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1 December 2009ORT, LondonThere is increasing interest in those who use services being involved in carrying out research relating to that support. This workshop explored some of the practical implications of users as researchers and the impact that user researchers have was discussed. '.. very useful and informative. The presenters were excellent and I really enjoyed the event. Thank you! It was a long way but worth it!..' (delegate) about the workshopThe idea of involving users as researchers has been promoted in a variety of different ways. The aim of this workshop was to give those attending the opportunity to consider in some detail whether this might be a good thing to do and if so, what forms it might take. The day began with a presentation which introduced the arguments for users as researchers and explored some of the practical implications. This was illustrated by a range of examples of studies in which users have been involved. This was followed by a presentation from Anne Laure Donskoy who explored the challenges of user led research in the context of user focused monitoring in mental health provision. The final presentation of the morning was given by Robyn Steward who discussed research she conducted on housing for people with ASD. The afternoon session began with a session led by Joan Brogden and Elaine Jones from Wigan who discussed their experiences as older people involved in a number of research projects. The day concluded with an exercise designed to explore some of the arguments for and against service users as researchers from the perspectives of a range of different stakeholders, including research commissioners, service users and practitioners. Karen Postle Key Issues in Public Involvement in Research Anne-Laure Donskoy Impact and User Focused Monitoring Joan Brogden and Elaine Jones Warts and All
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