Resources and Publications

Research Outputs by Year

Note: a complete list of publications for each member of staff can be found on their staff profile or in the


  • Adnum L, Elliott L, Raeside R, Wadd S, Madoc-Jones I, Donnelly M (2024) 'Social capital and alcohol risks among older adults (50 years and over): analysis from the Drink Wise Age Well Survey', Ageing and Society, 44 (3), pp.661-680.

  • Johnson, R.E., Kerridge, G., Alderson, H., Currie, G., Friel, S., Harrop, C., Lynch, A., McGovern, R., Munro, E.R., Newlands, F., Smart, D. (2024) 鈥Mind the Gap鈥: Extending Outcome Measurement for Accountability and Meaningful Innovation. British Journal of Social Work,听

  • Munro, E. R., Kelly, B., Mannay, D., & McGhee, K. (2024).听Comparing Leaving-Care Policy and Practice Across the Four Nations of the United Kingdom: Exploring Similarities, Differences, and Implementation Gaps.听Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice,听26(2), 178鈥195.听

  • Alderson, H., Smart, D., Kerridge, G., Currie, G., Johnson, R., Kaner, E., Lynch, A., Munro, E.R., Swan, J., and McGovern, R. (2023) . Child and Family Social work

  • Munro, E.R., Friel, S., Baker, C. and Newlands, F. (2023) Adapting services and support for young people negotiating the transition from care to adulthood in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Krzaklewska, E., Stapleton, A., Tillmann, F. and Williamson, H. (eds.). Transitions on Hold? How the Covid-19 pandemic affected young people鈥檚 transitions to autonomy. European Commission and Council of Europe.

  • Refaeli, T., Shuman-Harel, N., Brady, E., Mann-Feder, V., Munro, E.R., and van Breda., A. (2023) Widening the care gap? An international comparison of care-leaving in the time of COVID-19, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 93, 436-449.

  • Alderson H, Smart D, Kerridge G, Currie G, Johnson R, Kaner E, Lynch A, Munro E, Swan J, McGovern R (2023) 'Moving from 鈥榳hat we know works鈥 to 鈥榳hat we do in practice鈥: an evidence overview of implementation and diffusion of innovation in transition to adulthood for care experienced young people', Child and Family Social Work, 28 (3), pp.869-896.
  • Seddon J, Wadd S (2023) 'The characteristics and treatment outcomes of people with very late onset of problem drinking.', Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 47 (4), pp.756-762.

  • Wadd, S., McCann, M., Fisher, M., Hopwood, A., Hawkins, A.,(2023) 'Promoting good practice in relation to alcohol use in care homes for older people'. : 91快色.

  • Bostock, L. and Koprowska, J. (2022) 鈥業 know how it sounds on paper鈥 Risk talk, the use of documents and epistemic justice in child protection assessment home visits. Special Issue: Conversation analysis in social work, Qualitative social work, 21(6), 1147鈥1166,

  • Bostock, L., Patrizo, L., Godfrey, T. & Forrester, D. (2022) Why does systemic supervision support practitioners鈥 practice more effectively with children and families? Children and Youth Services Review,

  • Skouteris, H., Green, R., Chung, A., Bergmeier, H., Amir, L.H., Baidwan, S. K., Chater, A. M., Chamberlain, C., Emond, R., Gibbons, K., Gooey, M., Hatzikiriakidis, K., Haycraft, E., Hills, A. P., Higgins, D., Hooper, O., Hunter, S., Kappelides, P., Kleve, S., Krakouer, J., Lumeng, J. C., Manios, Y., Mansoor, A., Marmot, M., Masse, L. C., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Mchiza, Z. J., Meyer, C., Moschonis, G., Munro, E. R., O'Connor, T. M., O'Neil, A., Quarmby, T., Sandford, R., Schneiderman, J. U., Sherriff, S., Simkiss, D., Spence, A., Sturgiss, E., Vicary, D., Wickes, R., Wolfenden, L., Story, M., Black, M . M. (2022). Nurturing children's development through healthy eating and active living: Time for policies to support effective interventions in the context of responsive emotional support and early learning, Health and Social Care in the Community (2022). , Health and Social Care in the Community


  • Fisher, M. (2020). From research question to practice research methodology. In L. Joubert & M. Webber (Eds.),听The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Practice Research听(pp. 43鈥56). London.

