KT Scotland Conference 23 April 2010 Building a Knowledge exchange culture Sarah Morton- Co-Director

CRFR aims Produce high quality, collaborative and inclusive research relevant to key issues in families and relationships Act as a focal point, and promote and facilitate a network, for all those with and interest in research on families and relationships Make research more accessible for use by policy makers, practitioners, research participants, academics and the wider public Enhance the infrastructure to conduct research on families and relationships

CRFR knowledge exchange activities Publications  research reports  research briefing series  posters and postcards  newsletter Conferences and seminars dissemination discussion academics, policy makers and practitioners. Consultancy The Knowledge Exchange Team is able to offer consultancy on research dissemination and knowledge exchange more generally. For further information, contact Jennifer Flueckiger. The team Sarah Morton - CRFR Co-Director (Knowledge Exchange) Jennifer Flueckiger - Information & Publications Officer Dawn Cattanach - Graphic Designer & KE Assistant Laura Marshall - Training & Events Administrator Lesley Kelly - GUS Dissemination Officer

Collaboration and networking partnerships statutory, voluntary, and academic sectors Research Network CRFR blogs Policy work Consultations Scottish Government contract

Knowledge exchange projects Connect in Care Growing up in Scotland Evidence and Policy Seminar Series Families of the future project Involuntary service users project

Families of the future project Collaboration with voluntary sector consortium provide evidence to inform service development identify, explore and take action on key challenges link knowledge from disabled people, parents, practitioners and research five different parenting and disability issues, creating an ‘evidence to action’ cycle for each topic: multi-agency forum to identify issues action plans

Engaging with Involuntary Service Users in Social Work ESRC/SFC/LARCI Engaging with Scottish Local Authorities Scheme

Overall aims Highlight relevant research on user involvement: –examples of innovative practice and –lessons from unsuccessful approaches. Increase skills and capacity of participating LA staff –small scale research and inquiry. Develop networks for effective knowledge exchange –LAs/ University/ wider social work community –theme of working with involuntary service users.

Synthesis of Existing Work – briefing paper Agenda setting seminar March 2010 Impact Generating Activities Shared EventsInternal Events Practitioner Research Projects KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE Monitoring and Evaluation Across whole programme Plan of work – over 12 months.

Ongoing issues and challenges Lack of structure and support for KE Lack of ongoing funding Need for shared spaces and agendas Clearer focus on ‘so what’? New funding climate