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Centre for Applied Research and Engagement in Social Care (CARE-SC)

The CARE-SC is committed to:

  • Conducting rigorous, applied, interdisciplinary research in social care, to advance the field in areas of expertise including:
    • safeguarding children and families
    • transitions from care to adulthood
    • relational wellbeing
    • addictions and related issues
  • advancing the use of co-production, participatory and creative methods to engage those with lived experience in the design and delivery of research to promote social justice
  • knowledge-exchange, including fostering dialogue between those with lived experience and research, policy and practice communities to inform legislative changes, statutory guidance, service transformation and workforce development.

Research Themes

CARE-SC focuses on the following 9 main research themes:

  1. Addictions and related issues
  2. Adult social care
  3. Care experience and transitions from care
  4. Children’s social care
  5. Forced migration and displacement
  6. Human Rights
  7. Participatory research and creative methods
  8. Relational wellbeing
  9. Safeguarding
  • Image of an upside shadow on dim golden light, of a person holding a bottle
  • A person sitting on a bench holding their hands together, A grandson holding the hand of his grandmother with love &affection
  • Therapist talking to a young girl on couch
  • person in gray long sleeve shirt holding person's hand
  • people carrying luggage running on street by water fountain
  • persons hand with white snow
  • Children's artwork displayed on a wall above a table
  • a group of people sitting on a log by a lake
  • concept showing family protection with wooden figures under umbrella

Sustainable Development Goals

Leadership

Centre Leads: Professor Emily Munro and Dr Sarah Wadd

Contact Information

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Organisational Structure

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