  • Hughes, M., Tilbury, C., Bigby, C., &听Fisher, M.听(2020). Using Grey Literature in the Human Services: Perspectives of Australian Research End Users.听Advances in Social Work and Social Welfare, accepted.

  • Munro, E.R. and Simkiss, D. (2020) Transitions from care to adulthood: messages to inform practice.听听Paediatrics and Child Health. 30, 5, 175-180.

  • Bostock, L., Patrizo, L., Godfrey, T. & Forrester, D. (2019) What is the impact of supervision on direct practice families? Children and Youth Services Review, 105, 104-428.听
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  • Bostock, L., Patrizo, L., Godfrey, T., Munro, E.R. & Forrester, D. (2019) How do we assess the quality of group supervision? Developing a coding framework, Children and Youth Services Review, 100, 515-524.
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  • Munro, E.R. (2019)Reflections on upholding the rights of youth leaving out of home care. In V. Mann-Feder and M. Goyette (eds.)听Leaving Care and the Transition to Adulthood. New York:听Oxford 91快色Press.

  • Bostock, L., Lynch, A., Newlands, F. and Forrester, D. (2018) 'Diffusion theory and multi-disciplinary working in children鈥檚 services', Journal of Integrated Care, 26 (2), pp.120-129.
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  • Firmin C, Abbott M (2018) 'A route to safety: using bus boarding data to identify roles for transport providers within contextual safeguarding systems', Children & Society, 32 (5), pp.381-392.
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  • Forrester D., Westlake D., Killian M., Antonopoulou V., McCann M., Thomas R., Waits C., Whittaker C.,& Hutchison D. (2018) 'A randomized controlled trial of training in Motivational Interviewing for child protection.', Children and Youth Services Review, 88 (), pp.180-190.
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  • Hutchinson A.J. (2018) 'Research evidence to inform strengths-based policy and practice: mapping the coping strategies of young women in Mozambique', British Journal of Social Work, (), pp.-.
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  • Lloyd J. (2018) 'Abuse through sexual image sharing in schools: response and responsibility', Gender and Education, (), pp.-.
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  • Lynch A, Newlands F, Forrester D. (2018) 'What does empathy sound like in social work communication? A mixed鈥恗ethods study of empathy in child protection social work practice', Child and Family Social Work, (), pp.-.
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  • Munro, E. and Zonouzi, M. (2018). Re-imagining social care services in co-production with disabled parents. Luton: 91快色.
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  • Wilkins,D. and Antonopoulou, V. (2018) 'What does supervision help with? A survey of 315 social workers in the UK', Practice : a quarterly journal for social workers.
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  • Wilkins D. and Whittaker, C. (2018). Doing Child-Protection Social Work with Parents: What Are the Barriers in Practice? British Journal of Social Work.
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  • Allnock D (2017) 'Memorable life events and disclosure of child sexual abuse: possibilities and challenges across diverse contexts', Families, Relationships and Societies 6 (2) 185-200.
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  • Bateman, T. (2017) 'The State of youth justice 2017: an overview of trends and developments'. London: National Association for Youth Justice.
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  • Bostock L et al (2017) 'Scaling and deepening Reclaiming Social Work model'. London: Department for Education.
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  • Braye S, Orr D, Preston-Shoot M (2017) 'Autonomy and protection in self-neglect work: the ethical complexity of decision-making', Ethics and Social Welfare 11 (4) 320-335.
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  • Firmin C. (2017) 'Contextual risk, individualised responses: an assessment of safeguarding responses to nine cases of peer-on-peer abuse.', Child Abuse Review 27 (1) 42-57.
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  • Firmin C (2017) 'Contextualizing case reviews: a methodology for developing systemic safeguarding practices', Child and Family Social Work 23 (1) 45-52.
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  • Firmin, C (2017) 'From genograms to peer-group mapping: introducing peer relationships into social work assessment and intervention', Families, Relationships and Societies.
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  • Forrester, D., Lynch, A., Bostock, L., Newlands, F., Cary, A. and Preston, B. (2017) 'Family safeguarding Hertfordshire'. London: Department for Education.
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  • Hutchinson A, Waterhouse P, March-McDonald J, Neal S, Ingham R (2017) 'Understanding processes of risk and protection that shape the sexual and reproductive health of young women affected by conflict: the price of protection', Conflict and Health, 11 (15), pp.1-13.
