Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Wolniak, M. & Houston, S., 'A sociologist in the field of social work: Pierre Bourdiue's theory and its relevance for social work practice', Critical and Radical Social Work, 2022
Stan Houston, Dialectical Critical Realism, Transformative Change, and Social Work, Critical and Radical Social Work, 2021
Houston, S. & Swords, C., Critical Realism, Mimetic Theory and Social Work, Journal of Social Work, 2021
Swords, C. & Houston, S., 'Using social constructionism to research the recovery movement in mental health: A critical reflection on meta-theory shaping the inquiry', Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies, 2021
Birbeck, A. & Houston, S., 'Intersectionality': An Indispensible Theory for Social Workers Promoting Social Justice in Ireland, Irish Social Worker, 2021
Houston, S. & Swords, C., 'Responding to the 'Weight of the World': Unveilling the 'Feeling' Bourdieu in Social Work', The British Journal of Social Work, 2021
Coffey, K. & Houston, S., Socially Aware Life Politics and Social Work in Ireland, Irish Social Worker, 2021
Stan Houston and Calvin Swords, Critical Realism, Mimetic Theory and Social Work, Journal of Social Work, 2021
Cullen, L & Houston, S., 'Reflecting on the Role of Eco-systems in Promoting Human Well-Being: Some THoughts for Social Workers, Irish Social Worker, 2020
Stan Houston , Engaging with Complexity in Social Work: Four Essential Conceptual Skills , The Irish Social Worker, 2020
Coulter, S., Houston, S., Mooney, S., Devaney, J. & Davidson, G., 'Response to Commentary on 'Attaining Theoretical Coherence in Relationship Based Practice...', British Journal of Social Work, 2020
Houston, S., Montgomery, L. & MacDonald, M., Parenting Capacity Assessment and Enhancement when a Child has Complex Needs, Developmental Delay or a Disability: A Companions Monograph to 'Building Better Futures', 1st, Belfast, Health and Social Care Board, 2020
Houston, S & Swords, C., Analysing a Parent's Capacity to CHange: Towards a Model for Child Protection Social Workers, Journal of Social Work Practice, 2020
Coulter, S., Houston, S., Mooney, S., Devaney, J. & Davidson, G., Attaining Theoretical Coherence within Relationship-Based Practice in Child and Family Social Work: The Systemic Prespective, The British Journal of Social Work, 2019
Houston, S. and Butler, M., More than Just a Number: Hearing the Views of Vulnerable Adults in the Criminal Justice System, Irish Journal of Probation, 2019, p1-12
Challenging the Scapegoating Mechanism: Mimetic Desire, Self-Ditected Groupwork and Social Work in, editor(s)Stephen Webb , Routledge Handbook of Social Theory, London, Routledge, 2019, pp12 , [Stan Houston]
Stan Houston and Gerry Marshall, Reflexivity and Social Work Practice, Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies, 2019
Bourdieu, Emotion and Ethics: Some Implications for Social Work in, editor(s)Stephen Webb , Routledge Handbook of Critical Social Work, London, Routledge, 2019, pp86 - 97, [Stan Houston]
Calvin Swords, Stan Houston, Exploring the Concept of Recovery in Irish Mental Health Services: A Case Study of Perspectives within an Inter-Professional Team, Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies, 2019
Houston, S., Montgomery, L. and MacDonald, M., Assessing and Enhancing Parenting Capacity in Child Protection (3rd ed.), 3rd, Belfast, Health and Social Care Board, 2019
Hughes, H. and Houston, S., 'It's Almost Kafkaesque': Newspaper Coverage of Social Work's Role in the 'Grace Case' in the Republic of Ireland, The British Journal of Social Work, 2019
Montgomery, L., Wilson, G., Houston, S., Davidson, G., Harper, C. and Faulkener, L., An Evaluation of Mental health Service Provision in Northern Ireland, Health and Care in the Community, 2018, p1 -12
Houston, S., Montgomery, L. and MacDonald, M., 'Assessing and Enhancing Parenting Capacity in Child Protection': A Practitioner Monograph, 3rd, Belfast, Health and Social Care Board, 2018
Social Work, Culture, Politics and Society in, editor(s)Payne, M. , Handbook of Social Work Theory, London, Sage, 2018, pp15 , [Houston, S.]
