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Professor Kish Bhatti-Sinclair

Professor of Social Policy and Social Work

KIsh Bhatti-Sinclair

About

Kish is known for her work on social work, race and racism and is particularly interested in ethnically sensitive research methodologies and theories, such as modern racism, which test discriminatory attitudes and behaviours.

Case data on children and young people from the USA has been used by Kish to undertake a quantitative analysis of needs.  Commissioned evaluation projects (such as early intervention within the UK’s Troubled Families initiative) has enabled her to make recommendations directly to child protection agencies.  This has led to a number of publications which have questioned professional ideologies and beliefs, responses to child abuse within Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic families, cultural racism, anti-Muslim racism and Islamophobia.

Kish’s book projects include:

  • Anti-Racist Practice in Social Work (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) which offers an in-depth analysis of law, policy and social work attitudes and behaviours in relation to equality and discrimination.
  • Diversity, Difference and Dilemmas (OUP/McGraw Hill, 2017) examines, for example, the disproportionate attention paid to immigrants and terrorists in populist policy and media reporting.
  • Child Sexual Exploitation: race, ethnicity and culture (The Policy Press, 2018) is a study of the complex challenges facing professionals working with hard to reach young people endangered by perpetrator networks.

Employment

2021: Professor of Social Work and Social Policy, Head of Social Work and Social Care, Institute of Education, Social and Life Sciences, University of Chichester

2012-2019: Deputy Head of Department of Childhood, Social Work and Social Care, University of Chichester

2016-2018: Acting Head of Department of Childhood, Social Work and Social Care, University of Chichester

2012-2016: Principal Lecturer and Head of Social Work, University of Chichester

1993-2012: Lecturer, Department of Social Work Studies, University of Southampton

1982-1993: Senior Detached Youth Worker, The Rainbow Project, Hampshire County Council

1979-1982: Co-ordinator, Student Community Action, University of Portsmouth

Qualifications

2017-2018
Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis title: Race, Racism and Social work
University of Chichester

1997-1999
MSc Professional and Policy Studies
University of Portsmouth

1997-1998
General Social Care Council
Practice Teaching Award
University of Southampton

1977-1979
Diploma Youth and Community Studies
University of Reading

Positions on National Bodies and Journals

2021-
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Child Abuse Review, Wiley Publishers.

2021-
De-colonising the curriculum in social work, What Works for Children’s Social Care Research Evaluation

2021-
BASW Professional Capability and Development Group

2021-
Association of Child Protection Professionals (AoCPP) Board and SIG Looked After Children and Care Leavers

2020-present
National Education and Training Advisory Forum, Social Work England

2020-present
Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard Advisory Group, Department of Health and Social Care/Department for Education

2013-present
Social Work Education Anti-Racist Education Group, England (SWEARN). Co-ordinator and chair of a network of 50 plus senior social work academics working across the UK and overseas, principal social workers and BASW staff.

2019-present
The Organisation and Research CApacity (ORCA) Kent, Surrey and Sussex Group, one of 15 NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) in England developing social care research.

2018-2019
Working Group on Research and Training (NHS Coastal West Sussex and Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group, Western Sussex Hospitals and Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust)

2014-2016
Organising Committee, UK Joint Social Work Conference on Social Work Education and Research

2007-present
UK Joint University Council Social Work Education Committee

2007-present
UK Joint University Council Social Work Education Committee, Sub-Committee on Teaching and Learning

2011-present
UK Joint University Council Social Work Education Committee, International Sub-Committee

2007-present
UK Joint University Council Social Work Education Committee, Sub-Committee on Research

2012-2015
Member, The UK College of Social Work

2013-present
Surrey and Sussex Social Work Education Regional Partnership Group

2016-present
Social Work Education Regional Partnership Group for Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth.

2011-12
Advisory Panel: Acceptability of and satisfaction with social care among South Asian Groups, University of Southampton Centre for Research on Ageing.

Publications - Books

  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Smethurst, C. (Eds.) (2017), Diversity, Difference and Professional Dilemmas: Developing Skills in Challenging Times, Open University Press/McGraw Hill, ISBN: 9780335261826.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2011), Anti-Racist Practice in Social Work, Palgrave/Macmillan, ISBN: 978-0-230-01307-0.

