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