{"id":772,"date":"2025-02-03T13:39:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T20:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/?page_id=772"},"modified":"2025-02-06T15:29:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T22:29:55","slug":"episode-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/episodes\/episode-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:35px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Researching Child, Youth, and Family Services: A University-Ministry Partnership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-03-at-12.27.53\u202fPM-1024x754.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-954 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-03-at-12.27.53\u202fPM-1024x754.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-03-at-12.27.53\u202fPM-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-03-at-12.27.53\u202fPM-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-03-at-12.27.53\u202fPM.png 1056w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s really easy to have big ideas about how things can be better. It&#8217;s a lot more challenging to operationalize those ideas in meaningful ways where it actually results in systemic change.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Shea Karst<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<script async defer onload=\"redcircleIframe();\" src=\"https:\/\/api.podcache.net\/embedded-player\/sh\/f2ac19c9-a769-4adb-91fb-ad7b67558f1f\/ep\/c82ba34f-f1c9-4ed7-af60-a2b4560db226\"><\/script>\n    <div class=\"redcirclePlayer-c82ba34f-f1c9-4ed7-af60-a2b4560db226\"><\/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-accent-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/02\/UBC-MCFD_Transcript.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\/1xXWka4iWteySAJvuuDtS2?si=e97215a5593d4393\">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\/researching-child-youth-and-family-services\/id1778292903?i=1000688648816\">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=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode, Dr. Barbara Lee and Michelle O\u2019Kane, course instructor for UBC School of Social Work, are joined by Shea Karst, Research Coordinator at MCFD, and Dr. Peter Rudiak-Gould, Manager of Research at MCFD. Together, they discuss the innovative partnership between the UBC School of Social Work and the Ministry of Child and Family Development (MCFD) which is centred around a Masters of Social Work research and evaluation course that engages students in meaningful applied social research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This University-Ministry partnership is based on mutual benefit: students gain hands-on experience in research processes by conducting projects that address timely, relevant, and actionable issues, while MCFD benefits from enhanced organizational research capacity tailored to their priorities and needs. The discussion highlights the collaborative efforts involved in course delivery and the impactful, actionable research that students produce through their work, bridging academia and practice to drive meaningful change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Timestamps<\/strong><br>1:05 &#8211; Get to Know: Peter Rudiak-Gould<br>1:48 &#8211; Get to Know: Shea Karst<br>2:54 &#8211; Get to Know: Michelle O&#8217;Kane<br>3:28 &#8211; UBC School of Social Work and MCFD Collaborative Research Course<br>6:25 &#8211; The Role of Student Research at MCFD<br>9:51 &#8211; Creating Critical Change<br>13:05 \u2013 Balancing Researcher and Practitioner Identities in Social Work<br>16:45 &#8211; Student Research in Practice at MCFD<br>23:16 &#8211; Fostering Systemic Change Through Research<br>27:54 &#8211; Partnership and Mentorship in Student Learning&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mentioned in this Episode<\/strong><br>Partner: <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/governments\/organizational-structure\/ministries-organizations\/ministries\/children-and-family-development\">Ministry of Child and Family Development (MCFD)<\/a><br>Partnered Course: <a href=\"https:\/\/sowk.cms.arts.ubc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/08\/SOWK-554.002-Qualitative-Methods-in-Social-Work-Research_2021W.pdf\">Qualitative Methods in Social Work Rersearch: Research and Evaluation in Child, Youth and Family Services&nbsp;<\/a><br>E-Journal: <a href=\"https:\/\/csscf.ok.ubc.ca\/recyfs\/\">Research and Evaluation in Children, Youth and Family Services<\/a><br>Organization: <a href=\"https:\/\/fairness4crr.com\/\">Fairness for Children Raised by Relatives<\/a> <br>Organization: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.providencehealthcare.org\/en\/locations\/mays-place-hospice\">May&#8217;s Place Hospice<\/a><br>Organization: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcs.bc.ca\/\">McCreary Centre Society<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/02\/CC-by-nc-nd.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-970\" style=\"width:154px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/02\/CC-by-nc-nd.png 403w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/swkx\/files\/2025\/02\/CC-by-nc-nd-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\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>Peter Rudiak-Gould<\/strong> PhD, CE (he\/him)<br>Manager of Research<br>Strategic Policy and Research BC Ministry of Children and Family Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">I have had a varied career in academia, consulting, and government, but what unites everything I do is my belief that high-quality research can help organizations do more good in the world. I hold a PhD in Anthropology and spent many years in the program evaluation field, helping organizations measure and increase their social impact. I am currently Manager of Research in the Ministry of Children and Family Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Shea Karst<\/strong> BSc, BSW, MCFD Research Analyst (she\/they)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">I gratefully acknowledge that I am an uninvited settler currently residing on the stolen ancestral lands of the Ts\u2019ymsyen people, including the Kitselas and Kitsumkalum communities. I am a social worker, with 13 years of experience in mental health service delivery and program evaluation, working primarily with (and for) young people. The principle of&nbsp; \u2018Nothing for Us, Without Us\u2019 drives my passion for both individual work with families as well as my work in policy and research. I truly believe that individuals are the experts of their own experiences, and that my professional purpose is to provide opportunities for young people to inform and innovate the services they access.&nbsp; I am passionate about utilizing research and evidence-based best practices to inform widespread systemic change, while I continue to do community-based and family-focussed work outside of my position with the public service. It\u2019s this balance that has allowed me to thrive working in big systems. As a Research Analyst with the Strategic Policy and Research Team at the Ministry of Children and Family Development, I coordinate the Research in Partnership Program with the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researching Child, Youth, and Family Services: A University-Ministry Partnership &#8220;It&#8217;s really easy to have big ideas about how things can be better. 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