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Austin, Michael J. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
This invited set of reflections upon the research carried out under the auspices of a school of social work is part of a series featuring research centers. It reflects 25 years of scholarly work related to both public and nonprofit human service organizations at the only university-based research center in the United States devoted to research on…
Descriptors: Social Work, Research and Development Centers, Human Services, Administrative Organization
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Moon, Katie Lauve; Buttell, Frederick – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
The Elizabeth Wisner Social Welfare Center for Families and Children is a community-based research center within the School of Social Work at the Tulane University. The Wisner Center primarily supports research projects that examine the causes and consequences of intimate partner violence, promote the development of new frameworks for…
Descriptors: Research and Development Centers, Universities, Social Work, Well Being
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Flannery, Daniel J.; Singer, Mark I. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Established in the year 2000, the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education is a multidisciplinary center located at a school of social work that engages in collaborative, community-based research and evaluation that spans multiple systems and disciplines. The Center currently occupies 4,200 sq. ft. with multiple offices and…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Program Evaluation, Social Work
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Dulmus, Catherine N.; Cristalli, Maria E. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Human service organizations are uniquely positioned, given their scope of practice and access to consumers with the widest range of needs to significantly increase the national capacity for research if they were effectively equipped with the knowledge, skills, and funding to integrate research and development into their ongoing organizational…
Descriptors: Expertise, Research and Development, Participatory Research, Human Services
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Shek, Daniel T. L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
The organization and research programs of the Social Welfare Practice and Research Centre (SWPRC) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong are outlined. There are five regular research programs (Family and Group Practice Research Centre, Human Behavior and the Social Environment Research Program, Mutual Aid and Social Capital Research Program,…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Projects, Foreign Countries, Social Environment
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Biegel, David E.; Swanson, Sarah; Kola, Lenore A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
The Ohio Supported Employment Coordinating Center of Excellence is a joint project of the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and the Department of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University. The center is focused on helping to implement and evaluate evidence-based employment services provided to individuals with a severe mental illness.…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Supported Employment, Mental Disorders, Social Work