So, let’s get stuck into some questions with our panellists. In the discussion, I’ll ask questions of the panellists about frameworks for getting evidence into practice and what helps to support research use in organisations, some of the barriers and enablers of integrating research into practice and ask our panellists to provide examples of approaches that support evidence-informed practice in their settings that they’ve worked in, and give examples of how organisations and practitioners have successfully combined research evidence with other types of knowledge to create impact or change. Our aim is to give you some ideas to take away about how to integrate research into decision making at the practice level or the programmatic or planning level and to help you understand some of the challenges that are commonly faced to improving evidence-informed decision making within an organisation. Okay, so setting the scene for today’s discussion, this webinar will explore how research evidence can be used to support decision making in programs and practice and organisations in the child, family and community welfare sectors. JOANNA SCHWARZMAN: Thanks for joining us today. And Beth McCann from the Centre for Family Research and Evaluation at Drummond Street Services. Amanda Paton from the Australian Centre for Child Protection. So, I’d like to introduce Ken Knight from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Each of our presenters has unique and shared experience of working on both sides of research and practice. Joining me in the discussion today, we have a panel with experience that spans the breadth and depth of this topic. So, welcome everyone to what we hope will be an engaging discussion about how we can support and enhance the way we work by building an evidence base into our practice. I’d also like to acknowledge the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers who have contributed to the body of research evidence as well. While this webinar focuses on the use of research evidence in combination with other sources of knowledge, I’d like to recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, including knowledge of what works for Aboriginal families and services, is integral to decision making in practice. I’d like to pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging, as well as any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders joining us today on the webinar. I’d like to start with an acknowledgement of the Boonwurrung and Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation as the traditional owners of the lands that I’m speaking from today. I am a Research Fellow in the Child and Family Evidence team here at the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Welcome to today’s webinar, Evidence-informed decision making: Using research evidence to inform practice. Creating an organisational culture for evidence-informed practice.Using research to answer practice questions.What is an evidence-informed approach to practice and why is it important?.This webinar builds on these CFCA short articles: Joanna Schwarzman facilitated this webinar. Practitioners looking for opportunities to strengthen evidence-informed decision making in their organisation, and researchers wanting to improve implementation of research findings will also find it useful. This webinar is designed for program planners and practice managers involved in practice and organisational decision making. provided examples of how organisations and practitioners have successfully combined research evidence with other types of knowledge to create impact or change.discussed the barriers and enablers of integrating research into practice and provide examples of approaches to support evidence-informed practice.introduced frameworks and evidence about what helps to support research use within organisations. ![]() Research evidence can be integrated with other sources of evidence such as practitioner expertise and client experience to implement an evidence-informed approach to decision making in practice. The child, family and community welfare sector is increasingly being asked to use evidence to inform their decisions about service and program design and delivery to support better outcomes for children and families. This webinar was held on Wednesday 23 March 2022.
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