1. Community based research in practice: Shared reflections on process, outcomes and impact
Muster : Global Community Engaged Medical Education
Uluru , Northern Territories, Australia
27-30 October 2014

2. The Team
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Josephine Boland
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School of Medicine, NUI Galway
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Siobhan Kavanagh
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Child and Family Research Institute, NUI Galway
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Lisa Ann Kennedy
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Centre for Effective Services, Ireland
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Seamus Morrissey
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Galway City Partnership, Galway
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Ena Norris
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COPE Galway Homeless Services
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Lisa Silke
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COPE Galway, Homeless Services
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Padraig MacNeela
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School of Psychology, NUI Galway Community Engaged Research in Practice

3. Faculty/Presenter Disclosure (1) Dr. Josephine Boland
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Relationships with commercial interests:
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None
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Employee:
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School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway

4. Disclosure of Support (2)
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These research projects received financial support from
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The NUIG Bright Ideas Initiative seed funding for CORA – Community Engaged Research in Action
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Galway Simon Community, sponsored by ESB Electric Ireland
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This research has received in-kind support from :
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NUI Galway in the form of faculty time Potential for conflict(s) of interest:
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Dr. Josephine Boland has received conference funding from:
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Community Knowledge Initiative, NUI Galway
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School of Medicine, NUI Galway
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Triennial Conference Travel Fund, NUI Galway

5. Mitigating Potential Bias (3)
Participants and co-authors contributed to shared reflections, in an externally facilitated process

6. Learning Outcomes On completion we hope you will be able to:
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Distinguish between the principles and practice of
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community based research (CBR)
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community based participatory research (CBPR)
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Appreciate the importance of clarity of roles and expectations in community university partnerships.
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Consider the relevance and value of community based research for a community engaged medical school Community Engaged Research in Practice

7. Based on our shared reflections on process, outcomes and impact
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8. Community Based Research
Community based research (CBR) begins with a research topic of importance to the community and has the aim of combining knowledge with action to achieve social change
Campus Engage (2014) Community Engaged Research in Practice

9. Community Based Participatory Research
Community based research (CBR) begins with a research topic of importance to the community and has the aim of combining knowledge with action to achieve social change
Campus Engage (2014) Community Engaged Research in Practice
Community based participatory research (CBPR) is a collaborative approach to research that equitably involves all partners in the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each brings.
WK Kellogg Foundation Community Health Scholars Program

10. Community Based Participatory Research
Community based research (CBR) begins with a research topic of important to the community and has the aim of combining knowledge with action to achieve social change
) Community Engaged Research in Practice
Community based participatory research (CBPR) is a collaborative approach to research that equitably involves all partners in the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each brings.

11. Levels of Participation
(Pretty, 1995, p. 1252) 11
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12. Some Participatory Research Techniques
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13. Issues Identified by Community Partners
Feedback
Project Goals:
Give staff the skills to use more effective, participatory ways of gaining feedback from clients
Help clients make informed choices and influence service provision
Participation
Research Questions:
What are the challenges to client participation in courses and structured activities?
What are clients' preferences for how to ensure activity and achieve empowerment? Community Engaged Research in Practice

14. Community Engaged Research in Practice
Participation by
COPE Galway
Process
1

15. Community Engaged Research in Practice
Workshops
with
Staff
Planning
the
Client
Forum
Using
Techniques
with
Clients

16. Community Engaged Research in Practice
Participation
by
Galway Simon Community
Process
2

17. Community Engaged Research in Practice
Validation of findings
with participants
Participatory techniques
with clients
Recommendations based on verified findings
Interviews with Staff

18. Degree of participation
(Armstrong et al., 2011, p. 6)
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19. COPE Galway (2012)
Galway Simon Community (2013) Community Engaged Research in Practice
Outcomes: The Reports

20. The Shared Reflections Phase (2014)
Ethical Approval gained from
College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science Research Ethics Committee
National University of Ireland Galway
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21. Shared Reflections A Collaborative Process
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External Facilitator PLA Techniques:
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Flexible Brainstorming
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Sorting into Themes

22. Reflections on the process Community Engaged Research in Practice
e.g.
Very interactive
Uplifting for staff
Extremely engaging
Organic
Layered
Structured
Opportunity for differences
Involvement of all participants

23. Impact Community Engaged Research in Practice
e.g.
People were heard
(Best part)
New ways of doing things
(Overtaken by new procedures )
Putting CER on the map
(A bit!)
Culture change has to start somewhere
(But it’s hard)

24. Some Challenges: ‘making it stick’
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Nothings stands still
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Important vs. immediate
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Skips a layer
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Secret life Community Engaged Research in Practice

25. Initial reflections Community Engaged Research in Practice

26. Galway Simon Community
Challenges
Managing internal response
Exposure of dissenting views
Negotiating the report
Impact
Delayed
Client involvement strategy
Funding for initiatives
Further collaboration Community Engaged Research in Practice

27. Relevance for a Community Engaged Medical School
Opportunities :
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potentially transformative research that contributes to health and wellbeing
Importance of:
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clarifying respective roles at various stages
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appreciating complexity of change process
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maintaining rigour and academic legitimacy
Sustainability:
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making engagement part of core mission
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moving it out of the secret garden
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28. Teaching
Research
Service
Community
engaged
research
Community Engagement
Community based
learning
Public engagement
Boland (2012) Community Engaged Research in Practice

29. Take home messages
Timing is important
Context is everything
Participation is insufficient for change
Partnerships need regular nourishment Community Engaged Research in Practice

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31. Community based research in practice: Shared reflections on process, outcomes and impact
Muster 2014 : Global Community Engaged Medical Education
Josephine.boland@nuigalway.ie