The overarching aims of the
Research Community are:
• To develop a sustainable
research community and
associated infrastructure in
Northern Ireland that connects
the needs of the social work
profession*, other professional
practice, academic, service users
and carers.
• To develop and launch a revised
Social Work and Social Care
Research Evidence- Supporting
Continuous Improvement in
Service Outcomes - Strategy for
2020 and onwards.
*Includes social work practice
within statutory, not for profit and
private organisations.
The overall purpose is:
To embed and implement a
culture of research and evidence
that supports decision making
and outcomes in social work
and social care services and
outcomes for service users and
carers.
This Implementation Plan outlines
the steps and actions that we
need to do to ensure that our
aims and vision become a reality.
The work should not be perceived
to be a single event followed
by immediate implementation.
Rather it is a learning process
that will take time and like any
learning process requires a degree
of flexibility. Our journey may
therefore be one that moves and
evolves to reflect other changes
in the wider environment where
organisations and individuals have
less control.
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Aims and
Purpose