Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 11
An investigation into evidence-based practice in residential centres in Ireland.
(2018)
The research topic was an investigation into the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in mainstream residential centres in Ireland. The expectations on social care workers’ working within Ireland are changing with the ...
An exploration of student’s perception of the link between social media and body image. Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) as a case study site.
(2018)
Social media is a major part of daily life for many people. Although there are some positive benefits to using social media, such as, interacting with relatives and friends across the world. It also holds the possibility ...
Tobacco, alcohol and drug use among students in Athlone Institute of Technology.
(2018)
Little is known of the impact of tobacco, alcohol and drug use amongst third level students due to limited research of the population. The 18-24 year old age category has been highlighted by researchers as an at-risk group ...
Partnership between teacher and parent in national school in junior classes.
(2018)
This study examined the views of teachers and parents on what was their opinion on partnership, in national school with junior classes. For the purpose of this research study junior classed are junior and senior infancy ...
An evaluation of social care practitioner’s knowledge and practice of self care while working with women victims of domestic violence
(2018)
The aim of this research project was to investigate the social care practitioners who work in the domestic violence sector views of self-care. The first objective was to examine the practitioner’s stated knowledge of ...
An exploration of young people’s contribution to the type of service provision provided by their RAPID area based youth clubs.
(2018)
The main focus of this study was the exploration of young people’s (YP) contribution to the type of service provision provided by their Revitalising Areas by Planning, Investment and Development (RAPID) area based youth ...
Social care worker's perspectives on reflective practice as part of the implementation of continuous professional development.
(2018)
This research measured social care workers’ perspectives on reflective practice as part of the implementation of CPDunder the following sub headings: •What is social care workers understanding and view on CPD?•Whatdo social ...
An examination into the transition to third level education for students with visual impairment.
(2018)
This study embarked on an examination into the Transition to Third Level Education for Students with Visual Impairments. It conducted an exploration of the challenges and successes of the transition to third level education ...
Building relationships with young people in residential care from a practitioner’s perspective.
(2018)
The purpose of this research is to explore the practitioners’ perspective on building relationships in residential care. The main aim of this research is to gain insight into the participants perspective on the meaning and ...
The effectiveness of children’s residential care - student views.
(2018)
This study sets out to explore current 4th year social care students perspectives on residential child care. The objectives of this study are: to explore these students’ perspectives’ on the effectiveness ...