Journal of Children's Services
Research informing policy and practice
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Student perspectives on school-based social workers: a mixed-methods study
C. Verity Bennett, Louisa M. Roberts, Phil Smith, Melissa Meindl, Philip Pallmann, Fiona Lugg-Widger, Elizabeth-Ann Schroeder, Linda Adara, Kim Munnery, Lena Meister, Sharon Ayayo, Sarah Rawlinson, Donald Forrester, Stavros Petrou, James White, David WestlakeSchool social work, in various forms, is well established internationally and has a growing evidence base. Yet existing research focuses on professional perspectives rather than…
The use of critical reflection in one-to-one supervision in children and families social work in England: an evidence review
Kate LeonardEnglish social work policies and regulatory bodies propel critical reflection as a professional requirement and a worthwhile activity. The purpose of this paper is to report on…
Conversations between child and family professionals and children: what shapes the adult’s ability to hear children’s perspectives?
Marilyn CasleyMany professionals who work with children champion the concept of child participation. However, professionals’ attempts at listening to children to understand their perspectives…
Innovative local authority public health interventions to support the mental health of children and young people
Liam Spencer, Sam Redgate, Christina Hardy, Emma A. Adams, Bronia Arnott, Heather Brown, Anna Christie, Helen Harrison, Eileen Kaner, Claire Mawson, William McGovern, Judith Rankin, Ruth McGovernMental health champions (MHCs) and young health ambassadors (YHAs) are two innovative public health interventions. MHCs are practitioners who work in schools and other youth…
Stability indicators, child welfare provisioning and trajectory into university for care-experienced youth
Michelle O’Kane, Connie M. Bird, Sheila Marshall, Ashley Quinn, Grant CharlesChildren and youth who enter the care system have lower educational outcomes and university participation rates than their peers. This study aims to understand trend exceptions by…
“Picture this, picture me”: community based peer-to-peer and family support for children impacted by parental imprisonment
Lorna Brookes, Angela DalyThe “Picture This, Picture Me” research project enabled young people who have experience of a parent in prison to challenge the narrow narrative of “prisoners’ children” by…
Safeguarding, uncertainty and new possibilities: an appreciative inquiry into personal adviser’s relational practice with care leavers
Jhonathan Turner, Joan LewisAn appreciative inquiry process was collaboratively undertaken with an inner city local authority and personal advisors where systemic social work practice was embedded. The…
Educational trajectories for residential care experienced young people are complex. A lived experience perspective from a PhD study in Scotland
Ruby Valerie WhitelawResearch highlights that residential care experienced children and young people in Scotland have poorer educational outcomes than their peers within the wider population. Despite…
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