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Dr. Gloria Mary Kirwan
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Sch Office - Social Work & Social Policy

Publications and Further Research Outputs

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Kathryn McGarry, Ciara Bradley, Gloria Kirwan, Rights and Social Justice in Research Advancing Methodologies for Social Change Edited by K, 1st, Bristol, UK, Policy Press / Bristol University Press, 2024, 1 - 303pp Book, 2024 URL

Journal of Social Work Practice, 38, 1, (2024), 1 - 110p, Andrew Whittaker, Gloria Kirwan, [Editor], 4 years Journal, 2024

Hurley, D., Kirwan, G., de las Olas Palma-Garcia, M., Climate Anxiety and Youth: Promoting Resilience and Positive Mental Health in Social Work Education and Practice, Social Work Education, 2024 Journal Article, 2024

Raya Diez, Esther; Kirwan, Gloria; Carbonera, Domingo, Citizen Science, Participation and Universal Design, Aging & Social Change: Fourteenth Interdisciplinary Conference, University of Galway, Ireland, 18-20 September 2024, edited by Institute for Lifecourse and Society (ILAS), University of Galway , 2024 Conference Paper, 2024 URL

Threshold Concepts, Frédéric Darbellay, Elgar Ecyclopedia of Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity, 1, Cheltenham, UK, Elgar, 2024, pp4 , [Kirwan, G.] Item in dictionary or encyclopaedia, etc, 2024

McFadden, P., Bloomberg, H., Kallio, J., Kroll, C., McCartan, C., Flanagan, N., Kirwan, G., Pentaraki, M., Wilson, E., A Common Purpose? Social Work Students' Social Justice Related Views in Finalnd and the island of Ireland, British Journal of Social Work, 2024, p1-20 Journal Article, 2024 URL

Kirwan, G., O'Sullivan, JP., Mara, A., "All Together Now": Integrating Change Management Theory in Anti-Human Trafficking Policy Expansion, `Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Human Trafficking from Research and Practice", Department of Law, University of A Coruna, Spain, 20-21 June 2024, edited by Human Trafficking Research Network , Human Trafficking Research Network, 2024 Conference Paper, 2024

Concluding Thoughts in, editor(s)Kathryn McGarry, Ciara Bradley, Gloria Kirwan , Rights and Social Justice in Research: Advancing Methodologies for Social Change, UK, Policy Press, 2024, pp283 - 290, [Kathryn McGarry, Ciara Bradley, Gloria Kirwan] Book Chapter, 2024

Researching for Social Justice: An Introduction in, editor(s)Kathryn McGarry, Ciara Bradley, Gloria Kirwan , Rights and Social Justice in Research: Advancing Methodologies for Social Change, Bristol, UK, Policy Press/ Bristol University Press, 2024, pp1 - 12, [Kathryn McGarry, Ciara Bradley, Gloria Kirwan] Book Chapter, 2024 URL

Social Justice as Tool and Process in Research: Progressing Insight into the Facilitators of Children's Rights to Participation through Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis in, editor(s)Kathryn McGarry, Ciara Bradley, Gloria Kirwan , Rights and Social Justice in Research Advancing Methodologies for Social Change, Bristol, UK, Bristol University Press, 2024, pp222 - 242, [Breda O'Driscoll, Gloria Kirwan] Book Chapter, 2024 URL

Gloria Kirwan, Out of the Shadows: Research with hard to reach and excluded groups, 1st, London, UK, Whiting & Birch Ltd, 2024 Book, 2024

When Objects Speak Louder than Words: Material Ethnography in Social Justice Research in, editor(s)Kathryn McGarry, Ciara Bradley, Gloria Kirwan , Research for Social Justice, UK, Policy Press, 2024, pp183 - 200, [Gloria Kirwan, Calvin Swords] Book Chapter, 2024

Antonio López Peláez, A., Kirwan, G., Marcuello Servós, C., Castillo de Mesa, J.,Pelta Resano, R., Symposium: Trabajo social digital, codiseño e inclusión social: estrategias para mejorar los servicios sociales digitales después del COVID-19, SWSD24: The Joint World Conference of Social Work, Education and Social Development, Panama City, Panama, 3-6 April 2024, SWSD2024, 2024 Conference Paper, 2024 URL

Leave No-one Behind. Leveraging the Power of Hope in Social Work and Social Development: A Theoretical Approach in, editor(s)Antonio López Peláez, Analine Keet and Chung Moon Sung , Social Welfare Programs and Social Work Education at a Crossroads: New Approaches for a Post-Pandemic Society, London, UK, Routledge, 2024, pp1-13 , [Gloria Kirwan] Book Chapter, 2024 URL

Kirwan, G., Case Study in Quirke, M.; Mc Guckin, C.; McCarthy, P., Adopting a UDL Attitude within Academia Understanding and Practicing Inclusion Across Higher Education, 2023, - Miscellaneous, 2023

Kirwan, G., The Digital Turn in Social Work: How Social Workers are Surviving and Thriving with the Digitalisation of their Work, 12th European Conference for Social Work Research, ECSWR, Milan, Italy, 12-14 April 2023, 2023 Conference Paper, 2023

Introduction: Digital Social Work - Reframing Social Work in the 21st Century in, editor(s)Antonio Lopez Pelaez, Gloria Kirwan , Routledge International Handbook of Digital Social Work, London, UK, Routledge, 2023, pp1 - 10, [Antonio Lopez Pelaez, Gloria Kirwan] Book Chapter, 2023

Groupwork, 30, 2, (2023), 3 - 71p, Gloria Kirwan, [Editor] Journal, 2023 URL

Networked Relationships: Relationship-Based Social Work Practice in the Digital Era in, editor(s)Antonio Lopez Pelaez, Gloria Kirwan , Routledge International Handbook of Digital Social Work, Oxon, UK, Routledge, 2023, pp46 - 56, [Gloria Kirwan] Book Chapter, 2023

Paula McFadden, Jana Ross, Julie Byrne, Niamh Flanagan, Rose Dolan,Gloria Kirwan, Eleanor Kelly, Caroline Shore, Orla McDonald,Elaine Wilson, Paula Slavin, Audrey Roulston, Claire McCartan, Markus Ketola, The role of social work education in relation to empathy and self-reported resilience: Results from entry to exit of social work education on the island of Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic., British Journal of Social Work, 2023, p1-20 Journal Article, 2023 URL

The Future of Digital Social Work: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in, editor(s)Antonio Lopez Pelaez, Gloria KIrwan , Routledge International Handbook of Digital Social Work, London, UK, Routledge, 2023, pp516 - 517, [Antonio Lopez Pelaez, Gloria KIrwan] Book Chapter, 2023 URL

Antonio Lopez Palaez, Gloria KIrwan, Routledge International Handbook of Digital Social Work, 1, Oxon, UK, Routledge, 2023, 1 - 543pp Book, 2023 URL

Mechanisms of Power in the Digital Age: Surveillance, Privacy and Professional Boundaries in Social Work Practice in, editor(s)Antonio Lopez Pelaez, Gloria Kirwan , Routledge International Handbook of Digital Social Work, London, UK, Routledge, 2023, pp393 - 404, [Gloria Kirwan, Julie Byrne] Book Chapter, 2023

