Practice and Research Together (PART)

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PART is a Canadian membership-based organization that promotes the understanding and use of evidence-informed practice at all levels of the child welfare system.

Join us for a webinar presentation by Dr. Donna O’Leary and Matt Townsend! This presentation examines the implementation...
05/08/2026

Join us for a webinar presentation by
Dr. Donna O’Leary and Matt Townsend!

This presentation examines the implementation of the Signs of Safety (SofS) practice framework within the Irish child protection and welfare system. In 2017, Tusla—the Child and Family Agency in Ireland—adopted SofS as its national practice framework. Following Tusla’s adoption of SofS, three reports were commissioned to understand how the approach is experienced by children, parents, and practitioners. These reports were undertaken by both the developers of SofS in Ireland and independent academic researchers. The reports, when looked at together, offer a rich set of insights into how the framework operates in practice.
Townsend, O’Leary and Whiting synthesized findings across all three reports. Their analysis highlights two contrasting dynamics within SofS: on one hand, the framework can boost morale, strengthen communication, and empower both social workers and families, and on the other, it can introduce burdens and complications for those same groups. The presentation will explore these tensions, discuss the short‑term impacts identified by stakeholders, and reflect on the need for further practice‑based and longitudinal research to better understand the long‑term outcomes for children and families.

Visit www.partcanada.org to register!

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05/05/2026

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It’s not too late to register!This webinar explores how systems thinking can support professionals to integrate children...
04/21/2026

It’s not too late to register!

This webinar explores how systems thinking can support professionals to integrate children’s participation into decision‑making. By viewing child safeguarding practice through a complexity lens, participants will gain confidence and deepen reflection on practice strategies, such as feedback loops and networked ways of working, to create space for children’s voices within the realities and constraints of child protection systems.

Samia Michail is a Lecturer in Social Work at Western Sydney University. Her research focuses on children’s participation rights, professional decision‑making in child protection work, and using systems thinking to ensure children’s wellbeing. She works closely with practitioners and organisations to strengthen child‑centred approaches and support reflective, evidence‑informed practice across complex service systems.

Join us for a webinar presentation by Dr. Tara Black, Associate Professor with the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Wo...
04/07/2026

Join us for a webinar presentation by
Dr. Tara Black, Associate Professor with the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (FIFSW), University of Toronto.

TITLE: “Investigating Children’s Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence in Canada”

Countries around the world have established child welfare systems to protect children from child maltreatment, prevent future maltreatment, and promote optimal child well-being. A better understanding of children’s child welfare involvement can aid in decision-making around policy directives, allocation of resources, and practice guidelines. In Canada, the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) is the only source of nationally aggregated data about investigations conducted by child welfare organizations. We analyze the increase in child welfare investigations in Canada from 2008 to 2019 using data from the CIS-2008 and CIS-2019. The rate of investigations in Canada for children’s exposure to IPV has increased over the past decade. The rate of substantiation for children’s exposure to IPV has also increased between 2008 and 2019, and these investigations are nearly six times as likely to be substantiated compared to all other investigations. The more we widen the reasons for child welfare investigations, the more we investigate families experiencing other hardships that are not maltreatment, and likely better served by other sectors. The response going forward must be balanced with the tragic outcomes in cases of IPV, and the majority of cases seen by child welfare where there is no harm and the investigation is closed with no further child welfare services offered.

Register through our online portal at partcanada.org or email [email protected]

Both members and non-members are invited to join us for this webinar! Email admin@partcanada.org to register. The phenom...
03/24/2026

Both members and non-members are invited to join us for this webinar! Email [email protected] to register.

The phenomenon of online child sexual exploitation presents new and daunting challenges for professional practice. Those in law enforcement, children’s mental health and child protection working with child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and with child victims/survivors have complex and significant jobs. This presentation is based on a series of studies conducted by the authors that examined the views and perspectives of professionals and practitioners about their work with CSAM and with children who have been sexually exploited online. Study participants felt inadequately prepared in terms of their training and
experience to manage the impact of working with CSAM or to effectively respond to child victims/survivors. This presentation discusses the experiences and perspectives of practitioners and law enforcement professionals regarding the impact of this work. Implications for professional practice and training are provided.

