John Canavan

Information
Country
Ireland
Institution
UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre NUI Galway
Eurofamnet Role
Vice-Chair & WG1 Co-leader
Area of expertise
Family Support Theory, Policy, Evaluation Methodology, Planning / Design

He has been involved in developing Family Support as a policy and practice paradigm and has co-edited / co-authored three books on the subject.

He has undertaken many research and evaluation studies on the operation of Family Support services particularly in the Child Welfare and Protection area.

He is co-founder of the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre which has Family Support as one of its two key research strands.