Gary Broderick, Gloria Kirwan, Brian Melaugh, Hilda Loughran, The Lived Experience of Poverty in Ireland: a commentary on the 'Objet Poverty' exhibition , Journal of Social Work Practice, 37, (2), 2023, p199 - 212 Journal Article, 2023

Journal of Social Work Practice, 37, 2, (2023), 131 - 278p, Helen Hingley-Jones, Gloria Kirwan, [Guest Editor], One Issue Journal, 2023 URL

Irish Social Worker, Winter 2023, 1, (2023), 4 - 178p, Gloria Kirwan, [Editor], 1 year Journal, 2023 URL

Universal Design and Social Work Management Education in, editor(s)Maik Arnold , Handbook of Applied Teaching and Learning in Social Work Management Education Theories, Methods, and Practices in Higher Education, Switzerland, Springer, 2023, pp173 - 185, [Gloria Kirwan, Antonio Lopez Pelaez] Book Chapter, 2023

Applying Threshold Concept Theory in Social Work Management Education: The Pedagogy of Emotional Labour in Social Work Practice in, editor(s)Maik Arnold , Handbook of Applied Teaching and Learning in Social Work Management Education: Theories, Methods, and Practices in Higher Education , Switzerland, Springer, 2023, pp23 - 37, [Gloria Kirwan, Breda O'Driscoll] Book Chapter, 2023 URL

Journal of Social Work Practice, 37, 1, (2023), 3 - 129p, Gloria Kirwan, Andrew Whittaker, [Editor], 3 years Journal, 2023 URL

Campbell, J., Davidson, G., Kirwan, G., McCartan, C. & McFadden, D, The mental health needs of social work students: findings from an Irish survey Running head: Mental health of social work students, Social Work Education, 2022, p1-20 Journal Article, 2022 URL

Journal of Social Work Practice, 36, 3, (2022), 257 - 377p, Gloria Kirwan, Andrew Whittaker, [eds.], 3 years Journal, 2022 URL

McCartan, C., Byrne, J., Campbell, J., Coogan, D., Davidson, G.,Hayes, D., Kirwan, G., MacDonald, M., McCaughren, S., McFadden, P.,McGregor, C.,Montgomery, L., Pentaraki, M., Roddy, S.,Roulston, A., Shore, C. Wilson. E., Social work students on the island of Ireland: a cross-sectional survey , Social Work Education, 41, (2), 2022, p228 - 247 Journal Article, 2022 URL

Journal of Social Work Practice, 36, 1, (2022), 1 - 130p, Gloria Kirwan, Andrew Whittaker, [eds.], 3 years Journal, 2022 URL

Gloria Kirwan, Superdiversity re-imagined: applying superdiversity theory to research beyond migration studies, Current Sociology, 70, (2), 2022, p193 - 209 Journal Article, 2022

Joaquin Castillo de Mesa, Antonio Lopez Pelaez, Paula Mendez-Dominguez, Gloria Kirwan, Digital Communication Engaged in by Spanish Associations of Social Workers in Social Networking Sites: Coalition, Hierarchisation, or Isolation? Comunicación digital de los Colegios de Trabajo Social en España en las redes sociales online: "coalición, jerarquización o aislamiento?, Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS), 178, (178), 2022, p39 - 60 Journal Article, 2022 URL

Gloria Kirwan, Mario Millán-Franco, Book Review: Youth Migration and the Politics of Wellbeing. Stories of Life in Transition. Elaine Chase, Jennifer Allsopp, Bristol, UK, Bristol University Press, 2021, pp. 268, ISBN 978-1529209037, £26.99 (p/b), British Journal of Social lWork, 2022 Review Article, 2022

Irish Social Worker, Dublin, Irish Association of Social Workers, [eds.], 2022-2025 Editorial Board, 2022 URL

Gloria Kirwan, Rhyming Hope with History: Leveraging the History of Social Welfare to Rally Hope in Difficult Times, SWESD 2022, Seoul, Korea, 26-28 October 2022, 2022, ICSW, IASSW, Korean Association of Social Workers, Korea National Council on Social Welfare, Seoul Welfare Foundation, Korean Council on Social Welfare Education Invited Talk, 2022 URL

Manifesting an inclusive society: using universal design theory with ICT to supercharge empowerment and participation of marginalised populations in, editor(s)Antonio Lopez Pelaez, Sang-Mok Suh, & Sergei Zelenev , Digital Transformation and Social Well-Being: Promoting an Inclusive Society, London, UK, Routledge, 2022, pp61 - 67, [Gloria Kirwan] Book Chapter, 2022

Journal of Social Work Practice, 35, 2, (2021), 115 - 228p, Gloria Kirwan; Andrew Whittaker , [eds.], 1 year Journal, 2021 URL

Flanagan, N., Kirwan, G., Hyland, J. et al , Social Work Dialogue: Exploring Practitioner Issues through Experiential Dialogue Research, Team Teaching and Teaching Fellowships 2020., Ireland, Maynooth University., August, 2021, p32 - 37 Report, 2021

Journal of Social Work Practice, 35, 1, (2021), 3 - 114p, Andrew Whittaker, Gloria Kirwan, [eds.], 1 year Journal, 2021

Groupwork, 30, 1, (2021), 3 - 113p, Dave Ward, Gloria Kirwan, [Editor], 4 years Journal, 2021 URL

Journal of Social Work Practice, 35, 3, (2021), 229 - 332p, Gloria Kirwan, Andrew Whittaker, [Editors], 2 years Journal, 2021

The History of Technology in Social Work in, editor(s)David Alonso, Andrés Arias Astray, & Andoni Alonso , Social Work in Digital Societies: Challenges for Innovative Research and Practice, London, McGraw-Hill, 2021, pp49 - 62, [Gloria Kirwan, Julie Byrne] Book Chapter, 2021

Journal of Social Work Practice, 35, 4, (2021), 333 - 479p, Andrew Whittaker, Gloria Kirwan, [Editors], 2 years Journal, 2021

Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 22, 1, (2021), 3 - 156p, Gloria Kirwan, [eds.], 2 years Journal, 2021 URL

Gloria Kirwan, Speaking Truth to Power: Mental Health Service Users' Experiences of Participation in their Diagnosis and Treatment', Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 22, (1), 2021, p137 - 156 Journal Article, 2021 URL

Groupwork, 29, 3, (2021), 3 - 102p, Gloria Kirwan, [Editor], 4 years Journal, 2021 URL

Paula McFadden, Pia Tham, Erica Russ, Paul Blakeman, Astrid Baugerud Gunn, Sanna Lähteinen, Janet Anand Carter, Gloria Kirwan, COVID-19 Impact on Social Work Admissions and Education in Seven International Universities, Social Work Education, 39, (8), 2020, p1154 - 1163 Journal Article, 2020 URL

Hurley, D., Kirwan, G., Exploring resilience and mental health in services users and practitioners in Ireland and Canada, European Journal of Social Work, 23, (2), 2020, p340 - 352 Journal Article, 2020 URL URL

McFadden, P., Byrne, J and Kirwan, G., All Ireland Social Work Student Survey: Phase One Results, December 2018. Preliminary Data, IFSW Global Social Work Online Conference, Online , 12-15 July 2020, edited by IFSW , 2020 Oral Presentation, 2020

