Associate Director
Professor Robbie Gilligan
Robbie Gilligan is Professor of Social Work and Social Policy and a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin. He is also Associate Director (and co-founder) of the Children's Research Centre. His other roles in the University include Director of the MSc in Child Protection and Welfare and member of the management group for the Trinity Immigration Initiative.
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Centre Publications
Date |
Title |
Author |
| 2010 | In the Front Line of Integration: Young people managing migration to Ireland. (PDF 668 KB) | Gilligan, R., Curry, P., McGrath, J., Murphy, D., Ní Raghallaigh, M., Rogers, M., Scholtz, J., Gilligan Quinn, A. |
| 2010 | In the Front Line of Integration: Young People managing migration to Ireland, Research Briefing. (PDF 354 KB) | Gilligan, R., Curry, P., McGrath, J., Murphy, D., Ní Raghallaigh, M., Rogers, M., Scholtz, J., Gilligan Quinn, A. |
| 2010 | Young People and Public Libraries in Ireland: Issues and Opportunities. The National Children’s Strategy Research Series. Dublin: Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. (PDF 961 KB) | McGrath, B., Rogers, M., Gilligan, R. |
| 2005 | Lives in Foster Care - The Educational and Social Support Experiences of Young People aged 13-14 years in long term Foster Care. Dublin: Children's Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin. (PDF 1,125 KB) | Daly, F., Gilligan, R. |
| 2004 | Caring Before Their Time? Research and Policy Perspectives on Young Carers. Dublin: The National Children's Resource Centre, Barnardos and The Children's Research Centre. (PDF 219 KB) | Halpenny, A., Gilligan, R. |
| 2002 | Final Report of the Evaluation of the Programme Development Phase of the AIB Schoolmate Programme. Dublin: Children's Research Centre. | Broderick, G., Gilligan, R., Holt, S., Manners, P., Whelan, S. |
| 2002 | A place for children? Children in families living in emergency accommodation. The perspectives of children, parents and professionals. Dublin: Homeless Agency and The Children's Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin. | Halpenny, A., Keogh, A., Gilligan, R. |
| 2002 | Family support in practice. An evaluation of the Naas Child and Family Project, a Springboard initiative. Kildare: Kildare Youth Services and South Western Area Health Board. (PDF 33.4 MB) | Holt, S., Manners, P., Gilligan, R. |
| 2001 | Responding to child begging: An evaluation of the ISPCC Leanbh service. Dublin: ISPCC and Children's Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin. (PDF 16.8 MB) | Gilligan, R., Hickey, C., Hogan, D., Humphries, N. |
| 1997 | Researching children's experiences: Qualitative approaches. Proceedings of a Conference. Dublin: Children's Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin. (PDF 16.9) | Hogan, D., Gilligan, R. |
Other Publications
Date |
Title |
Author |
| 2010 | ‘Active survival in the lives of unaccompanied minors: coping strategies, resilience, and the relevance of religion’, Child and Family Social Work, 15, (2), p226 - 237. Available from www3.interscience.wiley.com | Ni Raghallaigh, M., Gilligan, R. |
| 2010 | Selected Outcomes for Young People Aged 17-19 Years in Long Term Foster Care in Ireland in, editor(s)Elizabeth Fernandez and Richard P. Barth , How Does Foster Care Work? International Evidence on Outcomes, London, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010, pp243 - 259. Available from www.jkp.com | Daly, F., Gilligan, R. |
| 2009 | 'The Key Role of Social workers in promoting the Well-being of Children in State Care- a neglected dimension of reforming policies.' in, editor(s)M. Courtney and J. Thoburn , Children in State Care, Aldershot, Ashgate, 2009, pp. 511 — 520. Notes: [First published in Children and Society 14, 267-276, 2000. Selected for inclusion in this compendium.] | Gilligan, R. |
| 2009 | Promoting Resilience — Supporting children and young people who are in care, adopted or in need, Second Edition, London, British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering, 2009, i-viii; 1-123pp | Gilligan, R. |
| 2009 | 'Positive Turning Points in the Dynamics of Change over the Life Course' Chapter 2 in, editor(s)Mancini, Jay A. and Roberto, Karen A. , Pathways of Human Development: Explorations of Change, Lanham, Maryland, Lexington Books, pp. 15 - 34. | Gilligan, R. |
| 2009 | 'Promoting Positive Outcomes for Children in Need — the Importance of Protective Capacity in the Child and their Social Network' Chapter 10 in, editor(s) J. Horwath , The Child's World - The Comprehensive Guide to Assessing Children in Need, Second Edition, London, Jessica Kingsley | Gilligan, R. |