Dr. Jennifer Martin is a Professor and Associate Dean of Research at the Faculty of Community Services at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is an international leader in research involving online child sexual abuse images and over the last decade has explored the effects of the images on young people, practitioners and law enforcement.

Dr. Kiaras Gharabaghi is dean of the Faculty of Community Services at Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. Gharabaghi started his career in the human services in the 1980s, working directly with young people living in precarious circumstances, managing not for profit youth serving programs in child welfare, child and youth mental health, and youth homelessness, and providing family support services to newcomer families.

Join us for an exciting webinar presentation by Dr. Ale Yanez-Cancino from the University of Groningen and Pontificia Un...
03/12/2026

Join us for an exciting webinar presentation by Dr. Ale Yanez-Cancino from the University of Groningen and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso!

Unveiling the Layers of Social Interactions in Teenage Mothers’ Experiences in Child Protection Residential Settings Through Socio-ecological Frameworks

Synopsis: This webinar presents the socio-ecological framework as a participatory tool to strengthen the agency and voice of children and adolescents living in residential care within the Chilean Child Protection System. Through the use of graphic and visual methods, socio-ecological maps support emotional expression, reflection on meaningful relationships, and the positioning of young people at the centre of their own social networks. The session focuses on the potential of this tool to support participatory practice, promote decision-making, and create spaces for recognition and individuality within highly institutionalized care contexts.

Ale Yanez-Cancino (she/they) is a Chilean sociologist and PhD researcher at the University of Groningen and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Their work focuses on adolescent motherhood in the Chilean Child Protection System, using decolonial feminist, intersectional, and participatory approaches to care, family, and social stratification.


Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
1:00 PM (EDT); 12:00 noon (CT); 11:00 am (MT); 10:00 AM (PT) (Note new start time)
Duration: 1 hour

Email to register: [email protected] or visit the online registration portal

02/10/2026

RiseUp powered by Kids Help Phone is our 24/7 e-mental health support service for Black youth that’s available in English and French. Black youth can text RISE to 686868 to connect with a trained, volunteer crisis responder.

02/10/2026

The Indigenous History and Heritage Gathering (IHHG) is one of the many important events held during Indigenous History Month. It brings together diverse groups who are working to amplify the distinct stories of Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island.

Register now for our latest webinar! This one is open to both members and non-members!Www.partcanada.orgStudies have sho...
02/10/2026

Register now for our latest webinar! This one is open to both members and non-members!

Www.partcanada.org

Studies have shown that youth experiencing homelessness in Canada are nearly 200 times more likely to have been involved in the child welfare system compared to youth in the general population. This Participatory Action Research (PAR) photovoice study aimed to examine the processes of systemic exclusion that put young people with histories of child welfare system involvement more at risk of homelessness than other young people. The study features the expertise and insights of 8 youth co-researchers residing Halifax, N.S. ages 18 to 25, with both child welfare system and homelessness experience. Session transcripts and photographs were thematically analyzed to identify common and individual themes emerging from the experiences of the youth co-researchers under three categories: (1) supportive factors that contributed to their resilience; (2) systemic or interpersonal challenges that contributed to negative experiences; and (3) recommendations for change to policy, practices and supports.

Dr. Doucet has been working to improve the lives of youth in care for nearly 20 years. She is a former youth in care originally from New Brunswick, and is now based in the unceded traditional territory of the Kanyenʼkehá꞉ka (Mohawk) Nation in Montreal, Quebec. She holds a PhD in Social Work, is an expert consultant, an Adjunct Professor at the McGill University School of Social Work and Université Laval, a member of the McGill Centre for Research on Children and Families (CRCF) and the Executive Director of the newly established lived experience-led organization, the National Council of Youth in Care Advocates (NCYICA).

The Aaniish naa gegii - Children’s Mental Health and Well-being Measure (ACHWM)Description is culturally-grounded tool c...
12/11/2025

The Aaniish naa gegii - Children’s Mental Health and Well-being Measure (ACHWM)
Description is culturally-grounded tool created with Indigenous children to measure physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. To learn more about the tool, visit achwm.ca.

This free training is aimed at frontline workers but open to anyone supporting Indigenous children and youth. An additional training opportunity will be offered to organizations that want to implement this training on a broader scale.

Email [email protected] to register.

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