{"id":1421,"date":"2026-05-25T15:29:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T22:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/?page_id=1421"},"modified":"2026-06-15T12:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:51:18","slug":"episode-6-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/episodes\/episode-6-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:44px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Embedded Research and Evaluation in Integrated Youth Services with Foundry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 51%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cHaving access to that data comes with a responsibility. Sometimes you don\u2019t publish that data. You know it, and you see it, but you work deeply with the communities to address that data. How do you want this data interpreted? What do we do with this data?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dr. Skye Barbic<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2026\/05\/Picture1-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1429 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2026\/05\/Picture1-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2026\/05\/Picture1-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2026\/05\/Picture1-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2026\/05\/Picture1-1536x934.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2026\/05\/Picture1-1200x730.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2026\/05\/Picture1.jpg 1824w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<script async defer onload=\"redcircleIframe();\" src=\"https:\/\/api.podcache.net\/embedded-player\/sh\/f2ac19c9-a769-4adb-91fb-ad7b67558f1f\/ep\/3d5aa56f-c13d-4f6c-9fdd-1833c866eebe\"><\/script>\n    <div class=\"redcirclePlayer-3d5aa56f-c13d-4f6c-9fdd-1833c866eebe\"><\/div>\n    <style>\n    .redcircle-link:link {\n        color: #ea404d;\n        text-decoration: none;\n    }\n    .redcircle-link:hover {\n        color: #ea404d;\n    }\n    .redcircle-link:active {\n        color: #ea404d;\n    }\n    .redcircle-link:visited {\n        color: #ea404d;\n    }\n<\/style>\n<p style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-left:11px;font-family: sans-serif;font-size: 10px; color: gray;\">Powered by <a class=\"redcircle-link\" href=\"https:\/\/redcircle.com?utm_source=rc_embedded_player&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;utm_campaign=embedded_v1\">RedCircle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2026\/05\/Kx-Podcast_Foundry_Transcript_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRANSCRIPT<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1qQ5XJHSgD3b9GFcgUzNg2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SPOTIFY<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/embedded-research-and-evaluation-in-integrated-youth\/id1778292903?i=1000769529422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">APPLE PODCASTS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Episode<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">In this episode, we speak with Dr. Skye Barbic and Dr. Julia Langton from Foundry, which offers integrated youth services through a province-wide network of health and social services for young people and their families in British Columbia. Skye is an Associate Professor in the University of British Columbia\u2019s Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and Foundry\u2019s Head Scientist. Julia is the Director of Research, Evaluation and Data at Foundry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">In this episode, you\u2019ll hear about Foundry\u2019s embedded program of research and evaluation and how youth and families are involved in both research and service design; how COVID-19 shaped their work and relationships with communities; and how research supports accountability to young people and communities in BC.<br><br><strong>Timestamps<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">01:21 &#8211; Getting to Know: Dr. Julia Langton<br>01:40 &#8211; Introducing Foundry and Integrated Youth Services in British Columbia<br>02:10 &#8211; Getting to Know: Dr. Skye Barbic<br>08:57 &#8211; From Knowledge Translation to Embedded Research<br>11:48 &#8211; Understanding Who Accesses Foundry Services and Who Does Not<br>16:45 &#8211; Foundry as a Community Development Model Rooted in Youth and Community Needs<br>20:38 &#8211; How Communities Are Selected and Supported in the Foundry Network<br>27:24 &#8211; How COVID and Climate Emergencies influenced the Research Program<br>33:08 &#8211; Foundry\u2019s Strategic Reset in 2024<br>38:59 &#8211; Acknowledging the Funders Behind Foundry\u2019s Research<br>40:01 &#8211; Equity and Data Responsibility<br><br><strong>Mentioned in this Episode<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/foundrybc.ca\/\">Foundry<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/foundrybc.ca\/research\/\">Foundry Research<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/foundrybc.ca\/about-us\/our-model\/\">Foundry\u2019s Integrated Youth Services Model<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.ubc.ca\/\">UBC Faculty of Medicine<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/osot.ubc.ca\/\">UBC Department of Occupational Science &amp; Occupational Therapy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Guests<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Dr. Skye Barbic<\/strong> is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, the Head Scientist at Foundry, and a Canada Research Chair in Integrated Youth Services. She is a registered occupational therapist with 20 years of clinical and teaching experience who drives innovative research through patient engagement and measurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Dr. Julia Langton<\/strong> is the Provincial Director, Research, Evaluation and Data at Foundry and an Adjunct Professor at the School of Population and Public Health at\u202fthe University of British Columbia. 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