Journal of Social Work Practice, 34, 1, (2020), 1 - 122p, Juliet Koprowska, Gillian Ruch, Andrew Whittaker, Gloria Kirwan, [eds.], 1 issue Journal, 2020

Journal of Social Work Practice, 34, 3, (2020), 221 - 337p, Andrew Whittaker, Gloria Kirwan, [eds.], 1 year Journal, 2020 URL

M Millán-Franco, L Gómez-Jacinto, MI Hombrados-Mendieta, G Kirwan, El sentido de comunidad en la adaptación de los inmigrantes latinoamericanos (Sense of community in the adaptation of Latin American immigrants), Comunitania. International Journal of Social Work and Social Sciences, 19, (1), 2020, p9 - 32 Journal Article, 2020 URL

Social Work Education in Ireland in, Sajid S.M., Rajendra Baikady, Cheng Sheng-Li, Haruhiko Sakaguchi , The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Work Education, UK, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, pp275 - 291, [Byrne, J.,Holt, S. and Kirwan, G.] Book Chapter, 2020 URL

Groupwork, 29, 2, (2019), 3 - 91p, Holt, S., Coogan, D., Kirwan, G., [Guest Editor], 1 year Journal, 2019

Kirwan, G. and Byrne, J. (2019) Educating Professionals: The Role of Regulatory Standards in Programme Development, L. Gómez Chova, A. López Martínez, I. Candel Torres(ed.), 12th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, ICERI2019 Proceedings, Seville, Spain, ISBN 978-84-09-1475, 11-13 November 2019, IATED, 2019, 8302-8307 p Proceedings of a Conference, 2019

Byrne, J., Kirwan, G. & Mc Guckin, C., Social Media Surveillance in Social Work: Practice Realities and Ethical Implications, Journal of Technology in Human Services, 37, (2-3), 2019, p142 - 158 Journal Article, 2019 URL

Social Work and Mental Health in, Kieran O'Donoghue & Robyn Munford , New Theories for Social Work Practice: Ethical Practice for Working with Individuals, Families and Communities, London, UK, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019, pp100 - 116, [Golightley, M. & Kirwan, G.] Book Chapter, 2019

Gloria Kirwan, Breda O'Driscoll, Book Review: Researching the Vulnerable. Pranee Liamputtong. Sage Publications (2007); Gina Higgenbottom and Pranee Liamputtong (Eds.),Participatory Qualitative Research Methodologies in Health. Sage Publications (2015), Social Work and Social Science Review, 21, (1), 2019, p128 - 131 Review Article, 2019

Social Work and Social Sciences Review , 21, 1, (2019), 3 - 131p, Gloria Kirwan, [Guest Editor], 2 years Journal, 2019 URL

Kirwan, G. and Byrne, J., The Power Switch: Equipping Social Work Students To Practise in a World of Technological Surveillance Possibilities, Book of Abstracts, Annual Conference, European Association of Schools of Social Work, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain, 4-7 June 2019, I. Amaro, F. de Lucas, European Association of Schools of Social Work , EASSW, 2019, pp202 - 202 Published Abstract, 2019

Journal of Technology in Human Services, 37, 2-3, (2019), 75 - 254p, Ann Lavan, Gloria Kirwan, [eds.], Double Special Issue Journal, 2019

Sandra Ratcliffe, Gloria Kirwan, Stephanie Holt, Robert Heneghan, Strength in Numbers: Findings from a National Survey of Groupwork and Irish Social Work Practice , Groupwork, 29, (2), 2019, p85 - 109 Journal Article, 2019

Stephanie Holt, Declan Coogan,Gloria Kirwan, Editorial: Papers from SWSD2018, Groupwork, 29, (2), 2019, p3 - 7 Journal Article, 2019

Journal of Social Work Practice, 33, 2, (2019), 123 - 249p, Gloria Kirwan, [Guest Editor], 1 issue Journal, 2019

Byrne, J. & Kirwan, G., Relationship-Based Social Work and Electronic Communication Technologies: Anticipation, Adaptation and Achievement, Journal of Social Work Practice, 33, (2), 2019, p217 - 232 Journal Article, 2019

Julie Byrne, Gloria Kirwan, Book Review Linda Cundy (2015) Love in the Age of the Internet: Attachment in the Digital Era, London: Karnac Books., Journal of Social Work Practice, 33, (2), 2019, p247 - 249 Review Article, 2019

Kirwan, G., Davidson, G., Hurley, D., Golightley, M, Making UP Our Minds: Social Work Strategies and Global Mental Health., Abstract Book: SWSD2018, Joint World Conference of Social Work, Education and Social Development: , Dublin, July 2018, edited by IFSW , IFSW, 2018, pp125 - 125 Published Abstract, 2018 URL

Kirwan, G., Book Review , Review of Group Work with Populations at Risk , by Geoffrey L. Greif and Carolyn Knight (Eds.) , Groupwork, 28, (1), 2018, p106-110 Review, 2018

Swan, M., Holt, S., Kirwan, G., Who do I turn to if something really bad happens? Keyworking and Relationship-Based practice in Residential Child Care, Joint World Conference of Social Work, Education and Social Development: , Dublin, July 2018, edited by IFSW , 2018, pp791 - 791 Published Abstract, 2018 URL

Byrne, J. & Kirwan, G., Learning in Transition: Workplace Learning for Newly Qualified Social Workers, ICERI2018 Proceedings, 11th International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation., Seville, Spain, November 2018, edited by L. Gómez Chova, A. López Martínez, I. Candel Torres , (ISBN 978-84-09-0594 ), IATED Academy, 2018, pppp. 6676-6683 Published Abstract, 2018 URL TARA - Full Text

Byrne, J. & Kirwan, G., Situated Learning: The Transition of Social Workers from Professional Education into Practice, 26th International Conference on Learning, Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland, 24-26 July 2019, edited by Common Ground , 2018 Published Abstract, 2018 URL

Human Trafficking and Gender Based Violence: From Life and Limb to Hearts and Minds in, editor(s)Stephanie Holt, Carolina Overlien, John Devaney , Responding to Domestic Violence: Emerging Challenges for Policy, Practice and Research in Europe, London: UK, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018, pp215 - 230, [Yonkova, N. and Kirwan, G. ] Book Chapter, 2018

Byrne, J., Kirwan, G. & Mc Guckin C., Positive Connections: the views of recent social work and teacher graduates on their use of social media, Joint World Conference of Social Work, Education and Social Development:, Dublin, Ireland, 4-7 July 2018, 2018 Oral Presentation, 2018

Kirwan, S.,Ratcliffe, S., Holt, S., Heneghan, R., Strength In Numbers: Social Workers and Groupwork in Ireland, Abstract Book: SWSD2018, Joint World Conference of Social Work, Education and Social Development: , Dublin, July 2018, edited by IFSW , IFSW, 2018, pp808 - 808 Published Abstract, 2018 URL

Groupwork, 28, 1, (2018), 1 - 110p, Nick Pollard, Sue Taplin, Gloria Kirwan, [eds.], 1 year Journal, 2018

Groupwork, 28, 2, (2018), 1 - 103p, Gloria Kirwan, [eds.], 2 years Journal, 2018

Groupwork: An Interdisciplinary Journal, United Kingdom, Whiting and Birch, [Co-Editor], 2018 Editorial Board, 2018 URL

