Dr. Erna O'Connor
Asst Prof in Social Work/Fieldwork Co-Or, Sch Office - Social Work & Social Policy
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
O'Connor, E., Roulston, A., Whiting, S., & Olusa, O.,, Editorial: Special Across Ireland Issue of the Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 20, (2), 2023
Quigley, Duana; Poole, Claire; Whiting, Sinead; O'Connor, Erna; Gleeson, Claire; Alpine, Lucy, University student experiences of work-based placements during COVID-19 pandemic: An inter-disciplinary survey of allied health and social work students., Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 13, (1), 2023
Helen Cleak, Erna O'Connor, Audrey Roulston, Integrating relational knowing and structured learning in social work placements: a framework for learning in practice, Social Work Education, Online, 2022, p1 - 19
Audrey Roulston, Helen Cleak, David Hayes, Paula McFadden, Erna OConnor, and Caroline Shore. , To fail or not to fail: enhancing our understanding of reasons why social work students failed practice placements (2015-2019), Social Work Education , 2021, p1 - 17
Social work mobility in Europe: a case study from Ireland in, editor(s)Allen Bartley and Liz Beddoe , Transnational Social Work Opportunities and challenges of a global profession., Great Britain, Policy Press, 2018, pp241 - 260, [Walsh, T, Wilson, G & O'Connor, E.]
Psychosocial Aspects of Illness and Health: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Work in, editor(s)Christie, A., Featherstone, B., Quin, S., & Walsh, T. , Social Work in Ireland: Changes and Continuities, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015, pp142 - 158, [O'Connor, E & Wilson, E.]
Walsh T., Wilson G., O'Connor E., , Local, European and Global: An Exploration of Migration Patterns of Social Workers into Ireland, British Journal of Social Work, Advance Access, 2009
Wilson G.,O'Connor E., Walsh T.,Kirby M., , Reflections on practice learning in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland:Lessons from student experiences., Social Work Education, 28, (6), 2009, p631 - 645
An overview of the development of health related social work in Ireland in, editor(s)Kearney, N. and Skehill, C. , A History of Social Work in Ireland, Dublin, Institute of Public Administration, 2005, [Horne, M., & O'Connor, E.]
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
O'Connor, E, The [Re]Turn to Relationship-based Social Work, The Irish Social Worker, 2017, p14 - 19
O'Connor, E., O'Driscoll, S., & Winston, A., Bereavement - When Someone Close Dies, Dublin: Department of Health, 2007
O'Connor, E., New Approaches in Practice Teaching and Learning, 2006, Trinity College
O'Connor, E., O'Driscoll, S., & Winston, A., Children and Bereavement, Palliative Care Today, Irish Supplement, 4, 1997
O'Connor, E., O'Driscoll, S., & Winston, A., When Someone Close Dies: A Handbook on Adult & Child Bereavement, Dublin, Department of Health, 1996
Recognition
Representations
Member of the National Critical Incident Stress Management Forum
Beaumont Hospital representative on the steering committee
Member of organizing committee of a series of national conferences
Delegate at EU conferences on psychosocial care in major emergencies
Chairperson of the management committee of the Coolock and Darndale Home Care Service
Member of IASW - Medical Social Work Special Interest Group
Member of the Panel of Assessors (NQSWB) for the Advanced Diploma in fieldwork practice and supervision (social work) University College Cork.
Memberships
Irish Association of Social Work.