Practitioner-led research (PLR) 2008-09

This year the theme was answering questions around integrated working in the children and young people's workforce.

Integrated working

CWDC commissioned 62 PLR projects in 2008-09. These small-scale research projects focused upon the theme of integrated working within the children's workforce. The reports will help to further inform workforce development through learning from those who deliver and receive services.

We are keen to find out more about how members of the children and young people’s workforce work with each other and with the children and young people for whom they provide a service.

Practitioners carried out their research over six months and presented their final findings at a series of celebration events in April 2009.

The research reports are now available to download for the 2008-09 projects.

Contact details	Research question
Natalie Jordan Email Natalie Jordan 01935 847738	How could integrated services for care leavers be further developed to help young people make a successful transition from the care system to independence?
Kris Benington Email Research Team 0113 244 6311	Connexions 'Active Involvement' agenda and integrated working
Amanda Elwen Email Amanda Elwen 01254 238455	What has been the impact on the HARV Domestic Violence Team of the initial stages of implementing integrated working tools including Common Assessment Frameworks, lead professional and Team around the Child meetings?
CWDC-007 Email Research Team 0113 244 6311	Does the 'Signs of Safety' social work model focus on highlighting strengths as well as difficulties, improve the participation of, and outcomes for children and their families whilst ensuring that agencies adopt integrated, common approaches
Ruth Crossland Email Ruth Crossland 01905 765821	What helps or hinders practitioners, children and young people, and their families in implementing the Common Assessment Framework and lead professional working?
Lucie Howells Email Lucie Howells 01278 684060	How the bibic integrated working model works for families and how it can be improved
Caroline Feltham-King Email Caroline Feltham-king 01962 876235	Adopted children and the transition from primary to secondary school: an examination of pupil, parent and teacher views
Lynnette Chapman Email Lynnette.Chapman 01392 386556	Children's perspectives on parental involvement
Karin Silver Email Karin Silver 01963 351007	What is our out of school club? A child-centred approach to understanding the role of an OOSC and integrated working
David Atkinson Email David Atkinson 01928 5644663	Integrated children's services: conformity, diversity and managing the market
Kate D'Arcy Email Kate D'Arcy 01223 508700	How can we ensure better integrated working systems in order to improve secondary transfer rates for traveller children?
Philip Holford Email Phil Holford 01225 334596	How integrated working has affected the development of the Caring 4 Kids project
Julie Jennings Email Julie Jennings 020 7388 1266	What integrated working practices support or hinder effective referral pathways from health to education services for blind and partially sighted babies and young children?
Jacqueline Robson Email Jacqueline Robson 0191 4901059	The Common Assessment Framework: children and young people's perspective
Renee Rockwood Email Renee Rockwood 01273 298366	What are the views and experiences of service users and providers of multi-agency working at the Hub in Littlehampton
Natalia Sali Email Natalia Sali 020 76359364	How integrated working facilitated the transition of children from primary to secondary school
Peter Catling Email Peter Catling 020 8802 0041	Multi-agency training and the artist
Bridget Burgoyne Email Research Team 0113 244 6311	How can multi-agency work in the arena of child trafficking can be made more effective
Cally Hargrave Email Cally Hargrave 0117 3772997	An exploration of the role of groupwork in supporting young people affected by parental substance misuse
Kivarna Hart Email Kay Hart 0121 770 4349	Back to school, back to bullying? Taking the policy 'out of the cupboard'
Zena Brabazon Email Zena Brabazon 0207 527 4850/2	How do multi-agency working and systems support children and families in accessing children's centre provision?
Elizabeth Clegg Email Elizabeth Clegg 01934 847760	Do parents and carers understand the assessments that are produced under the ICS format adopted by Somerset County Council and what factors either increase or decrease this understanding?
Fiona Pavey Email Fiona Pavey 01823 282691	What are the important components in successful leadership teams within children centres?
Paul Adams Email Paul Adams 01490 460402	How do kinship foster carers experience their role and working relationships within the children's workforce?
Paul Hine Email Paul Hine 0161 2834832	In what ways can creativity be used to discover what young people with behavioural, social and emotional difficulties think of the multi-agency services they receive?
CWDC-057 Email Research Team 0113 244 6311	What are the reasons behind families not wishing to engage with the Common Assessment Framework; are there similar characteristics and what can be done to aid partnership working with perceived hard to reach families?
Michelle Shewring Email Michelle Shewring 0118 982 0713	I'm excluded - whose gonna care? Multi agency teams supporting the care of excluded children in educational settings, putting policy into practice, what works and what does not work?
Faith Ngere Email Faith Ngere 020 8458650	Exploring the ways in which people provide and use services in the early years Childrens centres
Angelina Wheeler Email Angelina Wheeler 01928 727129	The effectiveness of the transition process for children and families from pre-school nurseries to primary schools within the Vale Royal Area.
CWDC-070 Email Research Team 0113 244 6311	What works in terms of pupil managed transfers between secondary schools in one Lancashire locality and how can successful placements best be achieved?
Katherine Small Email Katherine Small 0161 7378996	How effective is safeguarding children and ensuring quality provision is the application of integrated working practices within child contact services, particularly between supported and supervised contact families?
Sumyra Gulshan Email Sumyra Gulshan 01865 374154	An evaluation of the Flexible Response Team. Does the service provide an integrated approach to family support work
Natasha James Email Natasha James 01209 611711	How can an integrated social work and multi agency practice influence community development from young people, family and practitioners perspective?
Simon Langley Email Simon Langley 01908 252960	How can a social worker develop meaningful working relationships with education colleagues and promote good outcomes for children and young people in a school environment?
CWDC-087 Email Research Team 0113 244 6311	How can integrated working improve school attendance for children from refugee communities?
Annelies Henshall Email Annelies Henshall 01865 374154	A comparison study looking at the impact of staff personality on recruitment and retention of staff working with children with complex disabilities and challenging behaviour in a social care setting and education setting
Julie Stott Email Julie Stott 0191 4777759	What should excellent integrated service delivery feel like and look like from a young person's point of view?
Zoe Martin Email Zoe Martin 01255 253464	What are looked after young people's views about the attendance of professionals at statutory review meetings
Julia Jude and Huw Bevan Email Julia Jude 0208 9218568/8513	What happens when systemic practice is transferred from clinic based practice into families' homes?
Elizabeth Daone Email Liz Daone 01227 277544	How practitioners can improve the ways in which they work together in planning, supporting and facilitating the introductions process between adoptive parents and their children
Victoria Harris Email Victoria Harris 0844 6001124	How does using an integrated approach to providing parenting support impact upon practitioners, parents and the lives of young children?
Karen Cromarty Email Karen Cromarty 01455 883300	How do secondary school counsellors work with other professionals?
Janice Filer Email Janice Filer 0117 9030057	Integrated Approach to Parenting Support
Vanessa Potter Email Vanessa Potter 01903 823546	What do young people perceive the benefit of the Entry to Employment programme to be in their present place of learning and/or employment at least six months after completion?

For a look at previous years' PLR projects please click on the links below:

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