Publications - Papers and Reports

  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (July 2022), Decolonising Social Work Practice, Seen and Heard, Vol. 32, Issue 3, ISSN 1744-1072.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Littlechild, B., Eds., (June 2022), Black Lives Matter: decolonising social work.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (June 2022), De-colonising social work practice: changing perspectives (SWEARN).
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Sutcliffe, C. (2020) Group Localised Child Sexual Exploitation Offender, Who and Why, Seen and Heard, the Journal of the National Association for Children’s Guardians, Family Court Advisers and Independent Social Workers, Vol. 30, Issue 4, pp 51-68..
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Sutcliffe, C. (2019), Normative and Positive Social Work in the Context of the Placement Decision: A Defence of Social Workers, Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 20(2), pp 77-94, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v20i2.1260
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Smethurst, C. (2018) Understanding Group Localised Child Sexual Exploitation, Seen and Heard, the Journal of the National Association for Children’s Guardians, Family Court Advisers and Independent Social Workers, Vol. 28, Issue 4, October 2018, ISSN 1744-1072.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2016), The Independent Evaluation Report on the Five to Thrive Initiative, University of Chichester.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Sutcliffe, C. (October 2014), Report on the Analysis of Data on Black and Ethnic Minority Looked After Children in the Borough of Wandsworth, University of Chichester.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Sutcliffe, C. (2013) Challenges in identifying factors which determine the placement of children in care: an international review, Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, vol.30, no. 4, August, pp. 345-363, Springer, ISSN 0738-0151, doi: 1007/s10560-012-0293-x.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Sutcliffe, C. (2012) What determines the out of home placement of children in the USA?, Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 34, no. 9, September, pp. 1749-1755. Elsevier, doi: 1016/j.childyouth.2012.05.004.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (1999) Evaluating Social Work and Medical Practice with Black and Ethnic Minority Groups Using the Medical Audit Model, British Journal of Social Work, 29, 303-320.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Wheal, A., (1998) Using External Audit to Review Ethnically Sensitive Practice, Journal of Clinical Effectiveness, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp 2-5.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Wheal, A., (1998) Analysis of the External Audit on Ethnically Sensitive Practice, Journal of Clinical Effectiveness, Vol. 3, No. 1. pp 6-9.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (1996), Race Equality and Information Technology in Europe in Computers in Human Services, Vol. 12(½), Haworth Press, New York, pp. 37-52.

Publications - Edited Works

  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2021) Unaccompanied asylum seeking children and young refugees – children and young people alone in the UK in a pandemic in Turner, D. (Editor), Social Work and Covid-19: lessons for education and practice, Critical Publishing, ISBN: 9781913453619, pp. 23-33.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., and Price, D., (2016) Evaluation of Serious Case Reviews and Anti-racist practice in Williams, C. and Graham, M. (Eds), Social Work in a diverse society: transformative practice with ethnic minority communities, The Policy Press, pp. 217-228.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2015) Culturally appropriate interventions in Social Work, International Encyclopaedia of Social and Behavioural Sciences, pp. 516-522. Elsevier, 2nd Ed., Vol. 5, pp. 516-522. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8/2803-9.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Bailey, C., (2010), Teaching and learning about ‘race’ and racism, in Burgess, H. and Carpenter, J. (eds.) The outcomes of social work education: developing evaluation methods, SWAP Monograph. pp.53-62.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (2009) Consolidating values in post-qualifying practice. In Higham, P. (ed.), Post-qualifying social work practice, Sage. pp. 22-33.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (2009) Practice education and enabling others. In Ruch, G. (ed), (2009), Post-qualifying child care social work – developing reflective practice, Sage.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (2003) Tutoring Overseas and Home Students. In Dominelli, L. and Thomas Bernard, W. (eds.) Broadening Horizons: international exchanges in social work, Ashgate, pp 147-161.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., Borrill, W., Dominelli, L., Richards, S. and Waldman, J., (2000) Developing partnerships in social work education in Britain. In Callahan, M., Hessle, S. with Susan Strega (Eds.), Valuing the field: child welfare in an international context, Ashgate/CEDR, Aldershot, pp 191-210
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (1996), Developing an anti-racist social work curriculum, in Educating for Social Work: Arguments for Optimism, Ford, P. and Hayes, P., (Eds.) Avebury, Aldershot, pp 114-127.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (1996) Race Equality and Information Technology in Europe. In Human Services in the Information Age, Rafferty, J. Steyaert, J., Colombi, D. (Eds.), (1996), The Haworth Press, Inc., New York, pp 37-52.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (1994) Asian Women and Violence from Male Partners. In Working with Violence,     Lupton, C. and Gillispie, T. (Eds), Basingstoke, BASW/Macmillan, pp 75-95.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K.  (1994) Partnership with black and minority ethnic communities – services for children under eight. In Partnership in Practice, Buchanan, A. (Ed). Aldershot, Avebury, pp 49-59.

International Conference Papers

  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and N’gandu, B. (2016), CSE: learning from the UK for European Social Workers, European Conference for Social Work Research, Catholic University of Portugal, Lisbon, March 2016.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2013), Child Care in Pakistan, Poster Presentation to the European Conference on Social Work Research, Finland, March 2013.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Sutcliffe, C. (2012) What Factors Determine the Placement of Children in Care? An International Review, Paper to the International Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Stockholm, Sweden, 9 July 2012.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K and Sutcliffe, C. (2012) What determines the Out-of-Home Placement of Children in the USA, Paper to the International Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Stockholm, Sweden, 9 July 2012.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (2008), Information technology: the past and future effects of social work, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (May 1998), Valuing the Field – the challenge of partnerships, Canada/Europe Community Program for Cooperation in Higher Education and Training, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (July 1999), An examination of globalisation in relation to welfare, social work values and teaching and learning, Joint World Congress of the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work, Canada.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (July 1996), An analysis of the external audit process, Joint World Congress of the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work, Hong Kong.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (July 1994), Developing an anti-racist social work curriculum, International Conference of IASSW (International Association of Schools of Social Work), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (June 1993) Race equality and information technology in Europe, International Conference of HUSITA (Human Services Information Technology Applications), Maastricht, The Netherlands.