Houston, S., Montgomery, L. and McDonald, M., Assessing and Enhancing Parenting Capacity in Child Protection: A Practitioner Manual for Social Workers. (monograph ISBN NO. 978-0-9929772-2-1), 2nd, Belfast, HSC Board, 2018, 1 - 58pp
Assessing Parenting Capacity in Child Protection in, editor(s)Howrath, J. and Platt, D. , The Child's World: Assessing Children in Need, London, Jessica Kingsley, 2018, pp78 - 89, [Houston, S.]
stan houston, Acknowledging the Elephant in the Room; Reflexivity and Social Work, Irish Social Worker, 2018
Houston, S. and Montgomery, L., Reflecting Critically on Contemporary Social Pathologies: Social Work and the 'Good Life', Critical and Radical Social Work, 5, (2), 2017, p1 - 14
Learning to Absent the Absent: Critical Realism and Socialo Work Education in, editor(s)Kjorstad, M. and Solem, M.B. , Critical Realism for Welfare Professionals, London, Routledge, 2017, pp67 - 84, [Houston, S. and Montgomery, L.]
Houston, S., Assessing Parenting Capacity in Child Protection: Towards a Knowledge-Based Framework, Child and Family Social Work, 21, (3), 2016, p347 - 357
Harkin, C. and Houston, S., Reviewing the Literature on the Breakdown of Foster-Care Placements for Young People: Complexity and the Social Work Task, Child Care in Pratice, 4, (2), 2016, 1-15
Houston, S., Delivering Social Work Eduaction on Case Management Reviews and INquiry Reports: An Exploratory Study of Students' Perspectives in Northern ireland, Child Care in Practice, 3, (3), 2016, p34 - 44
Houston, S., Empowering the Shamed 'Self': Recognition and Critical Social Work, Journal of Social Work, 16, (2), 2016, p347 - 357
Houston, S., Beyond Individualism: Social Work and Social Identity, British Journal of Social Work, 46, (2), 2016, p532 - 548
Houston, S. and McColgan, M., Delivering Social Work Eduaction on the Case Reviews and Inquiry Reports: An Exploratory Study, Journal of Social Work, 5, (1), 2016, p1-16
Houston, S. and Montgomery, L., Assessing and Enhancing Parenting Capacity in Child Protection: A Practitioner Manual for Social Workers (monograph), 1st, Belfast, HSC Board, 2016, 1 - 43pp
Houston, S., Hayes, D. and MacDonald, M., Hearing the Voice of the Kinship Foster Carer in Northern Ireland: An Inquiry into Characteristics, Needs and Experience, Families, Relationships and Society, 4, (3), 2016, p1-16
McDonald, M., Hayes, H. and Houston, S., Understanding Informal Kinship Care: A Critical Narrative Review of Theory and Research, Families, Relationships and Society, 5, (3), 2016, p1 -15
Houston, S. and Gray, M., Fallin in Love Outwards: Eco-Social Work and the Sensuous Event, Journal of Social Work, 16, (4), 2016, p412 - 428
Aventin, A., Houston, S. and Macdonald, G., Utilising a Computer Game as a Therapeutic Intervention for Youth in Residential Care: Some Preliminary Findings on Use and Acceptability, Children and Youth Services Review, 47, (3), 2015, p362 - 369
Houston, S., 'When I Look I am Seen, So I Exist': Supplmenting Honneth's Recognition Model for Social Work., Social Work and Society, 13, (2), 2015, p2 - 17
Houston, S., Towards a Critical Ecology of Child Development: Aligning the Theories of Bronfenbrenner and Bourdieu, Families, Relationships and Society, 4, (3), 2015, p36 - 47
