Research Register for Social Care - latest additions

1 of 13 Select:

Lead Organisation: Essex County Council

Department/Unit: Social Care Services

Title: Personal Social Services, User Experience Survey of adults aged 18 and over receiving community equipment and minor adaptations funded by social services in Essex.

Status: ongoing

Topics: adult services; adults; assistive technology; home care; independent living; long term care; quality of life; research;

2 of 13 Select:

Lead Organisation: Essex County Council

Department/Unit: Social Care Services

Title: Stress & Emotions at Work

Topics: communication; emotions; information and communications technology; staff; stress; research;

3 of 13 Select:

Lead Organisation: Essex County Council

Department/Unit: Social Care Services

Title: Using Direct Work and Life Story Work to Prepare Looked After Children for Long Term Foster Placements

Topics: assessment; children; foster care; life story work; long term care; long term placement; placement; social workers; young people; research;

4 of 13 Select:

Lead Organisation: Essex County Council

Department/Unit: Social Care Services

Title: Do Social Workers feel that their interventions e.g. teentalk and weapons awareness are effective in work with young offenders within statutory Youth Offending Teams?

Status: ongoing

Topics: intervention; social work methods; social workers; violence; young offenders; young people; youth offending teams; research;

5 of 13 Select:

Lead Organisation: Essex County Council

Department/Unit: Social Care Services

Title: An exploration of social workers' experiences and perceptions of Family Support as a means of safeguarding children.

Topics: attitudes; child protection services; children; families; family centres; family support; social care provision; social workers; research;

6 of 13 Select:

Lead Organisation: Essex County Council

Department/Unit: Social Care Services

Title: An examination of the impact change to the way Children and Families Services are delivered is having on professionals within a Local Authority Children and Families Services team. A social work perspective.

Status: ongoing

Topics: children; families; social care provision; social work; social workers; staff; research;

7 of 13 Select:

Lead Organisation: Essex County Council

Department/Unit: Social Care Services

Title: Connected Care

Status: ongoing

Topics: capacity building; communities; depression; health; life expectancy; obesity; social care provision; substance misuse; research;

8 of 13 Select:

Lead Organisation: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Title: Research Governance Framework Evaluation Applications received between April 2008 April 2009

Status: completed

Topics: evaluation; research design; research governance; research implementation; research methods; research;

9 of 13 Select:

Title: An evaluation of the Take a Break Service in the Havant area.

Topics: adult services; carers; respite care; service users; social care provision; user views;

10 of 13 Select:

Lead Organisation: Hampshire County Council

Department/Unit: Adult Services

Title: An evaluation of the Personal Assistance Service in South East Hampshire

Status: completed

Topics: adult services; community care; leisure; personal assistants; personalisation; service users; social care provision; user views; research;

11 of 13 Select:

Lead Organisation: Hampshire County Council

Department/Unit: Adult Services

Title: Proud2B: An evaluation of outcomes for adults with a learning disability from minority groups in Hampshire participating in a club celebrating and exploring culture.

Status: completed

Topics: adult services; black and minority ethnic people; cultural identity; independence; learning disabilities; outcomes; service users; user views; research;

12 of 13 Select:

Lead Organisation: Hampshire County Council

Department/Unit: Adult Services

Title: Hampshire County Council Adult Services User Survey February - April 2009

Status: completed

Topics: access to services; adult services; attitudes; care planning; community care; home care; quality of life; residential care; rural areas; service users; social care provision; transport; user views; research;

13 of 13 Select:

Lead Organisation: Hampshire County Council

Department/Unit: Adult Services

Title: An evaluation of the quality, outcomes and cost-effectiveness of Shared Lives services in South East England.

Status: completed

Topics: adult family placement; cost effectiveness; costs; outcomes; service users; social care provision; user views; research;