International Episode 17: Donald (Wales)

About this episode

Yasmine Loupis interviews Donald, a researcher from Wales, about effective child and family social work practices and organizational features that contribute to good outcomes.

In this episode I speak with Donald in Wales, a researcher interested in the relationship between good child and family social work practice and outcomes, and in understanding the features of organisations that produce good practice. Donald has been instrumental in setting up the Tilda Goldberg Centre, academic lead for the Frontline social work programme, founding the What Works Centre for Children's Social Care, helping to found the Better Childhoods Centre in University College Copenhagen and the SCALE Centre for Social Care and AI research, as well as leading CASCADE Centre for Children's Social Care Research and Development. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: Donald’s faculty profile - https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/forresterd Greenham Common peace camps - https://phm.org.uk/blogposts/greenham-common-peace-camp/ Cascade Centre Wales - https://cascadewales.org/ Article on the set-up of the Best Childhoods Centre in Wales - https://cascadewales.org/cardiff-university-to-help-set-up-major-new-research-centre-to-ensure-children-in-denmark-have-the-best-start-in-life/ This episode's transcript can be viewed here…

People in this episode

Host: Yasmine Loupis

Guest: Donald

Topics covered

• child social work
• research
• organizational practice
• children's outcomes
• social care

Keywords

• social work
• researcher
• child welfare
• family practice
• Wales

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tilda Goldberg Centre, Frontline social work programme, What Works Centre for Children's Social Care, Better Childhoods Centre, University College Copenhagen, SCALE Centre for Social Care and AI research, CASCADE Centre for Children's Social Care Research and Development

Places: Wales

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