Houston, S., Reducing Child Protection Error in Social Work: Towards an Holistic-Rational Perspective, Journal of Social Work Practice, 29, (2), 2015, p379 - 394
Houston, S., Enabling Others in Social Work: Reflexivity and the Theory of Social Domains, Critical and Radical Social Work, 3, (2), 2015, p`245 - 260
Houston, S. and Butler, M., 'More than just a Number': Hearing the Views of Vulnerable Adults in the Criminal Justice System, Belfast, Department of Justice, Northern Ireland, May, 2015, p1 - 17
Houston, S., Reflecting on Psycho-Social Domains in Social Work: Towards a Model of Enabling Others (Monograph), 1st, Belfast, NISCC, 2015, 1 - 42pp
Houston, S., Enabling Others in Social Work: A Review of the Reflexive Framework, Critical and Radical Social Work, 4, (3), 2015, 1-14
Houston, S., Meta-Theoretical Paradigms Underpinning Risk in Child Welfare: Towards a Position of Methodological Pragmatism, Children and Youth Services Review, 47, (1), 2014, p55 - 60
Critical Realism in, editor(s)Coghlan, D. and Brydon-Miller, M. , The Sage Encyclopedia of Action Research, London, Sage, 2014, pp116 - 124, [Houston, S.]
'Getting Back to the Things Themselves': Strengthening Phenomenology in Social Work in, editor(s)Harrikari, T., Rauhala, P. and Virokannas, E. , Social Change and Social Work, London, Ashgate, 2014, pp72 - 86, [Houston, S.]
Houston, S. Hayes, D., and MacDonald, M., Hearing the Voice of the KInship Carer in Northern Ireland: An Investigation into Needs and Experience, Belfast, Fostering Network, June, 2014, p1 - 45
Human Development, Identity-Formation and Critical Social Work in, editor(s)Hollmuller, H. and Schmid, R. , European Conflicts: From Croatia to Belfast, Klagenfurt, Drava, 2014, pp67 - 76, [Houston, S.]
Jurgen Habermas in, editor(s)Gray, M. and Webb, S. , Social Work: Theories and Methods 2nd ed., London, Sage, 2013, pp24 - 34, [Houston, S.]
Advocacy, Recognition and Inclusion: Towards a Politicised Social Work in, editor(s)Gray, M. and Webb, S. , The NewPolitics of Social Work, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, pp67 - 79, [Houston, S.]
Social Work and the Sociological Imagination in, editor(s)Garrett, P.M. , Children and Families, Bristol, Policy Press, 2013, pp78 - 87, [Houston, S.]
Gray, M., Midgley. and Webb, S. (Houston, S. Associate Editor)., The Sage Handbook of Social Work. , 1st, London, Sage, 2012, 1 - 363pp
Risk Assessment: A Quick Guide in, editor(s)Griffiths, K. , The Social Work Toolkit, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, pp45 - 53, [Houston, S.]
Houston, S. and Mullen-Jensen, C., Towards Depth and Width in Qualitative Social Work: Aligning Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis with the Theory of Social Domains, Qualtitaive Social Work, 4, (4), 2012, p22 - 32
Houston, S., Engaging with the Crooked Timbre of Humanity: Value Pluralism and Social Work, British Journal of Social Work, 42, (2), 2012, p652 - 668
Houston, S., REviewing the Coming Crisis in Social Work: A Response to Longhofer and Floersch, Research on Social Work Practice, 22, (2), 2012, p520 - 522
Child and Family Social Work: Towards a Sociological Understanding in, editor(s)Gray, M., Midgley, J. and Webb, S. , The Sage Handbook of Social Work, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, pp134 - 146, [Houston, S.]
