistant roles in my team The Policy Institute; kcl.ac.uk/jobs/074211-re… kcl.ac.uk/jobs/074245-re…

New report: The first annual report of the Welsh Basic Income Pilot Evaluation is now published. This presents early findings. The summary and full reports can be found here: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿llyw.cymru/gwerthusiad-pe… 🇬🇧 gov.wales/basic-income-c… Senedd Research Health and Care Research Wales Sally Holland