Lives lived in out-of-home care: Using research evidence to improve outcomes for children

Venue: Peter Doherty Auditorium, Ground Floor, Peter Doherty Institute

Presenters: Dr Fred Wulczyn

Despite the growing emphasis on research evidence use, the link between evidence use and better outcomes for children has yet to be firmly established. There are several reasons why. Definitions of research evidence have tended to emphasize randomized clinical trials to the virtual exclusion of other equally important types of evidence. Similarly, evidence use as a process within the child welfare field has received relatively little attention when compared with other fields such as education and nursing. To make better use of evidence, the process of evidence use and the skills needed to use evidence effectively have to receive greater attention.

Drawing on lessons learned from the Project on Research Evidence Use in Child Welfare, Dr. Fred Wulczyn will discuss these issues, focusing on types of research evidence, the process of evidence use and the use of research evidence to target services with greater precision.

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