National and Regional Conference Papers

  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., Impactful impact: a case study on child exploitation and race, Joint University Conference on Social Work Education and Research, 8-9 July 2021, Cardiff University, On-line conference.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., Impactful impact: a case study on child exploitation and race, Exploitation 2021, tackling the culture and challenges of trafficking, slavery and county lines, 24-25 June 2021, Association of Child Protection Professionals and University of Kent Centre for Child Protection, On-line Conference.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., Culturally appropriate services, implications for child protection practice, Update for Named and Designated Professionals, 27 March 2019, London.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., Culturally appropriate services, implications for child protection practice, Update for Named and Designated Professionals, 7 November 2018, London.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., CSE in England: lessons for Europe, Research Conference, University of Chichester. 2016.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., Learning from Reports on Child Sexual Exploitation, Department of Childhood, Social Work and Social Care Regional Conference, University of Chichester. 2016.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Price, D. (2015), Serious Case Reviews and Anti-racist practice, Joint University Conference on Social Work Education and Research, Open University, July 2015.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., N’gandu, B., Linton, A. and Singh, S. (2015), Critical Multi-culturalism and Child Sexual Exploitation, Joint University Conference on Social Work Education and Research, Open University, July 2015.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Price, D. (2014), Serious Case Reviews and Social Work Education, University of Chichester Research Conference, July 2014.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Price, D. (2014), Serious Case Reviews in the Social Work Curriculum, Joint University Conference on Social Work Education, Royal Holloway, University of London, July 2014.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2012) Students sensitivity to racism: an exploration of measurement, paper to: the Symposium ‘Race’ and Social Work, University of Salford, 30 May 2012.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Murray, C. (2011) Narrative discourse interviews with BME children about their experiences of care, ESRC/NCRM Conference, University of Manchester, July.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Bailey, C. (2011), Student’s sensitivity to ‘race’ and racism: an exploration of measurement, ESRC/NCRM Conference, University of Manchester, June.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Wilkinson, A., (2011), The evidence base for working with BME service users: an integrative approach, European Social Work Research Conference, University of Oxford, July.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2009), The study on the outcomes of teaching and learning about ‘race’ and racism at Higher Education Equal Opportunities Network Conference, 23 January 2009, Universities UK, London.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (July 2008), Outcomes of Social Work Education Project, Joint University Social Work Education and Research Conference, University of Cambridge.
  • Hilary Burgess, John Carpenter, Kish Bhatti-Sinclair, Anne  Quinney, Imogen Taylor and Michelle Lefevre, , (July 2007), Approaches to the measurement of outcomes in social work education (OSWE Project), Joint Social Work Education and Research Conference, University of Swansea.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Jeyasingham, D., (April 2007), Women and the Appeal of Fundamentalism, Social Work and Religious Absolutisms: reclaiming an anti-racist agenda, University of Coventry.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (February, 2006), Why anti-racist social work?, Black Practice Teachers Conference, University of Coventry.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., Lee, S. and Pardy, A., (July 2006), Protecting adults – maintaining dialogue between profession and discipline, Joint Social Work Education and Research Conference, Homerton College, Cambridge.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (July 2005), Why anti-racist social work? Joint Social Work Education and Research Conference, University of Loughborough.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Morrison, T., (2004), Developing learning cultures and innovative PQ pathways, Joint Social Work Education and Research Conference, University of Glasgow.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., Ford, P. and Powell, J., (2004), Mainstreaming Interprofessional Education, Joint Social Work Education conference, University of Glasgow.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., Robison, J. and Sheldon, F., (2002) Looking ahead to collaborative teaching and learning in professional education – stakeholders perspectives, Joint Social Work Education and Research Conference, University of Derby.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (July 2001), Human rights and practice teaching in a social work and social care environment, Joint Social Work Education and Research Conference, University of Derby.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (February 1998), Working with invisible partners – exploring the college/practice teaching interface, Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work Conference, University of Sheffield.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (April 1996), Black and Minority Ethnic user views and experiences of health service provision, University of Central Lancashire Conference.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K., (March 1996), Poster Presentation: External Audit – Ethnically Sensitive Practice, Wessex Primary Care Research Network, Annual Regional Conference, Winchester.

11. Reviews for Academic Journals

  • Bhatti-Sinclair (2020), The Challenges of grand-parenting adolescent children from single parent homes, Social Work and Social Sciences Review.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2017), Angels of Mercy or Smiling Western Invaders? Community’s Perception of NGOs in Northwest Pakistan, Journal of International Social Work.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2016), Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Ethnic inequalities in child protection and out of home care intervention rates, The British Journal of Social Work.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2015), Culturally sensitive social work: promoting cultural competence, The European Journal of Social Work.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2011) ‘Ah Cha’! The racial discrimination of Pakistani minority communities in Hong Kong, anti-oppressive practice and legislative panaceas, The British Journal of Social Work.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2010) Ethnic sensitivity – a challenge for social work, International Social Work.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair (2007) Canada’s anti-racism efforts at the national and international levels: a critical analysis, The European Journal of Social Work.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair (2005) Social support interventions in migrant populations, The British Journal of Social      
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2003) Learning, practice and assessment – signposting the portfolio, Social Work Education Journal.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2002) The Virtual Social Care Training CD-ROM Vol. 2 – Tackling institutional racism, Social Work Education Journal.

