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Family VOICE: Family Group Conferencing for Children and Families – CASCADE CASCADE

Do Family Group Conferences improve outcomes for families?

🏡 This study assesses their quality, usage, and long-term effects.

🔗 buff.ly/aPV5h3z
#ResearchWednesday

Sign up to this upcoming free webinar! 💡

'Defining child maltreatment for research & surveillance: an international, multi-sectoral, Delphi consensus study in 34 countries in Europe & surrounding areas.'

Speaker: Dr Laura Cowley

📅 Weds 10th September
⏰ 1 - 2pm
📍 Online

Sign up: buff.ly/GcBePW8

Parental Advocacy in England: a realist evaluation of implementation – CASCADE CASCADE

What makes parental advocacy effective in child protection?

👨👩👧 This realist evaluation explores how services empower parents.

🔗 buff.ly/v3BfdaZ
#ResearchWednesday

💡 SPOTLIGHT Webinar: 'Defining child maltreatment for research and surveillance'

Speaker: Dr Laura Cowley

📅 Weds 10th September
⏰ 1 - 2pm
📍 Online, Teams

Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/400fc9...

#SocialCare #SocialCareResearch #WelshResearch

How do young people, parents and social workers assess the quality of social work practice? – CASCADE CASCADE

How do young people, parents & social workers define “good” social work?

🤝 This study compares their views to expert ratings.

🔗 buff.ly/bsG5sPE
#ResearchWednesday

New article out now 📄

We explore the mixed views of professionals implementing Wales’ Basic Income for Care Leavers pilot—highlighting both hope and concern.

🔗Read here: buff.ly/zOMJ1MA
#BasicIncome #CareLeavers #SocialPolicy @researchwales.bsky.social @baswcymru.bsky.social

The Welsh Basic Income Evaluation – CASCADE CASCADE

Could guaranteed income change the future for care leavers?

🌱 This pioneering Welsh pilot explores how financial stability impacts wellbeing, independence, and life chances.

🔗 buff.ly/HrGaLnB
#ResearchWednesday

Leaving a pupil referral unit: Exploring the transitions and post-16 destinations of care experienced young people – CASCADE CASCADE

What happens to care-experienced young people after leaving a PRU at 16?

📚 This study tracks their transitions and aims to inform better support.

🔗 buff.ly/6AmBS9G
#ResearchWednesday

Exploring the role of personal advisors in Wales: A co-produced study with care-experienced young people – CASCADE CASCADE

What do care-experienced young people think personal advisors should do?

💼 This co-produced study explores their views to improve support during the transition from care.

🔗 buff.ly/Vg88j4C
#ResearchWednesday

New Book Launch Tomorrow! 📚

Sandboxing in Practice: Qualitative Interviewing with Sand, Objects and Figures, with authors Dr Dawn Mannay and Victoria Timperley

📅 Weds 9th July
⏰ 1 - 2pm
📍 Online, Teams

Find out more and sign up:
buff.ly/wlmE718

#SocialCare #ResearchWales #ChildSocialCare

@exchangewales.bsky.social

Next week! Sign up today. 💡

Webinar: 'What is Life Story Work? - How defining approaches to practice could provide clarity for practitioners and researchers'

Speakers: Laura Neal & Kim Matthews

📅 Weds 2nd July
⏰ 12 - 1pm
📍 Online, Teams

Find out more & register: buff.ly/XPL2H0W

#SocialCare

What if parents with lived experience led the way in child protection?

A new study from Cardiff University explores how peer parent advocacy (PPA) transforms support systems through empathy, trust, and shared experience.
📖 Read: www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14...

#ParentAdvocacy

BLOG: 'From Wales to Australia: A Shared Vision for Care Leavers' 🇦🇺

Rachel & Louise from our Public Involvement team were recently invited to Melbourne to share the Best Practice Charter to Support Parents in Leaving Care!

Read more about the trip on our website:
✍️ buff.ly/1y54KN7

When I saw this film last month I was keen to invite @omarmohamedsw.bsky.social to Wales. His film powerfully explores the experiences of care experienced people and activists Philadelphia trying to change the social care system. There are a lot of messages I think we can learn from here in Wales.