Houston, S., Using Action Research to Enhance Resilience in a Children's Home: An Exploration of Needs, issues and Themes, Child Care in Practice, 2, (2), 2011, p115 - 127
Houston. S., Building Resilience in a Children's Home: Results from an Action Research Project, Child and Family Social Work, 3, (3), 2011, p20 - 28
Houston, S., Spratt, T. and Devaney, J., Mandated Prevention in Child Welfare Policy: Considerations from an Ethical Framework, Journal of Social Work, 11, (3), 2011, p287 - 305
Houston, S., Working with the 'System' and 'Lifeworld': Using Action Research to Enhance Resilience and Attachment in a Children's Home, Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 10, (3), 2011, p37 - 44
Houston, S., Working with the 'System' and 'Lifeworld': Using Action Research to Enhance Resilience and Attachment in a Children's Home, Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 10, (3), 2011, p37 - 44
Houston, S., Prising OPen the Black Box: Critical Realism, Action Research and Social Work, Qualitative Social Work, 41, (3), 2010, p73 - 91
Discourse Ethics in, editor(s)Gray, M., Midgley, J. and Webb, S. , Ethics abd Values Perspectives in Social Work, London, Sage, 2010, pp65 - 88, [Houston, S.]
Houston, S., Further REflections on Habermas' Contribution to Discourse in Child Protection: An Exploration of Power in Social Life, British Journal of Social Work, 40, (4), 2010, p1736 - 1753
Jurgen Habermas in, editor(s)Gray, M. and Webb, S. , Social Work: Theories and Methods, London, Sage, 2009, pp78 - 90, [Houston, S.]
Houston, S., Beyond Homo Economicus: Recognition and Social Work, British Journal of Social Work, 41, (3), 2009, p841 - 857
Houston, S., Communication, Recognition and Social Work: Aligning the Ethical Theories of Habermas and Honneth, British Journal of Social Work, 39, (7), 2009, p1274 - 1290
Houston, S., Transcending Ethno-Religious Identities: Social Work's Role in the Struggle for Recognition in Northern Ireland, Australian Social Work, 61, (1), 2008, p25 - 41
Houston, S. and Dolan, P., Conceptualising Family Support: Honneth's Theory of Recognition, Children and Society, 22, (6), 2008, p458 - 469
Hayes, D. and Houston, S., Lifeworld, System and Family Group Conferences: Habermas' Contribution to Discourse in Child Protection, British Journal of Social Work, 37, (6), 2007, p987 - 1006
Competence under Child Care Legislation, Policy and Research in, editor(s)O'Hagan, K. , Competence in Social Work Practice 2nd ed., London, Jessica KIngsley, 2007, pp108 - 120, [Duffy, J. and Houston, S.]
Making Use of Positive Psychology in Residential Child Care in, editor(s)Iwaniec, D. , The Child's Journey through Care: Placement Stability, Care Planning, and Achieving Permanency, London, Wiley, 2006, pp83 - 96, [Houston, S.]
Houston, S., Philosophy, Theory and Method in Social Work: Challenging Empiricism's Claim on Evidence-Based Practice, Journal of Social Work, 5, (3), 2005, p7 - 20
Houston, S., Skehill, C., Pinkerton, J. and Campbell, J., Prying Open the Space for Social Work in the New Millenium: Four Theoretical Perspectives on Transformative Practice, Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 12, (1), 2005, p35 - 52
Houston, S., Garrett Contra Ferguson: A Meta-Theorteical Appraisal of the Rumble in the Jungle, British Journal of Social Work, 34, (2), 2004, p261 - 267
Houston, S., Exploring Workforce Retention in Child and Fasmily Social Work: Critical Theory, Social Pedagogy and Action Research, Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 11, (3), 2004, p36 - 53
Houston, S., 'Establishing Virtue in Social Work: A Response to McBeath and Webb', British Journal of Social Work, 33, (1), 2003, p819 - 824
Houston, S., Aethod from the 'Lifeworld': Person Centred Planning for Children in Care, Children and Society, 17, (2), 2003, p57 - 70
Houston, S., Beyond the Iron Cage of Bureaucracy: Hyperrationality and Social Work, Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 9, (2), 2002, p5 - 22
Houston, S., Re-Thinking a Systemic Approach to Child Welfare: A Critical Response to the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families, European Journal of Social Work, 5, (1), 2002, p301 - 312
Houston, S., Moarl Consciousness and Decision-making in Child and Family Social Work, Adoption and Fostering, 27, (3), 2002, p61 - 70
Houston, S., Reflecting on Habitus, Field and Capital: Towards a Culturally Sensitive Social Work, Journal of Social Work, 2, (2), 2002, p149 - 167
Appraoches to Children at Risk: Theories, Processes and Models in, editor(s)Iwaniec, D and Szmagalski, J. , Emotional Maltreatment and Failure to Thrive: Identification, Assessment and Treatment - United Kingdom and Polish Experiences., Warsaw, University of Warsaw Press, 2001, pp67 - 78, [Houston, S.]
