Research in practice
All Plymouth City Council employees can access the latest research in Children and Families Social Care through the Research In Practice website.
Research in Practice aims to support professionals to develop their knowledge, skills, and confidence to apply evidence in their work, improve outcomes and enable people to live good lives.
Visit the Research in Practice website to register for free.
You can access a range of resources including practice tools, videos and podcasts according to your area of interest.
Children and families topic flyers
Subjects include:
Assessing and providing support to children and their families
- Assessment and recording
- Child sexual abuse
- Domestic abuse
- Family and friends care
- Family justice
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Poverty aware practice
- Substance use
- Supporting carers
Organisational support for excellent practice
- Developing effective leadership skills
- Digital social care
- Organisational and practitioner resilience
- Supervision
Equality and diversity
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
Adolescence and transitions
- Adolescence
- Exploitation
- Supporting transitions
Relational practice with children and families
- Strengths-based working
- Trauma-informed practice
- Voice of the child
- Working with families
Resources for a range of professional groups
- Early help
- Resources for social workers in their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE)
CAN Do Project
Learn more about how the Community Asset Network – addressing Disparities in Outcomes (CAN-DO Project) explored how community assets influence health disparities in Plymouth.
Support for local authority public health teams
You can access online support from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to help you embed evidence-informed decision-making in your daily working practice.
Visit the UKHSA website to find information on:
- Literature searching and information retrieval on public health topics
- Enquiry services, including OpenAthens queries - Access to e-journals and BrowZine
- Access to EBSCO Discovery (a bespoke evidence search tool)
- Information skills training, including finding the evidence and critical appraisal
OpenAthens eligibility
All local authority public health staff that work directly in in public health are eligible for an OpenAthens account. An OpenAthens account allows you to access a range of resources, included UKHSA subscribed electronic resources (e-journals, EBSCO Discovery and BrowZine), as well as NHS provided content.
You can register for an OpenAthens account at NICE OpenAthens. Select ‘Public Health Staff in England’ as your Organisation.
South West UKHSA Knowledge and Evidence Specialists
All local authority public health teams have access to a regional UKHSA Knowledge and Evidence Specialist (KES), who can:
- answer your queries
- undertake literature searches
- provide information skills training to you and your team
Find UKHSA Knowledge and Evidence Specialists in the south west
If you would like any support in using these resources please contact our HDRC team Project Officer. Email anita.o’connor@plymouth.gov.uk