9th annual social work and social care research in practice conference

9th March 2022, 9.00am – 5.00pm

Call for oral presentations and poster presentations.

HSCB and HSC Research and Development Division are pleased to announce their call for Oral Presentations and Poster Presentations for their forthcoming conference.

Theme: “We are busy but we are interested - so let’s proceed”

Managing the challenges of engaging in research evidence.

Connecting policy; practice, academia, learning and development; and service users and carers

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