Jacobs, D. & Kirwan, G. , Working with Roma rights through a community development model, Abstract Book: SWSD2018, Joint World Conference of Social Work, Education and Social Development: , Dublin, July 2018, IFSW, 2018, pp179 - 179 Published Abstract, 2018 URL

Golightley, Malcolm & Kirwan, Gloria (Eds.), International Reflections on Approaches to Mental Health Social Work (e-book), London: UK, Routledge, 2018, 124pp Book, 2018

Swan, M., Holt, S. & Kirwan, G., 'Who do I turn to if something really bad happens?' Keyworking and Relationship Based Practice in Residential Child Care, Journal of Social Work Practice, 32, (4), 2018, p447 - 461 Journal Article, 2018 URL

Hurley, D. Kirwan, G., Exploring Resilience and Mental Health in Service Users and Practitioners in Ireland and Canada, Abstract Book: SWSD2018, Joint World Conference of Social Work, Education and Social Development: , Dublin, July 2018, edited by IFSW , IFSW, 2018, pp133 - 133 Published Abstract, 2018 URL

Byrne, J., Kirwan, G. and Flavin, E., Groupwork with people who have experienced political oppression: context and challenges, Groupwork, 28, (1), 2018, p77 - 99 Journal Article, 2018

Kirwan, G., Mc Guckin, C., Byrne, J., Positive Connections: the views of recent social work and teacher graduates on their use of social media., Abstract Book: SWSD2018, Joint World Conference of Social Work, Education and Social Development: , Dublin, July 2018, edited by IFSW , IFSW, 2018, pp373 - 373 Published Abstract, 2018 URL

Groupwork, 28, 3, (2018), 3 - 93p, Gloria Kirwan, [eds.], 2 years Journal, 2018

Kirwan, G., Mental Health Service Users' Narratives of Participation: Consensus, Dissensus and Paradox, Trinity College Dublin, 2017 Thesis, 2017

Groupwork, 27, 2, (2017), 1 - 32p, Gloria Kirwan, [eds.], ongoing Journal, 2017

Social Work and Social Sciences Review. An International Journal of Applied Research, 19, 3, (2017), 1 - 175p, Kirwan, G, [eds.], 1 year Journal, 2017

Golightley, Malcolm & Kirwan, Gloria , International Reflections on Approaches to Mental Health Social Work (hardback edition) , London, England, Routledge (Taylor & Francis), 2017, 1 - 123pp Book, 2017

Groupwork, 27, 3, (2017), 1 - 111p, Gloria Kirwan, [eds.], ongoing Journal, 2017

Jacob, D. & Kirwan, G., The Tallaght Roma Integration Project: Working for Inclusion in Health Care through a Community Development Model, Dublin, Tallaght Roma Integration Project, January, 2016, p1 - 38 Report, 2016 TARA - Full Text

Kirwan, G. & Jacob, D., Addressing barriers to healthcare access for Roma: A community development approach, Administration, 64, (2), 2016, p157 - 177 Journal Article, 2016 URL URL

The Professional, Regulatory and Disciplinary Bar Association of Ireland(ed.), A practitioner's perspective - thinking critically and reflectively on the context of regulation, Kings Inns, Dublin, 12 November 2016, PRDBA, 2016, 15 - 29 p Proceedings of a Conference, 2016 URL

Group Work Interventions for Women & Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse: Do They Work and Do They Last? in, editor(s)Mark Gianino, Donna McLaughlin , Revitalizing Our Group Work Heritage: A Bridge to the Future. , London, England, Whiting & Birch Ltd, 2016, pp155 - 178, [Holt, S., Kirwan, G. & Ngo, J.] Book Chapter, 2016

Cahill, O., Holt, S., Kirwan, G., Keyworking in residential child care: Lessons from research , Children and Youth Services Review, 65, 2016, p216 - 223 Journal Article, 2016 URL

Muldoon, P. & Kirwan, G., In safe hands: empowering young people with disabilities who receive assistance with intimate personal care, Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 17, (3), 2015, p94 - 107 Journal Article, 2015 URL

Holt, S., Kirwan, G. & Ngo, J., Group Work Interventions for Women and Children Experiencing Domestic Violence: Do they work and do they last?, Groupwork, 25, (1), 2015, p8 - 33 Journal Article, 2015 URL

Irish Social Worker, Spring, 1, (2015), Kirwan, G., [Guest Editor] Journal, 2015

Kirwan, G., Melaugh, B., Taking Care: Criticality and Reflexivity in the Context of Social Work Registration , British Journal of Social Work, 45, (3), 2015, p1050 - 1059 Journal Article, 2015 TARA - Full Text DOI

Journal of Social Work Practice. Special Edition on Mental Health, 29, 3, (2015), Golightley, M. & Kirwan, G., [guest eds.] Journal, 2015

'Risk Management' in, editor(s)Rosemary Sheehan Jim Ogloff , Working within the Forensic Paradigm:Cross-discipline approaches for policy and practice , Routledge, 2015, pp51 - 68, [Kirwan, G.] Book Chapter, 2015 URL

Kirwan, G & Mc Guckin, C., Digital Natives or Digitally Naive? E-professionalism and Ethical Dilemmas Among Newly Graduated Teachers and Social Workers in Ireland, Journal of Technology in Human Services, 32, (1), 2014, p119 - 132 Journal Article, 2014 TARA - Full Text

Kirwan, G, Up Close and Personal: Engaging with Service User Knowledge , Threshold Concepts: From Personal Practice to Communities of Practice [e-publication], 6th NAIRTL Annual Conference and 4th Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference, Trinity College Dublin, 27 - 29 June 2012, edited by O'Mahony, C., Buchanan, A., O'Rourke, M. and Higgs, B. , NAIRTL: UCC, Ireland, 2014, pp143 - 148 Conference Paper, 2014 TARA - Full Text

Kirwan, G. & Mc Guckin, C., Professional Reputation and Identity in the Online World, International Review of Information Ethics, 19, (3), 2013, p47 - 51 Journal Article, 2013 TARA - Full Text URL

Journal of Social Work Practice, United Kingdom, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), [eds.], 2013 Editorial Board, 2013

Kirwan, G., The Group Values of Educational Encounters: Working with Service Users and Students in a Participatory Classroom Environment, Social Work with Groups, 36, (2-3), 2013, p191 - 207 Journal Article, 2013 URL

Holt, S. & Kirwan, G., The 'Key' to Successful Transitions for Young People Leaving Residential Child Care: The Role of the Keyworker, Child Care in Practice, 18, (4), 2012, p371 - 392 Journal Article, 2012 URL URL URL

Wilson, G. & Kirwan, G., Mental Health Social Work in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: challenges and opportunities for developing practice, European Journal of Social Work, 10, (2), 2007, p175 - 191 Journal Article, 2007 URL

Welfare and Wedding Cakes: An Example of Early Occupational Social Work in, editor(s)Kearney, N. & Skehill, C. , Social Work in Ireland: Historical Perspectives, Dublin, IPA, 2005, pp196 - 210, [Kirwan, G.] Book Chapter, 2005

Kirwan, G. & Kirby, M., Social Work and the Changes in Mental Health Legislation in Ireland, Social Work in Europe, 9, (2), 2002, 53 - 55 Journal Article, 2002 URL

