Social Services Research Group
If you are organising an SSRG event, or an event you feel would be of interest to SSRG members, please email the details to the website and we will consider including it on these pages.
Inclusion and exclusion conference: 2008 - call for papers.
Thursday 20th November
Exploring the messages for policy and practice of research on racism and ethnicity.
The SSRG, Race Equality Foundation and INVOLVE are holding a fourth one-day conference on 'Inclusion and Exclusion: 2008’ – Exploring the Messages for Policy and Practice of Research on Racism and Ethnicity, on Thursday 20th November 2008 at the School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
We are now calling for papers to be presented at this event.
Assessment of Children’s Services: Progress and Good Practice
Monday 3rd November
The Banqueting Suite, the Council House in Victoria Square, Birmingham.
This event aims to look at developments in the performance management/performance information agenda-particularly outcomes; links to CAA etc - and consider work in progress (for example NIS2) as well as examples of good practice
Colleagues from Research in Practice, DCSF and C4EO have agreed to participate and we are currently liaising with colleagues in the Audit Commission, Ofsted and ADCS to develop the programme, which we hope to finalise early in September.
We are expecting a lot of interest in this event and you can book now by completing and returning the booking form here
Making the Most of Management Information (provisional title)
Monday 17th November
CoSLA Conference Centre
Haymarket, Edinburgh
This SSRG Scottish Branch seminar aims to look at the range of information that is available and the use to which it is put in order to inform, commission, deliver and evaluate effective social care and health services.
The final programme should be available at the end of September
Please contact Dhender421@aol.com if you wish to contribute
Assessment of Services for Adults: Progress and Good Practice
Thursday 27th November 2008
The Banqueting Suite, the Council House in Victoria Square, Birmingham.
This event aims to look at developments in the performance management/performance information and consider work in progress (for example NIS2) as well as examples of good practice and links to CAA
Speakers have been confirmed from the Department of Health, CSCI and the NHS Information Centre. We are currently liaising with colleagues in the Audit Commission and ADASS The final programme should be available by the end of September
We are expecting a lot of interest in this event and you can book now by completing and returning the booking form here.
'Dignity' in Practice: Older People's conference
Thursday 26th June - Birmingham
Making Research Count seminar presenting messages from research other speakers, including the launch of a Black & Minority Ethnic Older People Guide, from Better Government for Older people.
Research Governance Good Practice Days
The aim of these Research Governance Good Practice Days is to enable local councils to network and share good practice in their implementation of the Research Governance Framework in Social Care. The Social Care Workforce Research Unit has been asked to commission these events by the Department of Health and has been supporting Chris Russell, who has developed the programme and will act as facilitator. SSRG was instrumental in developing the idea for the initial series of Research Governance Workshops, held in 2005, and is supporting the current series of events.
Four Good Practice Days will be held, on the following dates:
Friday 6 June London
Friday 20 June Manchester
Friday 11 July Sheffield
Friday 25 July London
Each day will run from 9.30 to 4pm.
These FREE events are aimed primarily at Local Authority personnel who are responsible for implementing Research Governance, but a limited number of places are available for other stakeholders. For further information and/or to check availability, please contact Chris Russell on chris@barn.abelgratis.co.uk (tel 01588 680545).'
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA): Progress and Good Practice
Tuesday 24th June - Birmingham
Due to a double booking, this event will now be held in the Council Chamber in the Council House, and not in the Banqueting Suite.
The Council Chamber is a few yards down the corridor from the Banqueting Suite.
Because of this we regret that maximum numbers are now restricted to 80
All other places will be allocated on a ‘first-come – first served’ basis’
Presentations added:
JSNA – Making it Happen (MS Powerpoint file)
Implementing Joint Strategic Needs Assessment: pitfalls, possibilities and progress
HSMC Report (PDF file)
Renu Bindra Department of HealthJSNA - the APHO Resource Pack (MS Powerpoint file)
Anne Cunningham, Yorkshire and Humberside HealthObservatoryKey findings on JSNAs in a diverse range of Local Authorities (MS Powerpoint file)
Roger Taylor, Research Director, Dr FosterBeyond JSNA - Linking needs Assessment to Strategic Commissioning for Social Care (MS Powerpoint file)
Karin Janzon, Care Equation and Tom Smith, Planning4Care
Balancing and Managing RISK (Research, Information, Systems and Knowledge)
Monday 7th, Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th April 2008
Chancellors Conference Centre, University of Manchester
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Updated directions (114kb MSWord doc)
12th of March 2008
London
We would like to invite you to a free expert seminar which will take place on the 12th of March 2008 by the Social Care Workforce Research Unit. The main aim of the seminar is to introduce the Unit's current project "Longitudinal Carework Study: LoCS" and to gain valuable perspectives of different stakeholders. More information on the day and brief description of the study are enclosed.
Please fill in the reply slip indicating which discussion groups you would like to join in the afternoon as well as any dietary requirement to Cian O'Neil:
We hope that you will be able to attend this event, however, if it is not possible we hope that you will be able to pass the invitation to one of your colleagues.
Looking forward to seeing on the 12th of March 2008, for directions please refer to:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/campuses/waterloo-det.html
View summary and seminar aims (431kb MS Word doc)
SSRG ANNUAL WORKSHOP
Balancing and Managing RISK
Research, Information, Systems and KnowledgeMonday 7th, Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th April 2008
Chancellors Conference Centre, University of Manchester
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Monday 17th March 2008
CoSLA Conference Centre,
Haymarket, Edinburgh
High quality is one of the most important targets for social care and health services. The most crucial judgement of this quality is that of people who use services themselves, followed closely by the judgement of carers.
We need practical and proven ways to involve users and carers in assessing, planning and providing quality social care without either exhausting or ”professionalizing” them
These assessments are often difficult to gather, but the importance of this information cannot be overstated if we genuinely want to achieve satisfaction with quality services.
This event will provide an overview of the key programmes that have been developed in Scotland. Examples will be described of ways in which users and carers are being involved successfully, including:
There will also be discussion of issues emerging from the user experience surveys for social care services carried out in England and Wales.
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