Research
Research on drugs, addictions and hidden populations is Episteme Social’s main area of expertise. At Episteme we have carried out research of a very diverse nature. Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies have been used. The subjects of our research are also of a different order, although with a special preponderance in the field of drugs: alcohol, cannabis, fentanyl, heroin, opioids, cocaine and other substances. As well as in different populations: adolescents, women, sex workers, migrants, young people, addicts over 50 years of age, unaccompanied minors, fathers and mothers, prison or institutionalised population.
We have also carried out various research projects as a needs assessment, as a first crucial step in drawing up a municipal addiction plan. In addition to study work based on secondary data and bibliographic review. If you have any questions about conducting research, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@epistemesocial.org.
Evaluation
The evaluation of addiction prevention programs is one of Episteme’s strengths. In recent years, program evaluation has become an unavoidable necessity for most programs that for years have operated without any kind of evaluative action, especially outcome and impact evaluation.
Episteme carries out evaluation at all levels: needs, design, process, outcomes, and impact. We can evaluate any type of social intervention program, although our expertise lies in the field of addiction prevention programs. Episteme’s evaluations are always ad hoc, adjusted as much as possible to the reality of the programme. In no case do we use pre-established models or matrices that are so common in social evaluation. Our evaluation designs are always robust, our techniques valid and reliable and our fieldwork genuine and innovative. The aim is to provide evaluation-derived data that enables the best strategic decisions to be made.
If you have come here looking for information on how to evaluate or who can evaluate a social intervention programme, please do not hesitate to write to us at info@epistemesocial.org.
Training
The continuous training of professionals in the social field is an imperative. Today’s society is dynamic, changing and constantly offering new challenges. The Episteme team are university lecturers or have been familiar with the best learning methodologies. The training courses we offer at Episteme are on demand or within the framework of certain programmes. The most requested training courses are on the evaluation of addiction prevention programmes, quality in prevention and sports bets. But also drugs and behavioural addictions. Our training always starts from a deep theoretical background, but oriented to group dynamics and student participation.
Below, you can see some of the training programmes we have carried out. Don’t hesitate to ask for our courses at info@epistemesocial.org
Consultancy
Episteme realiza diferentes acciones en el ámbito de las políticas de drogas. A destacar, su trabajo de consultoría en los programas de la Unión Europea y FIIAPP, CADAP (Asia Central) y COPOLAD (América Latina y el Caribe).
Data analysis and writing
Analysing qualitative and qualitative data and writing reports or other types of publications is Episteme’s daily work. At Espiteme we offer the service of analysing databases or qualitative fieldwork already done. If you have data that you do not know how to analyse, contact us and we will offer you a solution.
Advice
Advising programs, public administrations, and professionals is a regular task at Episteme. If you have questions on how to implement a program, how to evaluate it, how to conduct a literature search, or how to analyse data, please contact us at info@epistemesocial.org.