Reviews of Academic Books for Publishers

  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2017), Working with Cultural and Religious Difference in (2018) Horwath, J. and Platt, D., The Childs World, Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2015), Lishman, J. Handbook for Practice Learning in Social Work and Social Care: Knowledge and Theory, Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Bhatti-Sinclair, K. (2010) Charnley, H., Practicing and Researching Social Work Culturally, Palgrave Macmillan.

Research Funding

Name Year Amount Project Funder
Kish Bhatti-Sinclair Chris Smethurst July 2020 £30,000 Foundation Doctors Curriculum Review and Evaluation Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust

Health Education, Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Kish Bhatti-Sinclair February 2020 £3,000 Work and Sleep

Project and PhD Fee Waiver

University of Chichester
Kish Bhatti-Sinclair February 2020 £3,000 Child Exploitation and Race Project and PhD Fee Waiver University of Chichester
Kish Bhatti-Sinclair February 2020 £1,200 Networking for research University of Chichester
Kish Bhatti-Sinclair May 2019 £3,000 Evaluation of the Scholar Project Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust
Kish Bhatti-Sinclair April 2015 £11,275 Evaluation of the Five to Thrive Initiative West Sussex County Council
Kish Bhatti-Sinclair 2013-2014 £5,880 Analysis of LAC data, processes and reports on BME Children Wandsworth Borough Council
Professor Jan Fook

Professor Anna Gupta

Kish Bhatti-Sinclair

2010 £4,733 Developing knowledge of cultural competence National Centre for Social Work Practice, University of Southampton
Kish Bhatti-Sinclair 2010 £2,000 Study Visit – Child care organisations in Pakistan Research Development Fund, University of Southampton
Kish Bhatti-Sinclair 2009 £4,000 Evaluating ‘race’ and racism Social Care Institute for Excellence, England and Social Care Institute for Excellence, Scotland
Kish Bhatti-Sinclair 2009 £500 Researching ‘race’ and racism – methodological challenges ESRC National Centre for Research Methods
Kish Bhatti-Sinclair Richard Kay 2000 £16,685 Practice Educator Framework Skills for Care
Kish Bhatti-Sinclair 1996 £4,500 Study Visit to Oslo – race and racism in Norway Erasmus
Kish Bhatti-Sinclair

Jackie Rafferty

1995 £1,250 International research visit to McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada National Centre for Social Work Practice, University of Southampton
Kish Bhatti-Sinclair

Jackie Rafferty

1994 £2,000 International research visit to Denmark National Centre for Social Work Practice, University of Southampton

 

External Roles

  • 2020 – External Assessor, MA Advanced Professional Practice, University of Hertfordshire
  • 2017-19 – Promotions Panel, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
  • 2013-2017 -External Examiner, MA Social Work, University of Bradford
  • 2012-2016 – External Examiner, PG Certificate, Children and Families Social Work, Wolverhampton          University
  • 2007 – 2010 – External Examiner, PGCert/PGDip/MA Practice Education, Department of Professional and Community Education, Goldsmiths, University of London

Research Training

  • 7 April 2011: Poverty and Ethnicity, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, London
  • 17 May 2011: Millenium Cohort Survey, Institute of Education, University of London
  • March 2011: Research Development Initiative, ESRC, Advanced qualitative research methods, Goldsmiths, University of London
  • 14 May 2010: Ethics and Social Welfare, University of Sheffield
  • 21 May 2010: Grant writing, University of Bedfordshire
  • 15 May 2010: Research methods to assess and understand the role of context in ethnic inequalities, ESRC/NCRM Seminar, University of Manchester
  • 21 May 2010: National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM): analysing survey data, Royal Statistical Society, London
  • 29 June 2010: Research methods for new immigrant groups, ESRC/NCRM Seminar, University of Manchester
  • 8 and 10 June 2010: Research methods to assess and understand the role of context in ethnic inequalities, National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) Seminar, Royal Statistical Society, London
  • July 2010: Research and Ethnicity, ESRC/NCRM, University of Manchester
  • July 2009: Methodological innovation and capacity building in research in ethnicity, ESRC/NCRM Seminar, University of Essex
  • 3 and 4 Nov 2008: Researcher Development, Qualitative/Quantitative Methods, South Bank University

External Examination of PhD Candidates

2021 Race, ethnicity and placement needs of mixed-race children seeking adoption

External Examiner

Lorraine Agu, Head of Social Work, Leeds Beckett University

Leeds Beckett University
2021 The nature and management of staff well-being in higher education settings.

External Examiner,

Vida Douglas, Subject Lead in Social Work, University of Hertfordshire

University of Hertfordshire
2019 What are the experiences of Black and Ethnic Minority students in relation to their progression on an undergraduate social work course in one University in England?

External Examiner, Jas Sangha, Anglia Ruskin University

Anglia Ruskin University
2014 Practice education, race and racism

External Examiner, Sukhwinder Singh, Northampton University

University of Sussex

Internal Supervision and Examination of PhD Candidates

2022 Emotional challenges – children who are victims and perpetrators of harmful sexual behaviour.  Supervisor to Alexander Best University of Chichester
2021 Workplace and University: exploring and evaluating the apprenticeship experience of existing employees within the Chartered Manager and Senior Leaders Masters Degree Apprenticeship programme.  Supervisor to David Goodman jointly with Professor Rob Warwick, Business School University of Chichester
2021 Food Poverty.  Internal examiner to Suzanna McGregor
2021 An investigation of challenges that faced by black minority social worker in progressing to senior roles in their careers in the UK.