Approaches to Children at Risk: Theories, Processes and Models in, editor(s)Iwaniec, D. amd Szmagalski, J. , Emotional Maltreatment and Failure to Thrive: Identification, Assessment and Treatment - United Kingdom and Polish Experiences., Warsaw, University of Warsaw Press, 2001, pp67 - 79, [Houston, S.]
Houston, S., McConvey, V., O'Rourke, M and Leonard, M. (eds.)., Social Work and Innovation: An Anthology of Advanced Level Practice, 1st, Belfast, CCETSW, 2001, 1 - 150pp
Houston, S., Transcending the Fissure in Risk Theory: Critical Realism and Child Welfare, Child and Family Social Work, 6, (2), 2001, p219 - 228
Houston, S., Beyond Social Constructionism: Critical Realism and Social Work, British Journal of Social Work, 31, (3), 2001, p845 - 861
Houston, S. and Campbell, J., Using Critical Social Theory to Develop a Conceptual Framework for Comparative Social Work, International Journal of Social Welfare, 10, (6), 2001, p66 - 73
Houston, S., Spratt, S. and Magill, T., DEveloping Creative Solutions to the Problems of Children and their Familiues: Communicative Reason and the Use of Forum Theatre, Child and Family Social Work, 6, (2), 2001, p285 - 293
Houston, S., Spratt, T., McCullought. and Hasson, F., Integrated Family Centres: Directions for Future Developments, Journal of Applied Social Studies, 2, (3), 2001, p56 - 72
Spratt, T., Houston, S. and Magill, T., Imaging the Future: Theatre and Change within the Child Protection System, Child and Family Social Work, 3, (1), 2000, p117 - 127
Houston, S., The Task Dilemma in Human Service Organizations Re-configured, European Journal of Social Work, 3, (1), 2000, p53 - 56
Reflecting on Values in Child and Family Social Work in, editor(s)Anderson, M. and Rea, E. , Reflecting on Practice: Looking Back to Look Forward, Belfast, CCETSW, 2000, pp32 - 38, [Houston, S]
Houston, S., McGlade, A. and Fawcett,M., Group Care in Northern Irelnd: A Survey of Resident Characteristics and their Implications for Parctice Knowledge, Practice, 12, (3), 2000, p5 - 26
Houston, S. and Griffiths, H., Reflections on Risk: Is it Time for a Shift in Paradigms?, Child and Family Social Work, 5, (1), 2000, p1 - 10
Spratt, T. and Houston, S., Developing Critical Social Work in Theory and Practice: Child Protection and Communicative Reason, Child and Family Social Work, 4, (4), 1999, p323 - 334
Houston, S. and Bamford, D., Developing Children's Services Training Plans: A Perspective from Northern Ireeland, Child Care in Practice, 18, (3), 1999, p323 - 334
Pathways to Change: Applying Solution-Focused Brief Therapy to Foater Care in, editor(s)Kelly, G. and Gilligan, R. , Issues in Foster Care: Policy, Practice and Research, London, Jessica Kingsley, 1999, pp56 - 78, [Houston, S.]