Butler, S. & Kirwan, G., The Icarus Project, Social Work in Europe, 6, (2), 1999 Journal Article, 1999 URL

O'Hare, A., Dromey, M., O'Connor, A., Clarke, M. & Kirwan, G., Mothers Alone? A study of women who gave birth outside of marriage, Ireland, 1983, Dublin, Ireland, Medico-Social Research Board/FSUPC , 1988 Book, 1988

Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications

Lopez Pelaez, A., Kirwan, G., Digital Social Work in a Global Context, Seminar: Digital Social Work in a Global Context, Columbia University, New York, USA, 6-Feb-2024, 2024, Office for Academic and Faculty Affairs, Columbia University, 1-10pp Invited Talk, 2024 URL

Antonio Lopez Pelaez, Gloria Kirwan, Challenges for Digital Inclusion: Networked Relationships in Social Work Practice, Digital Social Work: Challenges for Digital Inclusion after the Covid-19, City University of New York, City College Center for Worker Education,, 6 February 2024, 2024, Dean Juan Mercado, CUNY Invited Talk, 2024

Kirwan, G., O'Driscoll, B., & Swords,C., See Me See Child: A Holistic Approach to Supporting the Participation of Children in Decisions that affect their Lives. Program Handbook, 2023, 1 - 10, 1-34 Miscellaneous, 2023

Gloria Kirwan, Andrew Whittaker, Editorial, Journal of Social Work Practice, 37, (1), 2023, p1 - 2 Journal Article, 2023 URL

Kirwan, G., Lopez Pelaez, A., 1st International Digital Social Work Conference, 2023, - Miscellaneous, 2023

Lopez Pelaez, A., Kirwan, G., Digital Social Work in a Global Context: The Development and Contribution of the Routledge International Handbook of Digital Social Work, The Use of Digital Technology in Social Development (online), The Center for Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, 19 October 2023, 2023 Conference Paper, 2023

Kirwan, G., Casework in a Post-Pandemic Digital Era, Ontario Municipal Social Services Association Annual Forum 2023, Ontario, Canada (and online), 27 September 2023, 2023, OMSSA Invited Talk, 2023

Whittaker, Andrew; Kirwan, Gloria, Editorial: Journal of Social Work Practice, 2023, - 279-281 Miscellaneous, 2023 URL

Whittaker, Andrew: Kirwan, Gloria, Editorial, Journal of Social Work Practice, 2023, - 399-401 Miscellaneous, 2023 URL

Helen Hingley-Jones, Gloria Kirwan, Poverty: social work perspectives, Journal of Social Work Practice, 37, (2), 2023, 131 - 278, 131-135 Miscellaneous, 2023 URL

Kirwan, G., Networked Relationships: Working with Service Users in the Digital Age, 1st International Conference of Digital Social Work, RCSI, Dublin, Ireland, 13 October 2023, 2023 Conference Paper, 2023

Kirwan, G., THE VALUE OF RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCES, Social Science International Seminar, University of La Rioja, Logrono, Spain, 14 December 2023, 2023, Department of Law, University of La Rioja Invited Talk, 2023

Gloria Kirwan, Editorial, Groupwork, 30, (2), 2023, p3 - 5 Journal Article, 2023

Kirwan, Gloria; Whittaker, Andrew, Editorial: Connection and Hope in a Post-Pandemic World, 2022, - 1-3 Miscellaneous, 2022 URL

Kirwan, Gloria; Whittaker, Andrew, Editorial, 2022, - 257-259 Miscellaneous, 2022 URL

Gloria Kirwan, Digital social work, International Conference on Digital Tools and Innovation in Humanitarian Response. Cooperation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices, Provincial Historical Archive of Ourense, Spain, 6-7 July 2022, 2022, UNED, Spain Invited Talk, 2022 URL

Andrew Whittaker; Gloria Kirwan, Journal of Social Work Practice, 2021, - 3-5 Miscellaneous, 2021

Dave Ward, Gloria Kirwan, Editorial: Groupwork and Research, Groupwork, 30, (1), 2021, p3 - 7 Journal Article, 2021 URL

Gloria Kirwan, Editorial: Out of the Shadows: research with hard to reach and hidden populations. Part 3, Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 22, (1), 2021, p3 - 5 Journal Article, 2021 URL

Gloria Kirwan, Social work ethics and values during the covid pandemic, Graduation Ceremony, St Edmunds College, India, St Edmund's College, Shillong, India (online), 25 June 2021, 2021, Faculty Dean, Postgraduate School, St Edmund's College, 1-20pp Invited Talk, 2021 URL

Gloria Kirwan; Andrew Whittaker, Journal of Social Work Practice, 2021, - 229--230 Miscellaneous, 2021 URL

Gloria Kirwan; Andrew Whittaker, Journal of Social Work Practice, 2021, - 115-116 Miscellaneous, 2021

Gloria Kirwan, Manifesting an inclusive society: using universal design theory with ICT to supercharge empowerment and participation of marginalizsed populations, 'Social inclusion through digital inclusion in the context of sustainable development: trends and challenges'. ICSW event related to 59th Meeting of the United Nations Commission for Social Development., Online , 12 May 2021, edited by ICSW , 2021 Oral Presentation, 2021

Gloria Kirwan, Calvin Swords, Stronger Together: Members ' Perspectives on the Benefits of the Troy Social Club, 2020, - 1-90 Miscellaneous, 2020

Andrew Whittaker, Gloria Kirwan, Editorial, Journal of Social Work Practice, 34, (3), 2020, p221 - 223 Journal Article, 2020 URL

Juliet Koprowska,Gillian Ruch, Andrew Whittaker, Gloria Kirwan, Editorial, Journal of Social Work Practice, 34, (1), 2020, p1 - 5 Journal Article, 2020 DOI

Gloria Kirwan, Re-affirming Professionalism: Opportunities and Challenges, Social Work Professionalism - Promoting Values, Empowering Identity': World Social Work Day Joint IASW/BASW Northern Ireland Special Conference, Ballymascanlon House, Co. Louth, Ireland, 19 March 2019, edited by IASW/BASW NI , IASW, 2019 Oral Presentation, 2019

Gloria Kirwan Julie Byrne,, The Power Switch: Equipping Students to Practice in a World of Technological Surveillance Possibilities., European Association of Schools of Social Work Annual Conference, Madrid, Spain, 4-7 June 2019, edited by EASSW , 2019 Oral Presentation, 2019

Gloria Kirwan, Editorial: 'Out of the shadows' - Research with hard to reach populations. Part 2, Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 21, (1), 2019, p3 - 4 Journal Article, 2019 URL

Gloria Kirwan, The secret world of journal article reviewing- tips and strategies for publication success, Maynooth University Research Week, Maynooth University, 22 October 2019, edited by Maynooth Research Week Committee , 2019 Oral Presentation, 2019

Gloria Kirwan, Notes on Segregation from a Study with Mental Health Service Users. , States of Segregation, ICLO-NLS Open Event, Dublin, 19 January, 2019, ICLO-NLS, Irish Psychological Society Invited Talk, 2019

Gloria Kirwan, Social Work and Technology: Opportunities and Challenges in the Digital Age, 5th International Social Work Conference, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain, 9-11 April , 2019, Facultad de Estudias Sociales y Trabajo (FEST), University of Malaga Invited Talk, 2019