Supervisor to Hilda Chehore

University of Chichester
2020 Sleep and Work: a study of workplace generated loss of sleep on senior practice managers, leaders, proprietors and frontline workers in selected social care, social work and NHS organisations.

Supervisor to Viv Colleran, Director of Clinical Effectiveness, Research and Innovation, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

PhD Fee Waiver Bursary, University of Chichester
2020 Child Exploitation and Race: a pan European study to examine the character and nature of environments which endanger children and young people.

Supervisor to Stuart Barton, PhD student and Detective Inspector,

Prevention, Vulnerability and Partnerships Command, Hampshire Police.

PhD Fee Waiver Bursary, University of Chichester
2019 Meeting the challenges of delivering adult social care in the 21st century: what works in leading and managing adult social care?

Paul Temple

University of Chichester
2019 An Exploration of Policy Options for the Sustainability and Long-Term Prosperity of the UK Conference Sector.

Emma Nolan.

University of Chichester
2018-19 Carer perceptions of the carer role

Lisa Armstrong

University of Chichester
2014-9 Child sexual exploitation and racism

Supervisor, Mohamed Haji-Kella

PhD Fee Waiver Bursary,

University of Chichester

International Achievements

Black Lives Matter

  • Title: Global Understandings of Black Lives Matter and Anti-Racist Social Work Practice
  • My role: co-ordinator and organiser of the project
  • Aims: to share and develop international practice.
  • Funding: a project proposal to the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) in collaboration with colleagues from the United Arab Emirates University, the University of Hertfordshire and the All Ireland Social Work Education Anti-Racist Forum.
  • Approach: an international symposium, follow-up statements and the development of guidance for dissemination through IASSW, the Joint University Council Social Work Committees, the International Federation of Social Workers, Social Work England, regulators and Government bodies.

 

Racism in Ireland

The All Ireland Social Work Education Anti-Racist Forum has been set up by academic managers and leaders delivering social work programmes in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

  • My role: to act as a consultant to support the development of anti-racist practice in educational processes across HEIs in Ireland.

 

Child exploitation and race project – impact case study

  • Title of impact case study: Dangerous Environments: changing child protection practice on early disruption of the street based grooming processes which lead to abuse.
  • My role: undertake research and publish underpinning findings.
  • My findings: professionals who disrupt early in the cycle of abuse can improve the well-being and life chances of vulnerable children.
  • Corroborating evidence:

A Danish reporter, Jeppe Matzen, with experience of reporting child exploitation cases in Pakistan, the Netherlands and Belgium confirmed that the underpinning research included important statistical information which is lacking in government reports and policy documents across Europe. He suggested that the quantitative methodology used to analyse 2000 press reports and census data leading to 498 defendants in 73 prosecutions, offered internationally significant results.

A steering group of 15 child protection specialists met on 3 occasions in 2019 to scrutinise these findings and agreed actions at follow-up a symposium which took place in October 2019. The research was verified by 69 experts at the symposium who committed to changes in organisational policy and practice.  Pre and post symposium questionnaires were sent out to participants who were asked for follow-up corroborative evidence on highlighted areas.

  • Dissemination: through expert panels, national and international conferences [5.1,5,2, 10.1, 9.2, 10.1, 10,2, 10.6] including an expert webinar and a podcast hosted by the international social work on-line publication, Community Care, which together attracted an international audience of over 3000.

 

Child exploitation and race – PhD study

  • Title: Street based grooming gangs – a pan European study on child exploitation and race
  • PhD Supervision team:

Darren Rawlings, Head of Public Protection, Hampshire Police.

Becky Milne, Professor of Forensic Psychology, University of Portsmouth.

Stuart Ashley, Assistant Director, Children and Families, Hampshire and IOW Council.

Kathy Marriot, Head of Strategy and Operations, Children’s Services, IOW Council.

Stuart Barton, PhD student and Detective Inspector, Prevention, Vulnerability and Partnerships Command, Hampshire Police.

  • Funding: a PhD fee waiver from the Research Innovation Fund, University of Chichester.
  • PhD methodology: collaboration with police forces in the Netherlands and Germany to examine professional interventions through analysis of case data on prosecutions and criminal proceedings.  Survey of victim experiences through use of observation and interviews.

 

What determines the factors which explain the decision to place a child in out-of-home care?

Title:  Analysis of placements of children in public care using the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) shared by Cornell University, USA.

  • My role: co-researcher with Professor Charles Sutcliffe, University of Reading
  • My outputs: two peer reviewed journal articles published in collaboration with Professor Sutcliffe [7.6 and 7.7].
  • Methodology:  Using NCANDS USA data of child maltreatment reports for 2009, logistic regression, probit analysis, discriminant analysis and an artificial neural network to determine the factors which explain the decision to place a child in out-of-home care.
  • Findings: data on children in care is a rich source of quantitative information from which learning on social work assessment and interventions can be derived.  The characteristics of the child (emotional problems, behavioural problems, medical problems and being aged under one year) have a strong positive effect on the probability of placement. The household variables (inadequate housing and financial problems) have a reasonably strong positive effect. Variables related to the abuse are also of importance — perpetrator is a prior abuser and the report is substantiated, while the characteristics of the caregiver are the least important category.

