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Hello and welcome to the Scope Research home page, the e-home for anyone interested in Scope's research work.
Our aim is to provide a place where you can:

Learn more about Scope's research work
View our research ethics approval process
Find research resources and tools
Find up-to-date information on what is happening in research both within Scope and beyond
Share ideas and opportunities

Ideas and feedback are always welcome. As we say in Scope, we aim to do it right, we can always do it better, but only if we do it together!

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News

Two More Funding Success Stories

Congratulations to Hilary Johnson, Nick Hagiliassis and Teresa Iacono who received one of only six Partnership Research Grants for nearly $50,000 from the Office of the Senior Practitioner. Their project, a partnership between Scope and Monash University , focus on "development of behavioural social stories to reduce behaviours of concern and restrictive practice".

Congratulations also to Marie Huska and Jo Watson who recently received $20,000 funding for the Communicating Pain project from Perpetual. This is in addition to $25,000 previously received from The Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation. The Communicating Pain project aims to identify and address the barriers to communication of pain by people with complex communication needs. ( 31 July 2008 )

We Need a Lay Man!

This is a repeated request for a Lay Man for Scope's Ethics Advisory Committee. Do you know someone who would be interested in the role of Lay Man for Scope's Ethics Advisory Committee? We currently have a vacancy for this position.

The committee reviews the ethics of research proposed by its staff or other researchers where that research involves Scope clients or staff. You can find more about the committee by going to our ethics page.

A Lay Man is defined as "a man with no affiliation with the institution and who does not currently engage in medical, scientific, legal or academic work" . Anyone you know who might be interested should contact Michael Bink .
( 21 July 2008 )

Successful Australian Research Council Funding for 1 in 4 Poll

Scope, in partnership with Deakin University , has been successful in receiving a prestigious Australian Research Council Linkages grant to run the 1 in 4 Poll over the next 3 years. This poll involves a quarterly questionnaire of Australians with disabilities and their carers about issues of importance to them. It is an excellent example of how we "do it together". Scope will actively promote the results of the poll in the national media and to key decision makers. In this way, people with disabilities will have a stronger voice in Australia 's democratic and political processes. One very exciting element of the poll is that we will work on developing questionnaires that are accessible to people with complex communication needs. For those of you who do not know, the title "1 in 4" refers to the idea that one in four Australians has a disability, or has a family member with disability. (12 July 2008 )

Funding for Person Centred Approaches Project

Deakin University has provided a grant for $12,500 for the Person Centred Approaches research project at St Albans Day & Lifestyle Services, developed by Coordinator Peter Reis. This will allow Scope to trial a new person-centred review tool that we have developed. Congratulations Peter! (6 May 2008)

Feedback and Comments Welcome

If you have any feedback or comments please contact:
Michael Bink
Ph: 9843 2065
Email: mbink@scopevic.org.au