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  • Hynes P (2017) 'Trust and mistrust in the lives of forcibly displaced women and children', Families, Relationships and Societies, 6 (2), pp.219-238.
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  • Kohli RKS, Kaukko M (2017) 'The management of time and waiting by unaccompanied asylum-seeking girls in Finland', Journal of Refugee Studies, (), pp.-.
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  • Lloyd J (2017) '鈥榊ou鈥檙e not big, you鈥檙e just in Asia鈥: expatriate embodiment and emotional experiences of size in Singapore', Social and Cultural Geography, (), pp.-.
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  • McCann, M. and Wadd, S. (2017) ''Wet' care homes for older people with refractory alcohol problems: a qualitative study'. London: Alcohol Research UK.
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  • Orr D, Preston-Shoot M, Braye S (2017) 'Meaning in hoarding: perspectives of people who hoard on clutter, culture and agency', Anthropology and Medicine.
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  • Penhale B, Brammer A, Morgan P, Kingston P, Preston-Shoot M (2017) 'The Care Act 2014: a new legal framework for safeguarding adults in civil society : Special edition editorial', The Journal of Adult Protection 19 (4) 169-174.
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  • Preston-Shoot M (2017) 'On self-neglect and safeguarding adult reviews: diminishing returns or adding value?', The Journal of Adult Protection 19 (2) 53-66.
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  • Thomas R., D'Arcy K (2017) 'Combatting child sexual exploitation with young people and parents: contributions to a twenty-first century family support agenda', British Journal of Social Work, 47 (6), pp.1686-1703.
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  • Wadd, S., Dutton, M. (2017) 'Accessibility and suitability of residential alcohol treatment for older adults'. : Alcohol Research UK.
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  • Wadd, S., Holley-Moore, G., Riaz, A., Jones, R. (2017) 'Calling time: addressing ageism and age discrimination in alcohol policy, practice and research'. : Drink Wise, Age Well.
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  • Wilkins D (2017) 'Does reflective supervision have a future in English local authority child and family social work?', Journal of children's services 12 (2-3), pp.164-173.
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  • Wilkins, D, Antonopoulou, V. (2017) 'How not to observe social workers in practice', Social Work Education 36 (7), pp.837-843.
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  • Wilkins D, Jones R (2017) 'Simulating supervision: how do managers respond to a crisis?', European Journal of Social Work 21 (3) 454-466.
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  • Beckett, H., Walker, J. (2016) 'Child sexual exploitation: definition and practitioner briefing paper'. Edinburgh: Scottish Government.
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  • Preston-Shoot, M. (2016) 'Towards explanations for the findings of serious case reviews: understanding what happens in self-neglect work'. The Journal of Adult Protection, 18 (3).
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  • Warrington, C. et al (2016) 'Making noise: children鈥檚 voices for positive change after sexual abuse'. Luton: 91快色/ Office of Children鈥檚 Commissioner.
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  • Beckett, H., Warrington, C., Ackerley, E., Allnock, D. (2015) 'Children's voices: children and young people鈥檚 perspectives on the police鈥檚 role in safeguarding: a report for Her Majesty鈥檚 Inspectorate of Constabularies': 91快色.
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  • Beckett, H., Warrington, C. (2015) 'Making justice work : experiences of criminal justice for children and young people affected by sexual exploitation as victims and witnesses'. 91快色.
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  • Cosis-Brown, H., Sebba, J., Luke, N. (2015) 'The recruitment, assessment, support and supervision of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender foster carers: An international literature review' Oxford: The Rees Centre, Oxford University.
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  • Dance, Cherilyn (2015) 'Finding the right match: a survey of approved adopters鈥 experiences of agency support in the linking and matching process': Report to AdoptionLink, Luton, 91快色.
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  • Factor, F., Pitts, J., & Bateman, T. (2015) 'Gang-involved young people: custody and beyond: a practitioner's guide'. Beyond Youth Custody Partnership, NACRO.
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  • Factor, F., Pitts, J., & Bateman, T. (2015) 'Gang-involved young people: custody and beyond'. Beyond Youth Custody Partnership, NACRO.