 

Good practice in anti-racist social work

  • My funded exchange research visits:  to share good practice with professors of social work from the Universities of Alabama, California, Oslo and McMaster, Hamilton, Canada.
  • My international teaching: professional practice from an anti-racist perspective in Denmark and Norway to social work students.

National Achievements

The Workforce Race Equality Standard Social Care

Membership of the Task and Finish Group – 2020

Racism in Scotland

 The Scotland HEIs social work managers and leaders is a group of academics responsible for delivering programmes in 9 universities.

My role: co-ordinator and organiser of the group and take a lead in the development of the curriculum on race and racism in social work.

De-colonising the social work curriculum in England

The Joint University Council, Social Work Education: Research Committee – comprises of professors and leaders committed to ensuring that research skills remain integrated within qualifying and post-qualifying social work education.

My role: as a member to inform the development of curriculum standards on anti-racist social work practice in research, teaching and assessment.

Health and social care

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) – Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs), Kent,   Surrey and Sussex (KSS). Organisation and Research CApacity (ORCA).   One of 15 ARCs across England and part of a £135 million investment by the NIHR to improve the health and care of patients and the public.

My role; to offer expert input on social work and social care and contribute to national guidance on applied research that responds to, and meets, the needs of local populations.

Professional standards

The National Education and Training Advisory Forum, Social Work England works with Colum Conway, CEO and senior managers to inform policy and practice on, for example, student registration.

My role: as a member to inform the development of curriculum standards on anti-racist social work practice in research, teaching and assessment.

Black Lives Matter in regional social work practice

The Principal Social Workers Group was called by key partners from Southampton, Portsmouth, Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex councils.

My role: organiser and co-ordinator of the Group

Aims: to develop strategic responses to the concerns highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement in relation to the following:

  • social isolation;
  • poor recognition of racism and discrimination;
  • professional fear of being called a racist.

Covid-19 and work related stress Project

My role: organiser and co-ordinator

Aims: to examine the data challenges generated by the COVID-19 pandemic and collect employer evidence on racism faced by staff and students within the context of Black Lives Matter.

Key areas of focus: the disproportionate risks facing black and minority ethnic staff and the isolation faced by often lone managers supporting staff and residents through grief and loss.

Steering group: representatives from residential care, Skills for Care, the University of Chichester and the NHS.

 Work and Sleep PhD Project

  • Title: Well-being, work and sleep
  • My role: manager of the project and the supervisor of the PhD study
  • Funding: a PhD fee waiver from the Research Innovation Fund, University of Chichester.
  • Steering group:
  • Karen Stevens, Regional Lead for South East England, Skills for Care

Rosemary Pavoni, Chair, West Sussex Independent Providers Forum, West Sussex Partners in Care. Azhar Juri, Registered Manager of Parkview Care Home, Chair of the Skills for Care Registered Managers Network (Mental Health Care Homes) for Sussex

Mike Derrick, Managing Director, Oakdown House Ltd.

Viv Colleran, PhD student, Director of Clinical Effectiveness, Research and Innovation, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Mandy Gault, Head of Sport and Exercise Physiology, University of Chichester.

PhD Methodology: cross agency email conversations between senior, management and operational staff who are sleep deprived but able to communicate with each other at a time of their choosing.  On-line materials such as poems, pictures, drawings and illustrations with children and the use of the blank copy command for groups in email contact.  Consultative support on methodological approaches has been provided by Dr Sam Blacker and Professor Iain Greenlees, University of Chichester.

Research challenges: methods which are user friendly and accessible to those with limited English language skills, hearing loss, sight impairment, mental health, physical disabilities or suffering long term trauma.  Text translation and images/materials for those with English as a second language.

Data analysis: email data does not require transcription and discourses can be examined in relation to time of engagement and status/role related conversations, for example, between managers or frontline staff.  The private nature of email exchanges means that there the likelihood of professional or personal dominance is limited and the opportunity for open and honest debate is greater.

 

Workforce needs of care and support service managers and leaders

My role is to organise and co-ordinate three current projects with the following aims:

  • gathering data on the training needs of registered care managers;
  • surveying the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on black, Asian and minority ethnic social care staff in residential care;
  • researching stress on the sleep patterns of senior social care and health managers i.e. the sleep and work PhD study.

Steering Group:

Karen Stevens, Skills for Care

Rosemary Pavoni, Chair, West Sussex Independent Providers Forum, West Sussex Partners in Care. Azhar Juri, Registered Manager of Parkview Care Home, Chair of the Skills for Care Registered Managers Network (Mental Health Care Homes) for Sussex

Mike Derrick, Managing Director, Oakdown House Ltd.

Professor Emerita Janet McCray, University of Chichester.

Viv Colleran, PhD student, Director of Clinical Effectiveness, Research and Innovation, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Mandy Gault, Head of Sport and Exercise Physiology, University of Chichester.