Gloria Kirwan, Networked relationships in the digital age: messages for social work (Editorial), Journal of Social Work Practice, 33, (2), 2019, p123 - 126 Journal Article, 2019

Gloria Kirwan Julie Byrne,, Educating Professionals: The Role of Regulatory Standards in Programme Development,, 12th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, ICERI2019 , Seville, Spain, 11-13 November 2019, edited by IATED , 2019 Oral Presentation, 2019

Ann Lavan, Gloria Kirwan, Editorial: Papers from the husITa stream at SWSD2018, Journal of Technology in Human Services, 37, (2-3), 2019, p75 - 78 Journal Article, 2019

Gloria Kirwan, Speaking Truth to Power: Informing Mental Health Care Through Service Users Narratives, 5th International Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference Exploring Creativity in Narrative Inquiry, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 2-3 May, 2019 Oral Presentation, 2019

Gloria Kirwan, Someone who is there for me: Relationships that work for young people in care, 'All you need is love? Reflecting on relationships in the care system', , Swansea, 26 November, 2019, ExChangeWales and University of Cardiff Invited Talk, 2019

Gloria Kirwan Julie Byrne,, EDUCATING PROFESSIONALS: THE ROLE OF REGULATORY STANDARDS IN PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT, ICERI2019: 12th International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation , Seville, Spain, 11-12 November 2019, edited by IATED , 2019 Oral Presentation, 2019

Edwina Flavin, Gloria Kirwan, Julie Byrne, Working in a Culturally Competent Way? Exploring the Perceptions of Social Workers Engaging with Children and Their Families from Minority Ethnic Groups, 7th National Child Protection and Welfare Social Work Conference , University College Cork, 24 October 2019, edited by SWCONF , 2019 Oral Presentation, 2019

Julie Byrne, Gloria Kirwan, Situated Learning: The Transition of Social Workers from Professional Learning into Practice, The Learner Conference, Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland, 24-26 July, edited by Common Ground , 2019 Oral Presentation, 2019

Swan, M., Holt, S. & Kirwan, G., Who do I turn to if something really bad happens? Keyworking and Relationship-Based Practice in Residential Child Care, Joint World Conference of Social Work, Education and Social Development: , Dublin, Ireland, 2018 Oral Presentation, 2018

Gloria Kirwan, Editorial, Groupwork, 28, (3), 2018, p3 - 5 Journal Article, 2018

Hurley, D. & Kirwan, G., Symposium: Exploring Resilience and Mental Health in Service Users Practitioners in Ireland and Canda, Joint World Conference of Social Work, Education and Social Development: , Dublin, 2018 Oral Presentation, 2018

Gloria Kirwan, Editorial, Groupwork, 28, (2), 2018, p3 - 4 Journal Article, 2018

Gloria Kirwan, Experiences of Mental Distress in a 'Sane-centric' Society, ICLO-NLS Annual Seminar 'Violence Today'. Inaugural Event: 'Aggressivity in the Mirror: Violent Acts in Childhood and Adolescence., Psychological Association of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 29 September 2018, 2018 Oral Presentation, 2018

Ratcliffe, S., Heneghan, R., Kirwan, G. & Holt, S., Strength in Numbers: Social Workers and Groupwork in Ireland, Joint World Conference of Social Work, Education and Social Development: , Dublin, Ireland, 2018 Oral Presentation, 2018

Gloria Kirwan, The Road to Freedom: The Journey from Paternalism to Liberty in Irish Mental Health Law, Trinity College Dublin, 2018 Thesis, 2018

Jacob, D. and Kirwan, G., Working with Roma Rights through a Community Development Model, Joint World Conference of Social Work, Education and Social Development: , Dublin, 2018 Oral Presentation, 2018

Kirwan, G., Davidson, G., Hurley, D. & McFeely, S., Symposium: Making Up Our Minds: Social Work Strategies and Global Mental Health., Joint World Conference of Social Work, Education and Social Development, Dublin, July 2018, 2018 Oral Presentation, 2018

Nick Pollard, Sue Taplin, Gloria Kirwan, Editorial, Groupwork, 28, (1), 2018, p3 - 7 Journal Article, 2018

Kirwan, G, Poems in Dissent: 'I' as Subversive and 'You' as Dialectic, 4th International Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference: Narrating Neo-Liberalism in an Irish Context, Sligo Institute of Technology, 18-19 April 2018, 2018 Oral Presentation, 2018

Kirwan, G, Editorial, Groupwork, 27, (2), 2017, p3 - 5 Journal Article, 2017 URL URL URL

Kirwan, G, Editorial: 'In the half shadows' - Research with hard to reach populations, Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 19, (3), 2017, p3 - 6 Journal Article, 2017 URL URL

Gloria Kirwan, When 'delete' is better than 'send': the ethics of e-professionalism, Professional Ethics, Boundaries and Social Media, Dublin, 8 March , 2017, Social Care Ireland/ Irish Association of Social Workers Invited Talk, 2017

Kirwan, G, 'Smooth seas do not make skilful sailors': Working with changes and challenges in current social work practice, Evening Course for Social Workers, School of Social Work & Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin, 17 October, 2017 Invited Talk, 2017

Dublin 12 Community Mental Health Forum assisted by Gloria Kirwan, D12 Community Mental Health Forum: Survey of Service Users' Views, Dublin, Ireland, D12 Community Mental Health Forum, October, 2017, p1 - 44 Report, 2017 TARA - Full Text

Gloria Kirwan, Legal Challenges to Compulsory Confinement of Mentally Ill Patients: A Review of High Court Judgments 2006-2016, Griffith College , 2017 Thesis, 2017

Kirwan, G, Editorial, Groupwork, 27, (3), 2017, p3 - 5 Journal Article, 2017 URL URL

Kirwan, G. & Hanan, R., Human Trafficking: Prevention, Intervention & Aftercare, Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development 2016, Seoul, Korea, 27 - 30 June 2016, edited by International Federation of Social Workers , 2016 Oral Presentation, 2016

International Technology Task Force, 2013-2014 (including G. Kirwan - member/contributor), 'Model Regulatory Standards for Technology & Social Work Practice', USA, Association of Social Work Boards, 2015, - Protocol or guideline, 2015 URL

Kirwan, G, Editorial, The Irish Social Worker. Issue Title: Research & Analysis, Spring 2015, 2015, p1 Journal Article, 2015

Kirwan, G., The Social Work Profession: Purpose, Potential, Possibilities, 'Social Work as a Champion of Lifespan Mental Health Solutions'. National Mental Health Social Work Conference, Irish Association of Social Workers, The Education Centre, Our Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross, Dublin, Ireland, 16 April 2015, 2015 Conference Paper, 2015

Golightley, M. & Kirwan, G. , Editorial: Mental Health An Issue For Everyone?, Journal of Social Work Practice, 29, (3), 2015, p249 - 253 Journal Article, 2015

Kirwan, G., Quinn, M., Molloy, P., McKeon, C., Oram, S., Keegan, E., Yonkova, N. & Dunning, T., Masterclass: Invisible Victims: Human Trafficking and Gender Based Violence, European Conference on Domestic Violence, Belfast & Dublin. Masterclass held in Trinity College Dublin., 5 September , 2015 Oral Presentation, 2015 URL

