St. Joseph's Care Group

Vision and Objectives

Vision

The Research Department will support, develop, and conduct research to create new knowledge in the areas of: Complex Care, Physical Rehabilitation, Mental Health, Addictions, and Long Term Care with a particular focus on prevention and treatment issues. A key function of the Research Department is to effectively disseminate this knowledge to relevant stakeholders.

Objectives

1. Research

• To develop and submit research proposals to external funding agencies.
• To conduct research focused on the needs of clients in the areas of prevention, treatment and service delivery.
• To disseminate our research findings to relevant stakeholders through presentations and publications.

2. Capacity Building

• To facilitate the research of others through education, consultation and collaboration.
• To provide opportunities for dissemination.
• To provide supervision and mentoring to students/colleagues.

3. Program Evaluation

• To provide consultation and/or facilitation in the area of program evaluation.

4. Research Services

• To support the increasing activities of the research ethics review process.
• To identify, develop and implement administrative policies and procedures to support research within St Joseph's Care Group.