The development of the GMC foundation curricula and evaluation

  • My role: project manager.
  • Strategic Management Group:

David Beattie, Consultant Surgeon and Director of Medical Education
Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bebba Smithers, Strategic Medical Education Manager
Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Chris Smethurst, Co-Director, Institute of Education, Health and Social Sciences

Professor Emerita Janet McCray, University of Chichester

  • Funding: the Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust and Health Education, Kent, Surrey and Sussex are funding this two year project with the aim of regional roll out in the first instance with the possibility of informing the development of national standards [13].
  • Outputs: review of GMC curricula and of evaluation of 2 cohorts of foundation doctors

Social Work Education Anti-Racist Network (SWEARN)

  • My role: co-ordinator and chair of the network
  • Membership: 50 senior academic managers and leaders delivering social work programmes across the UK.
  • Aims: to inform policy and practice through regular meetings with Social Work England. Share good practice on Black Lives Matter and de-colonising the social work curriculum with the Joint University Council Social Work Education Committee and the British Association of Social Workers.  Agree approaches on strategic reach and impact with relevant bodies in the 4 nations of the UK.

University Contributions

The Institute of Education, Health and Social Sciences, one of the largest academic units in the University holds a number of professional subjects including social work, social policy and early childhood.  My role is to:

  • Collaborate with the Co-Directors of the Institute, Chris Smethurst and Antonina Pereira, to produce annual and periodic reports and the strategically relevant models of delivery which maximise trans-disciplinarity.
  • Continue to act as research and REF champion to maximise the advantage created by REF2021 UoA 20 environment statement.
  • Ensure that a culturally driven research environment, befitting the University’s broader vision of tangible benefits and employer engagement is promoted.
  • Jointly organise, co-ordinate and support the work of the Centre for Workforce Development (with Chris Smethurst and Professor Janet McCray).
  • Follow research governance and contribute to University training and support systems.
  • Support the ethos and principles of multi-team approaches.
  • Cultivate applied disciplines and subject specific epistemologies and methodologies.
  • Promote autonomous and self-sufficient decision making whilst being accountable.
  • Continue to ensure that my research has achieved regional, national and global recognition.
  • Co-ordinate collaborative projects with the 6 social work and social policy visiting fellows and professors, representing the NHS, Skills for Care and the residential care sector.
  • Seek research funding for research, networking and collaborative projects.
  • Attract new PhD bursaries and facilitate the number of successful completions.

I am a member of the following committees:

  • University Academic Standards Scrutiny Group
  • Research and Innovation Committee
  • Health Steering Group
  • REF Project Team
  • Collaborative Partners Forum.

I have been a member of the Teaching and Learning Committee.

Teaching and Assessment

As the subject lead for social work and social care I hold overarching responsibility for:

  • Reviewing, monitoring and reporting to Social Work England, the NHS Bursaries Scheme, the Department of Health and Social Care and the University of Chichester.
  • Maintaining budgets, resources, quality assurance processes, audits, data returns and planning processes.
  • Student recruitment and successful progression through the three programmes: BA (Hons) Social Work, MA Social Work and the BA Social Work Degree Apprenticeship.
  • Supporting the practice education and MA Advanced Professional Practice programmes.

Since 2012 I have led and contributed to teaching and assessment in the following programmes and modules:

Modules Programme Academic year
Programme Co-ordinator BA (Hons) Social Work 2012-2018
Programme Co-ordinator MA Social Work 2012-2018
Programme Co-ordinator Social Worker Degree Apprenticeship 2018-present
Co-ordinator Dissertation BA (Hons) Social Work 2012-present
Research Methods BA (Hons) Social Work 2012-present
Liaison Tutor, Health and Social Care London School of Management Education 2018-present
Co-ordinator Introduction to social work BA (Hons) Social Work 2012-2014
Social Work Methods BA (Hons) Social Work 2013-2014
Co-ordinator Dissertation/Research Methods MA Social Work 2014-present
Introduction to Social Work MA Social Work 2014-15
Induction MA Social Work 2014-18
Research Methods MA Advanced Professional Practice 2017-18
Research Methods MA Advanced Professional Practice 2020-2021
Co-ordinator Professional Doctorate 2017-2019
Writing for Publications Module Professional Doctorate 2018-2019
Research Methods Professional Doctorate 2018-2019

Regulation and Quality Assurance

I am responsible for ensure that the regulations and requirements relating to programme design, auditing and resourcing are upheld through:

  • Managing approval and validation visits from internal and external bodies.
  • Taking a lead on student satisfaction and national student survey.
  • Developing new programmes/modules and quality assurance processes
  • Liaising with and reporting to approval bodies and regulators.
  • Working closely with the social work and social policy team to deliver research projects.
  • Undertaking teaching, research, funding and publishing annual review processes with relevant staff.
  • Collaborating with colleagues on attendance and delivery of conference papers and joint writing of chapters, journal articles and books.
  • Undertaking high-level negotiations with relevant agencies and promoting teaching in qualifying, post-qualifying, CPD and enterprise activity.

Partnerships

I take a lead in partnership co-ordination, liaison and communications by:

  • Actively participating in national and regional consultative processes on the development of regulation and registration.
  • Maintaining a strong position at national, regional and local levels in order to ensure that the University continues to be at the forefront of change and able to deliver on strategic workforce development.
  • Representing the University on social work committees and partnership groups across the UK.
  • Developing and sustaining networking opportunities with principal social workers and senior managers in key local authorities and organisations.
  • Maintaining relationships with national bodies and regional authorities such as the NHS.
  • Ensuring that programme design, content and delivery meets the needs of the professional regulator and local employers.
  • Co-ordinating the University of Chichester Service Users and Carers Group in order that it can successfully contribute to the student journey i.e. admissions, teaching and assessment.  For example, the group has contributed easy to access pre-recorded audios and live on-line experiences of foster care and mental ill health. Members have contributed to on-line social work skills webinars and pre-Covid live streaming on a range of modules including diversity and ethics.
  • Chairing team and partnership committees such as the Southampton, Hampshire, IOW and Portsmouth Social Work Education Network and Carers Group and the Social Work Strategic Partnership Group.