Melaugh, B. and Kirwan, G., Social Work Ethics and Social Justice: Self-protection or Proactive Engagement?, Social Care & Social Policy in Ireland: Seeking Social Justice in an Era of Austerity & Beyond, DIT, Grangegorman Campus, Dublin 7, 13 February 2015, 2015 Conference Paper, 2015

Kirwan, G., Professional Integrity: the Role of Ethical Codes, Annual Conference of the Irish Association of Social Workers, Dublin, 16 May, 2014 Conference Paper, 2014 URL

Okakpu, E. and Kirwan, G., An Exploration of Knowledge of People with Epilepsy: A Support Group Population Study, Epilepsy Ireland News, 10 March, 2014, p2 Journal Article, 2014 TARA - Full Text URL

Kirwan, G., Keynote Address. Social Work and Social Media: Ethical Considerations and Boundary Challenges, Irish Association of Social Workers - New Social Worker's Special Interest Group Annual Conference, Dublin, July , 2014 Oral Presentation, 2014

Holt, S. and Kirwan, G., Group work programmes with women and children experiencing domestic violence: do they work and do they last?, Thirteenth ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Dublin, 15-18 Sept 2013, 2013 Conference Paper, 2013

Cohen, C.S., Macgowan, M.J., Garvin, C.D., Muskat, B., Kirwan, G. and Sweifach, J.S., The IASWG Standards for Social Work Practice with Groups: Celebrating the Special Issue of Social Work with Groups, Revitalizing our Heritage: A Bridge to the Future. The 35th Annual International Symposium of the International Association for Social Work with Groups, Boston, Mass, USA, 6 - 9 June, 2013 Oral Presentation, 2013

Kirwan, G., Fitness to Practise and Social Work: lessons from international experience, Registration In Practice Seminar Series, Trinity College Dublin, 28 February 2013, 2013 Oral Presentation, 2013

Kirwan, G, Review of 'Social Work & ICT', by Andrew Hill and Ian Shaw , Review of 'Social Work & ICT', by Andrew Hill and Ian Shaw , Irish Social Worker, Spring, 2013, p47 Review, 2013

Holt, S. and Kirwan, G., Group Work Programmes for Women and Children Experiencing Domestic Violence: Do they work and do they last?, Revitalizing Our Heritage: A Bridge to the Future. 35th Annual International Symposium of the International Association for Social Work with Groups, Boston, Mass, USA, 6 - 9 June , 2013 Conference Paper, 2013

Kirwan, G. & Melaugh, B., Regulation of Fitness to Practise and Social Work: Lessons from International Experience, All Ireland Social Work Education and Research Forum, University College Cork, 31 January , 2013 Oral Presentation, 2013

Kirwan, G. , Getting to Know You: Social Work with Groups meets 'Threshold Concept Theory', Revitalizing Our Heritage: A Bridge to the Future. The 35th Annual International Symposium of the International Association for Social Work with Groups, Boston, Mass, USA, 6 - 9 June , 2013 Conference Paper, 2013

Kirwan, G., Threshold Concepts in Social Work , Presentation to the School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas (Lawrence), USA, 2012 Oral Presentation, 2012

Kirwan, G. , Up Close and Personal: Engaging Learners with Service-User Perspectives, 4th Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference 2012, Trinity College Dublin, 27 - 29 June , 2012 Conference Paper, 2012

Kirwan, G. & Holt, S., Staying In Touch: Keyworking and Young People During Transition Out of Residential Care' , BASPCAN 8th National Congress on Child Abuse & Neglect, Queen's University Belfast, April , 2012 Oral Presentation, 2012

Kirwan, G. & Melaugh, B., Fitness to Practise and Social Work: lessons from international experience, Getting Ready for Registration, Dublin, November , 2012 Oral Presentation, 2012 URL

Clarke, A., Kirwan, G. & Byrne, J., Getting Started: Post-Qualification Perspectives of Newly Qualified Social Workers, Irish Social Worker, Spring, 2012, p24 - 28 Journal Article, 2012

Kirwan, G., Continuing Professional Development: Examining the Basics, Irish Social Worker, Spring, 2012, p2 - 7 Journal Article, 2012 TARA - Full Text

Kirwan, G., Social Work and Social Media: Ethical Considerations and Boundary Challenges, ICT's in Health and Social Care: theory, practice and research. , Trinity College Dublin, 8 November 2012, 2012 Oral Presentation, 2012

Kirwan, G., Social media, e-professionalism and netiquette in social work, Irish Social Worker, Autumn, 2012, p9 - 12 Journal Article, 2012 TARA - Full Text

Kirwan, G., Social Work Relationship Boundaries and Social Work Regulation, 2012, 1 - 10 Miscellaneous, 2012

Kirwan, G. , Boundary Violations, Misconduct Cases and Social Work Regulation: learning from other jurisdictions' , Social Work Relationship Boundaries and Social Work Regulation (seminar), Trinity College Dublin, May , 2012 Oral Presentation, 2012

Kirwan, G. , Sharing Perspectives: Dialectical Configurations of Risk Management Influencing Professional Responses to Parents with Mental Health Problems, Founder's Day Annual Conference, St Patrick's Hospital, Dublin, 4 October , 2011 Oral Presentation, 2011 URL

Kirwan, G., Fragmentation and Absent Insight: Risk Management and the Challenges for Service Providers, Working within the Forensic Paradigm, Monash University Centre, Prato, Italy , September, 2011 Oral Presentation, 2011

Kirwan, G., Supporting families in the context of parental mental health problems, Social Work and the Challenge of Working with Vulnerable Clients, Trinity College Dublin, 11 November, edited by Irish Association of Social Workers/School of Social Work & Social Policy, TCD , 2011 Oral Presentation, 2011

Holt, S. & Kirwan, G., Key-working in Practice: Myths, Realities and Possibilities, 3rd Biennial Child Protection and Welfare Social Work Conference, University College Cork, 28 October , 2011 Oral Presentation, 2011

Kirwan, G. & Melaugh, B., To register or not to register? That is the question, Eisteach. A Quarterly Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 11, (3), 2011, p22 - 25 Journal Article, 2011

Kirwan, G., Suicide in Ireland: Patterns and Trends, Eisteach. A Quarterly Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 10, (1), 2010 Journal Article, 2010

Kirwan, G, Risk Management and Parental Mental Illness: An Exploratory Study of Service Providers' Views, Trinity College Dublin , 2010 Thesis, 2010

Kirwan, G, Editorial, Eisteach. A Quarterly Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 10, (3), 2010, p3 - 3 Journal Article, 2010

Kirwan, G. and Holt, S., Child Death Reviews, 6th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, UCD, Dublin, 28 June-2 July, 2010 Conference Paper, 2010

Kirwan, G, Outstanding In Their Field: A Study of Continuing Professional Development and Social Workers in Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, 2010 Thesis, 2010

Eisteach: A Quarterly Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 10, 3, (2010), 1 - 56p, Kirwan, G., [Guest Editor], 6 months Journal, 2010 URL

Eisteach. A Quarterly Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 9, 3, (2009), 3 - 55p, Barbara Dowds, Gloria Kirwan, [eds.], 1 issue Journal, 2009