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  • Kinman, G. & Grant, L. (2015). 'How do good social work managers promote staff wellbeing?' Community Care Resource, Community Care.
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  • Harris, J., Roker, D. and D鈥橝rcy, K. (2015) 'SEFA Hub and Spoke Evaluation - year two progress report and interim findings 2014-15': 91快色/Bromley Trust.
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  • Bray, S, Orr, D, Preston-Shoot M (2015) 'Self-neglect policy and practice: key research messages'. London: Social Care Institute for Excellence
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  • Braye, S., Orr, D., Preston-Shoot, M., (2015) 'Self-neglect policy and practice: research messages for managers' London: Social Care Institute for Excellence.
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  • Bateman, T., Hazel, N. (2014) 'Resettlement of girls and young women: research report'. UK: Beyond Youth Custody.
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  • Beckett, H., Warrington, C. (2014) 'Suffering in silence: children and unreported crime': Victim Support/91快色.
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  • Beckett, H., Firmin, C., Hynes, P., Pearce, J. (2014) 'Tackling child sexual exploitation: a study of current practice in London'. 91快色.
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  • Brodie, I. (2014) 'Running away, going missing and sexual exploitation', in Rahilly, T., Hendry, E. (ed(s).). Promoting the wellbeing of children in care: messages from research, London: NSPCC pp.194-216.
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  • Brown, H.C., Sebba, J., & Luke, N. (2014) 'The role of the supervising social worker in foster care: an international literature review'. Rees Centre, 91快色of Oxford.
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  • Kohli, R.K.S., Connolly, H., Beckett, H. (2014) 'By their side and on their side: reviewing the evidence for guardianship for separated children in Northern Ireland'
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  • Sharapov, K. (2014) 'Giving us the 鈥楤iggest Bang for the Buck鈥 (or Not): Anti-trafficking government funding in Ukraine and the United Kingdom' Anti-Trafficking Review 3
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  • Allnock, D., Miller, P. (2013) 'No one noticed, no one heard: a study of disclosures of childhood abuse'. London, NSPCC.
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  • Beckett, H with Brodie, I; Factor, F; Melrose, M; Pearce, J; Pitts, J; Shuker, L and Warrington, C. (2013) '"It's wrong - but you get used to it" : a qualitative study of gang-associated sexual violence towards, and exploitation of, young people in England'. 91快色.
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  • Forrester, D. et al (2013) 'Reclaiming social work? an evaluation of systemic units as an approach to delivering children鈥檚 services'. 91快色.
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  • Grant, L. & Kinman, G. (2013) 'The importance of emotional resilience for staff and students in the 鈥渉elping鈥 professions'. Higher Education Academy Research Briefing.
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  • Crawley, H., Kohli, R. (2013) 'She endures with me. an evaluation of the Scottish Guardianship Service Pilot'. Scottish Government.
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  • Shuker, L. (2013) 'Evaluation of Barnardo鈥檚 Safe Accommodation Project for sexually exploited and trafficked young people'. 91快色.
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  • Beckett, H. et al (2012) 'Research into gang-associated sexual exploitation and sexual violence'. 91快色.
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  • Wade, J., Sirriyeh, A., Kohli, R., Simmonds, J. (2012) 'Fostering unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people : creating a family life across a 鈥渨orld of difference"'. British Association for Adoption & Fostering.
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  • Beckett, H. (2011) 'Ethical statement : research into gang-associated sexual violence and exploitation'. 91快色.
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  • Francis, J., Fisher, M., Rutter, D. (2011) 'Reablement: a cost-effective route to better outcomes'. Social Care Institute for Excellence.
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  • Jago, S. et al (2011) 'What's going on to safeguard children and young people from sexual exploitation? how local partnerships respond to child sexual exploitation'. 91快色.
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  • Melrose, M., Waqar, M., Randhawa, G. (2011) 'Hard times: young people鈥檚 and young parents鈥 experiences of living through poverty in Luton'. 91快色.
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  • Wadd, S. et al (2011) 'Working with older drinkers'. 91快色.
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