Houston, S., Working with Troubled and Troubledsome Adolescents: An Interactionist Perspective, Child Care in Parctice, 3, (3), 1997, p61 - 72
Houston, S., A Clarion Call to Planners, Managers and Practitioners: Don't Forget about the UN Convention, Child Care in Practice, 3, (1), 1996, p38 - 41
Competence Under the Children Act in, editor(s)O'Hagan, K. , Competence in Social Work, London, Jessica Kingsley, 1996, pp35 - 46, [Houston, S. ]
Houston, S. and Bamford, D., A Model for Understanding Worker Premises in Child Protection, Child Care in Practice, 39, (2), 1996, p58 - 65
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Coulter, S., Devaney, J., Houston, S., Davidson, G. and Mooney, S., Attaining Theorteical Coherence within Relationship-Based Practice in Child and Family Social Work, The British Journal of Social Work, 2019
Montgomery, L., MacDonald, M. & Houston, S., Evaluation of the Building Better Futures Project, Belfast, 2019
Stan Houston, Reflexivity in Social Work, Social Work Conference on Social Theory, Carlisle, 05/06/2018, 2018
Stan Houston, Recognizing the Elephant in the Room: Reflexivity and Social Work Practice, Irish Social Worker, 2018
Houston, S., Working Ethically in Child Protection, Book Review, 2016, p71 - 72
Wilson, G., Montgomery, L., Houston, S. and Davidson, G., Regress, React, Resolve: An Evaluation of Mental Health Service Provision - A Summary (Monograph), 1st, Belfast, Action Mental Health, 2015, 1 - 62pp
McDonald, M., Hayes, D. and Houston, S., Informal Kinship Care: A Review of the Literature, Belfast, BAAF, 2014, p1 - 42
Houston, Realising Family Support in Practice: A Literature Review of 'What Works' , Galway, NUI Galway, March, 2008, p1 - 45
Houston, S., Foreword to Journal Content, Review of Chid Care in Practice, by Several , Child Care in Practice, 3, (3), 2007, p1 - 4
Introduction: Social Work Beyond Bureau-Professionalism in, editor(s)Houston, S., McConvey., O'Rourke, M. and Leonard, M. , Social Work and Innovation: An Anthology of Advanced Level Practice., Belfast, CCETSW, 2001, pp1 - 5, [Houston, S.]
Titterton, M., Donaldson, T., Kavanagh, A., Houston, S. and Stirling, C., 'Theirs by Right: An INtroduction to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child', Belfast, Child-Care Northern Ireland, 1996, 1 - 23
Houston, S., Setting Quality Standards for Social Work Practice in Residential Child Care, Belfast, Eastern Health and Social Services Board, May, 1995, p1 - 36
Houston, S., Risk Paradigms in Social Work, Reviewing International Social Work, Prato, Italy, 2012
Houston, S., Reflexive Practice in Practice Learning in Social Work: A Model, Symposium on Reflexive Practice in Social Workk, Belfast, September 2014
Houston, S., New Developments in Post-Qualifying Social Work , Post-Qualifying Social Work Conference, Belfast, June 2008
Houston, S., Critical Social Theory and Reflection in Social Work, Reflection in Social Work; New Prespectives, University of Ulster, March 2011
Houston, S., Action Research as a Tool for Developing Resilience, NSPCC Symposium on the Child, Belfast, November 2012
Houston, S., Holistic Rationality in Child Protection, Decisions, Assessment and Risk, University of Ulster, July 2012
Houston, S., Reflection as an Act of Leadership, New Developments in Social Care, Belfast, November 2014
Houston, S., 'How does childhood trauma impact on outcomes in adulthood?, Healing from Traumatic Relationships: Psychological and Societal Perspectives, Queens University Belfast, April 2010
Houston, S., 'Evaluating the Delivery and Impact of Social Work Teaching on the Child and Adult Abuse Inquiries: nA Northern Irish Perspective', Developments in Child Abuse and Neglect BASCPAN, Queens University Belfast, April 2012
Houston, S., Reflexive Practice in Social Work, Developing Social Work Parctice in Northern Ireland, Belfast, September 2014