| 2009 | 'Residential Care in Ireland in, editor(s)M. E. Courtney and D. Iwaniec , Residential Care of Children - Comparative Perspectives , New York, Oxford University Press, 2009, pp3 - 19, | Gilligan, R. |
| 2009 | The "Public Child" and the Reluctant State?, Eire / Ireland, 44, (1&2), 2009, p265 - 290 | Gilligan, R. |
| 2009 | 'Looking Backward To See Forward Clearly: A Cross-National Perspective on Residential Care' in, editor(s)M. Courtney and D. Iwaniec , Residential Care of Children - Comparative Perspectives, New York, Oxford University Press, 2009, pp191 - 208 | Courtney, M., Doley, T., Gilligan, R. |
| 2008 | 'Ireland' in Editors M.Stein and E. Munro Young People's Transitions from Care to Adulthood - International Research and Practice. London, Jessica Kingsley, pp90-101. | Gilligan, R. |
| 2008 | Promoting Resilience in Young People in Long Term Care - The Relevance of Roles and Relationships in the Domains of Recreation and Work, _ Journal of Social Work Practice_, 22,1, pp37-50. | Gilligan, R. |
| 2007 | Some Lessons Learned?: A Case Study of Research Dissemination to Young People in Care in, editor(s)R. Chaskin and J. Rosenfeld , Research for Action - Cross-National Perspectives on Connecting Knowledge, Policy, and Practice for Children , New York, Oxford University Press, 2007, pp111 -127. | Emond, R., Gilligan, R. |
| 2007 | Adversity, Resilience and the Educational Progress of Young People in Public Care | Gilligan, R. |
| 2007 | Spare Time Activities for Young People in Care:What can they contribute to educational progress? | Gilligan, R. |
| 2006 | Educational Issues for Children and Young People in Families Living in Emergency Accommodation — An Irish Perspective: Children and Society, 20, (5), pp.360-375. | Keogh, A., Halpenny, A., Gilligan, R. |
| 2006 | 'Promoting Resilience and Permanence in Child Welfare',Chapter 2, pp 18-33 in J. Barber, P. Dudding and R. Flynn eds. Promoting Resilient Development in Children Receiving Care. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press. | Gilligan, R. |
| 2005 | 'Enhancing the resilience of children and young people in public care by mentoring their talents and interests' in, (ed.) Nick Frost , Child Welfare - Major Themes in Health and Social Welfare Volume III Child Placement and Children Away from Home , London, Routledge, 2005, pp189 - 204, [Robbie Gilligan] [Reprint of article from Child and Family Social Work (1999) selected for inclusion in this four volume collection] | Gilligan, R |
| 2005 | 'Selected aspects of education and contact with birth family amongst young people aged 13-14 years in long term foster care in Ireland', Chapter 8 in H. Grietens, W. Lahaye, W. Hellinckx and L. Vandemeulebroecke, (eds.) In the Best Interests of Children and Youth. International Perspectives,Paedagogica 42, Leuven: Leuven University Press | Daly, F., Gilligan, R |
| 2005 | Resilience and Residential Care for Children and Young People - Chapter 10 in Crimmens, D. and Milligan, I. (Eds) - Facing Forward - Residential Child Care in the 21st Century, pp 105-113 Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing. | Gilligan, R |
| 2004 | Promoting resilience in child and family social work: Issues for social work practice, education and policy Journal of Social Work Education 23, 1, 93 — 104 | Gilligan, R. |
| 2003 | 'The Value of Resilience as a Key Concept in Evaluating Family Support' ch. 4in I. Katz and J. Pinkerton eds. Evaluating Family Support: Thinking Internationally, Thinking Critically London: Wiley | Gilligan, R. |
| 2002 | Building family placements. An evaluation of the Lisdeel Family Placement Initiative. Dublin: Daughters of Charity & Northern Area Health Board | Murphy, C., Gilligan, R. |
| 2001 | Promoting resilience: A resource book for work with children in the care system. London: British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering. | Gilligan, R. |
| 2001 | The developmental implications for children of life in public care — Irish and international perspectives. Irish Journal of Psychology 21, 3-4, 138-153. | Gilligan, R. |
| 2000 | The importance of listening to the child in foster care. In: Kelly, G. & Gilligan, R. (eds) Issues in foster care, pp. 40-58. London: Jessica Kingsley. | Gilligan, R. |
| 2000 | Adversity, resilience and young people: The protective value of positive school and spare time experiences. Children and Society 14, 1, 37-47. | Gilligan, R. |
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