Evaluation of a partnership to reducing loneliness in Barrow
The BRT Plus training sessions by the Cumberland HDRC team are open to all with an interest in research
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- 1 hour
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About this event
BRT Plus - "When health and justice intersect - insights from local and national research"
Join us for this enlightening BRT PLUS session with Dr Sue Wilbraham to discover a community-led social initiative in Barrow that's helping people stay connected and involved, and hear about how it is evaluated.
The aims of this session are to share findings from a recent evaluation of a loneliness intervention in Barrow. The Furness for you partnership included 10 organisations in Barrow; together they were awarded funding from the Know Your Neighbourhood fund to reduce loneliness and social isolation. The evaluation sought to understand how beneficiaries experienced Furness for you, what the barriers to engagement were, and how the projects had impacted them. In this session we will explore the findings from the evaluation and discuss how future projects could learn from the work; communicating opportunities, supporting participation, understanding the needs of beneficiaries, measuring impact, and increasing social connectedness.
Sue is a Chartered Psychologist (BPS) and Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology at the University of Cumbria.
Frequently asked questions
BRT stands for Bite-sized REEL Training. REEL stands for Research, Evidence, Evaluation and Learning. These sessions are bit sized in order to give you a flavour of this area of research, evidence, evaluation and learning.
BRT training sessions are designed for all council staff, elected members and community organisations that serve residents in Cumberland. Our BRT Plus sessions are open to anyone and everyone interested in research.
We plan to hold one BRT session per month on a rolling schedule. More dates may be added depending on their popularity.
Full training workshops at an introductory, intermediate and advanced level for each capability will be available, contact us for more details.
There are eight REEL capabilities, which are; Health inequalities and Determinants of Health, Using evidence, Performing service evaluations, Planning and Delivering Research, Ensuring Continuous Quality Improvement, Strategic Research Leadership, and Co-production and co-research, respectively.
These sessions are delivered using Microsoft Teams comprised of a short introduction, followed by a presentation by the speaker (usually 20 minutes), with 10 minutes allocated for Q&As, and with interactive engagement. Attendees will be invited to complete a feedback questionnaire.