Eisteach. A Quarterly Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Dublin, Ireland, Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, [eds.], 2009-2011 Editorial Board, 2009

Dowds, B., Kirwan, G., Editorial, Eisteach. A Quarterly Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 9, (3), 2009, p3 - 3 Journal Article, 2009

Kirwan, G., Reflective Practice, National Education Welfare Board Annual Conference, Kilkenny, November, 2007 Conference Paper, 2007

Kirwan, G., Continuing Professional Development - Challenges and Obstacles, Towards a Global Understanding of Lifelong Learning: Making a Difference. Annual Conference of FACE (Forum for the Advancement of Continuing Education), University College Cork, 6 - 8 July, 2005 Conference Paper, 2005

Wilson, G. & Kirwan, G., Moving Closer or Further Apart? A Comparative Analysis of Mental Health Social Work in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, Shaping the Future of Mental Health Social Work, Dundalk, Ireland, February, edited by North South Mental Health Social Workers Forum , 2003 Conference Paper, 2003

Kirwan, G., Social Work and Social Exclusion in Ireland, EU funded seminar Social Work and Social Exclusion - Building an Active Society for All, Stockholm, 1997 Conference Paper, 1997

Kirwan, G., Dealing with Pressure in Social Work Practice, Annual Conference of the Irish Association of Social Workers, Dublin, 1996 Invited Talk, 1996

Research Expertise

Description

- Mental Health Social Work - Service User Participation - Social Work Ethics - Social Work Education and Professional Development - History of Social Work - Human Trafficking

Projects

  • Title
    • The Roma Community in Ireland: The Role of the Tallaght Roma Integration Project
  • Summary
    • This project reported on the work of the Tallaght Roma Integration Project (TRIP) and, in particular, to examine its contribution to improving access to healthcare for the Roma community in the greater Tallaght area of Dublin. The Roma community is a new migrant group in Ireland and this project also aimed to consult with members of the Roma community regarding their perceived needs and gaps in service provision. Across Europe, the Roma community experiences high levels of discrimination and marginalisation and a final aim of this project was to illuminate experiences of this new migrant group in the Irish context. The final publication of this project can be accessed at:http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/75826
  • Funding Agency
    • Health Service Executive
  • Date From
    • 2013
  • Date To
    • 2015
  • Title
    • EIST: A Study of Mental Health Service User Views
  • Summary
    • This study is located in the context of Irish national mental health policy (A Vision for Change, 2006) which articulates a recovery-informed approach to mental health service delivery with service user participation as a central element of the recovery process. The study explores the views of a sample of mental health service users on participation and how they conceptualise optimum participation based on their experiences of service usage. The study also reveals the beliefs and opinions regarding participation which service users carry into service usage, arising from their interactions with mental health service systems. A narrative methodology, Voice Centred Relational Method (VCRM), was adopted for the purposes of data collection and analysis, thus positioning the views of service users as central to the production of knowledge in this study. The study reveals the advantages and disadvantages of using VCRM in the context of a study of this type.
  • Date From
    • 2010
  • Date To
    • 2017
  • Title
    • Continuing Professional Development and Social Workers in Ireland - a national study
  • Summary
    • This study investigated the supports and obstacles to engagement in continuing professional development encountered by social workers working Ireland.
  • Funding Agency
    • TCD Bologna Research Fund
  • Date From
    • 2005
  • Date To
    • 2007
  • Title
    • ICARUS Research Project
  • Summary
    • Member of Irish research team that participated in an international comparative study of professional responses to families with parental mental health problems. The project was led by a research team based at Brunel University, UK.
  • Date From
    • 1997
  • Date To
    • 1999
  • Title
    • A national study of women who gave birth outside of marriage in 1983
  • Summary
    • Member of the research team involved in the collation of data and the compilation of the report. The study was conducted by the Health Research Board (then the Medico-Social Research Board) and Treoir (then the Federation of Services for Unmarried Parents & their Children). Publication : O'Hare, Dromey, O'Connor, Clarke & Kirwan, (1988), Mothers Alone? A study of women who gave birth outside of marriage, Ireland, 1983. Dublin, FSUPC.
  • Funding Agency
    • Medico-Social Research Board
  • Date From
    • 1983
  • Date To
    • 1988
  • Title
    • Social Work and Social Exclusion - Building an active society for all
  • Summary
    • Irish representative, International Federation of Social Workers
  • Funding Agency
    • European Commission
  • Title
    • All Ireland Social Work Student Survey

Keywords

e-professionalism; Human Trafficking; mental health service user involvement; PARTICIPATION; Public and patient participation in healthcare; Role of Social Media in Healthcare; Social media and social networking; Social work/social work education

Recognition

Representations

Co-Editor of Groupwork 2018 to date

Member of the Accreditation Committee, Medical Council (Ireland) April 2017

Lay Member, Fitness to Practise Committee, Medical Council (Ireland) 2013 to date

External Assessor, PiP program, Northern Ireland Social Care Council 2018 -2020

Registrant Member, CORU Appeals Committee 2016 to date

Member of the Tusla Third Level Liaison Framework Group November 2017

Registrant Member, Preliminary Proceedings Committee, CORU 2015-2018

Member, Editorial Committee, Journal of Social Work Practice 2013 to date

Member of the Focus Ireland National Services Advisory Committee. 2014 to date

Member of the Mojo National Policy, Practice & Research Committee 2016 to date

Member of the National Coordinating Committee of the Joint World Congress on Social Work, Education and Social Development - due to be held in Dublin 2018. 2015 to 2018

Member of the National Advisory Group (NAG) for the Establishment of the Child and Family Agency (Tusla). 2012-2013

Chairperson of the Education and Training Sub-group of the National Advisory Group for the Establishment of the Child and Family Agency (Tusla) 2012-2013

Member of the International Task Force on Social Work and Social Media, convened by the Association of Social Work Boards, USA 2013 -2014

Member of Panel of Assessors, CORU (Health and Social Care Professionals Council). 2011 -2014

Treasurer, Irish Association of Social Workers 1993-1995

Chairperson of the North Inner City Family Support Service (Dublin) 1993-1995

Chairperson of the Community After School Project, Dublin 1 1994-1997

Joint Chair of the IASW/NIASW All Ireland Mental Health Social Work Annual Conference committee. 2011-2014

Treasurer of the Integrated Services Project, North-East Inner City Dublin 1993 -1995

Public Service Appointments Commission, Interview Panel Member 2014

Guest Editor, Irish Social Worker: Journal of the Irish Association of Social Workers Spring 2015 edition

Editorial Committee Member of Eisteach, A Quarterly Journal of the Counselling and Psychotheray 2009-2011

Member of voluntary social service sector organisation committees including The North Inner City Money Advice & Budgeting Service, The IASW Child Care Committee, the Mountjoy Square Nursery Selection Committee, 1992-1995

Article reviewer for the following journals: Journal of Social Work Practice; Children and Youth Services Review; Child Care in Practice; Groupwork; Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice; British Journal of Social Work. occasional

Research Ethics Committee, School of Social Work & Social Policy

Awards and Honours

Undergraduate Student Research Grant, Medico-Social Research Board (now Health Research Board) 1983

Memberships

CORU registered social worker 2013- – to date

Member of the Irish Association of Social Workers ongoing

International Association of Social Work with Groups 2012 – 2015