YouTube video by CASCADE Cardiff SPOTLIGHT: Investing in Prevention and Support - Calum Webb | ExChange Wales

📣 Missed last week's webinar with Dr Calum Webb?

'Investing in Prevention and Support' is now available on our YouTube Channel! 📺

Watch now: youtu.be/PgnX2siof6s

#SocialCare #SocialCareResearch #WelshResearch #ExChangeWales | @researchwales.bsky.social | @cascaderesearch.bsky.social

Discover the latest findings on ethnic and religious inequalities in children's social services in Wales. This study sheds light on the experiences of minority children and families.
buff.ly/HfrWkXd

#ChildWelfare #SocialServices #WalesResearch

We invite you to the screening of "Towards Brotherly Love: Care, Catastrophe, and Change," a documentary that explores the disproportionate representation of Black children in care system.

📅 5th June 2025
📍Spark Event Space, Maindy Road, CF24 4HQ
🔗 www.exchangewales.org/event/screen...

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉

Lorna Stabler (lornastabler.bsky.social) from CASCADE, Cardiff University, has been appointed Specialty Lead for Social Care in Health and Care Research Wales! 🌟

Read more about her research and new role: buff.ly/6qxAral

#CASCADE #SocialCare

researchwales.bsky.social

💡 SPOTLIGHT ON:

'Ethnic and Religious Differences in the Healthcare Use of Children Receiving Care and Support in Wales'

Speaker: Yongchao Jing, @cascaderesearch.bsky.social

📅 Weds 7th May
⏰ 12 - 1pm
📍 Online, Teams

Register for free:
➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3dc212...

#SocialCare

Parents’ Group Publishes Groundbreaking Article in British Journal of Social Work – CASCADE CASCADE

🎉 Exciting news! CASCADE's parents' group has published a groundbreaking article in the British Journal of Social Work. Dive into their critical reflections on public involvement in research. #SocialWork #Research @researchwales.bsky.social

Read more: buff.ly/knGJWoA

We’re especially proud of CASCADE recipients:
🔹 David Westlake – Evaluating interventions in children’s social care
🔹 Sarah Thompson – Exploring experiences of autistic children in care

🎉 Congratulations to all of our researchers who have received personal and project awards in the latest round of Health and Care Research Wales funding!

Read more ➡️ [https://buff.ly/tBsq5gQ ]
#ResearchWalesFaculty #CASCADE #SocialCareResearch #CardiffUniversity #HealthAndCareResearch

Our new podcast episode is live! 🎙️

Explore Dementia Care and Human Rights, with Suzanne Cahill & Jeremy Dixon.

🎧 Listen on Buzzsprout or your favourite podcast platform:
www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis...

#DementiaCare #SocialCareWeek

@careresearchwales.bsky.social
@researchwales.bsky.social

Thanks Verity for such an insightful presentation!

We're excited to see the development of this research in SCALE: The Centre for Social Care and Artificial Intelligence Learning and how we can use AI to help support & develop the future of social care.

#BASWCymru2025 @veritybennett.bsky.social

The future - think about what you want from AI and how you want to use it.

Be cautious, curious, collaborative, considerate, compassionate.

#BASWCymru2025 #SocialCare #SocialCareResearch

Contestability, human agency and oversight are key. Algorithms can't be held accountable!

#BASWCymru2025 #SocialCare #SocialCareResearch

Transparency and explainability.

Be open and honest when AI has been used and how.

Accountability.

AI literacy is paramount!

#BASWCymru2025 #SocialCareResearch #AISocialCare #SocialCare

Be very aware of bias, discrimination and fairness. There is opportunity for bias and misinformation at every stage of the AI lifecycle.

Algorithmic fairness needs human judgement.

#BASWCymru2025 #SocialCareResearch #SocialCare

Data confidentiality and security are key. Be aware, be very aware!

Don't ever put anything confidential into a prompt because you don't know where that information will go or how it will be used.

#BASWCymru2025 #AISocialCare #SocialCare #Research