Houston, S., 'Later Effects of Early Deprivation in Children', Societal Effects of Trauma, Queens University Belfast, April 2010
Houston, S., Introduction to the Reflexive Framework, The New Post-Qualifying Framework and Strategy, Belfast, June 2015
Houston, S., Developing Honneth's Theory of Recognition for Social Work, Perspectives on Honneth in Social Work, University of Central Lancashire, November 2012
Houston, S., Developing Resilience in Young People, Researching Resilience in Youth, Zagreb, 2012
Houston, S., Habermasian Insights on Social Work in Northern Ireland, IFSW Conference , Lodz, Poland, May 2000
Houston, S., 'Hyperrationality and Child Protection Error', Social Work Challenges, Queens University Belfast, November 2008
Houston, S., Critical Realism and Social Work, Critical Realist Thinking in Social Work, University of Southern California, May 2011
Houston, S., KInships Foster Carers in Northern Ireland: Needs and Issues, Launch of Kinship Care Research, by the Fostering Network, Lisburn, September 2015
Houston, S., 'Developing Social Work Leadership through Theories of Depth, Developing Leadership in Social Work, Belfast, February 2013
Houston, S., 'Honneth's Theory of Recognition for Social Work, University of Sussex Symposium, Guest Lecture, University of Sussex, May 2013
Research Expertise
Projects
- Title
- Building Better Futures
- Summary
- This research aims to evaluate a model of parenting capacity assessment and intervention
- Funding Agency
- Early Intervention Transformation Board
- Date From
- November 2015
- Date To
- 2017
- Title
- Evaluation of Barnardos Family Centre
- Summary
- Evaluation of family centre
- Funding Agency
- Barnardos
- Date From
- 1997
- Date To
- 1997
- Title
- User Involvement in Social Work
- Summary
- Research evaluation of service user involvement in social work
- Funding Agency
- SCIE
- Date From
- 2007
- Date To
- 2007
- Title
- Developing Resilience in Residential Child Care
- Summary
- Action research project to develop resilience in a children's home
- Funding Agency
- Southern HSC Trust
- Date From
- May 2008
- Date To
- May 2009
- Title
- Investigating Social Work Assessments in Child Care Proceedings
- Summary
- Study investigating the quality of social work's evidence in the courts
- Funding Agency
- DHSS
- Date From
- 2008
- Date To
- 2014
- Title
- Evalauating Teaching and Learning on Care Reviews
- Summary
- Study examining the quality of social work education in relation to teaching on the case reviews to social work students
- Funding Agency
- Higher Education Academy
- Date From
- 2010
- Date To
- 2013
- Title
- Reviewing what works in family support
- Summary
- Literature review on 'what works' in family support
- Funding Agency
- Southern HSC Trust
- Date From
- May 2006
- Date To
- December 2006
- Title
- Developing Reflection in Social Work
- Summary
- action research project to develop resilience in social work
- Funding Agency
- NISCC
- Date From
- 2013
- Date To
- 2015
- Title
- Reviewing the Needs of Kinships Foster Carers
- Summary
- Study on the needs of kinship foster carers
- Funding Agency
- HSC Board
- Date From
- 2013
- Date To
- 2014
- Title
- Reviewing the Literatue on Informal Kinships Care
- Summary
- Reviewing international literature on the needs of informal kinship carers
- Funding Agency
- HSC Board
- Date From
- 2013
- Date To
- 2014
- Title
- Ascertaining the Needs of Vulnerable Prisoners in the Criminal Justice System
- Summary
- Qualitative study examining the needs of vulnerable prisoners in the criminal justice system
- Funding Agency
- Department of Justice
- Date From
- 2015
- Date To
- 2015
Recognition
Awards and Honours
Professor Emeritus of Social Theory and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast
Visiting Professor, Newcastle University