Student Experience

The years 2020-2021 have required complex knowledge and skills which I have used to ensure that: 

  • Staff/student communication systems are inclusive, rapid and easy to follow.
  • Students and employers are supported as teaching, assessment and learning has moved away from the social advantages of campus and classroom engagement.
  • Admissions processes are stream lined with rapid response systems.
  • Feedback and review processes are updated.
  • Currency and professional relevance is maintained.
  • Students are consulted and involved through tutorial group, cohort and programme meetings, for example, on Covid-19 contingency planning and measures.
  • The social work academic team is updated on contemporary teaching/learning/assessment methods particularly on blended, on-line streaming and assessments.

More broadly I have worked to ensure that:

  • Annual events take place to maximise student satisfaction and graduate employment.
  • Year-by-year review and evaluation processes are in place which enhance the pre- and post-degree experience of students through recruitment, academic, professional and graduate careers.
  • The regulations and requirements relating to programme design, auditing, annual monitoring and resourcing are met.
  • Content and delivery meet the workforce needs of local employers and newly qualified graduates in readiness for the newly qualified year in practice.
  • The development of teaching/learning/assessment methods are relevant to the modern workplace particularly in practice placements.
  • Concerns relating to black and minority ethnic students, highlighted by movements such as Black Lives Matter, are discussed and acted upon with representatives from the Principal Social Worker’s groups, Social Work England and the Department of Health and Social Care.

Employer Engagement

The years 2020 and 2021 have proved challenging for social work as a profession deemed to be critical to the national response to the global pandemic.  Many of our partners remained at the forefront of key services and as a strategic partner I have ensured that:

  • Guidance provided by the Government, the professional regulator and the University have aligned with the needs of our students and employer organisations.
  • expert knowledge, negotiation and communication skills are used with each of our 7 cohorts of qualifying students required different responses at different times.

 

At a time of crisis we benefited a great deal from our historic links with employer organisations who have contributed to our research, teaching and enterprise activity.  For example, the West Sussex County Council Social Research Unit is represented by Dr Tim Wilson on the University Research degree group. Mr David Beattie, consultant surgeon, and Professor Ben Mathews are Visiting Professors. Visiting professor status has been awarded to Dr Cate Bell (Head of Research and NMAHP Clinical Academic Programme Lead, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust).  Visiting fellow status has been accepted by Karen Stevens (Locality Manager, London and South East, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex Skills for Care) and Rodney Noon (Editor: Seen and Heard and Executive Member of the National Association of Guardians and Legal Review Officers).

Collaborative Working with Colleagues

I am committed to team working and encouraging collaborative, horizon scanning approaches to organisational sustainability in the ever changing world of higher education.   I am regularly approached by social work academics from other universities who need support with mentoring, reviewing and examining.

 

I have always included colleagues in collaborative projects which generate outputs.  I have found that working in clusters or hubs tends to generate expert knowledge and self-confidence as well as raise the profile of the subject.  I pursue set goals and have had success in supporting colleagues with joint publications, conference presentations and research bids. For example, my colleague Donna Price has been a joint presenter to two national conferences and a joint author on a chapter in a book edited by social work academics based in Australia and the United States on serious case reviews.  During the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 between 8-10 members of the University of Chichester social work team annually attended and presented papers to the Joint Social Work Education Conferences (JSWEC).  As a co-author (with Chris Smethurst) I collaborated on a book project: Diversity, Difference and Dilemmas – analysing concepts and developing skills published by OU/McGraw-Hill in 2018 which included chapters on Roma people, spirituality and ‘being white’ written by colleagues from Ireland and other countries of the UK. Jon Old and Lisa Armstrong produced chapters on cognitive dissonance and involving service users and carers.

Personal Qualities

My research projects and publications are rooted in principles of social justice, equal rights and self-determination.  My PhD by Published Works confirms that my interest in race and racism has been consistent over time.  I have examined race and racism at a number of levels and points of history, for example, in relation to the impact of globalisation on social work values.

 

Feedback from colleagues suggests that I:

  • have a well-developed work ethic;
  • demonstrate my commitment to professional standards with energy and enthusiasm;
  • communicate easily with students, colleagues and service users;
  • believe in showing others that I value, respect and honour them regardless of background;
  • promote my discipline within the context of higher education;
  • always look for links with colleagues with similar aspirations when I lead or attend international conferences and seminars;
  • am connected to many networks particularly relating to methodological innovations and race;
  • seek positive results, for example, my keynote speech on racism and safeguarding to the BASPCAN International Conference at the University of Warwick on child abuse and neglect to approximately 400 international delegates led to a series of projects and collaborative partnerships with key organisations as Barnardo’s, BASPCAN,  NSPCC and the University of Bedfordshire Research Centre on Child Sexual Exploitation, Violence and Trafficking; and
  • led networks on a range of issues with academic colleagues, for example, from Ruskin College, Oxford, Royal Holloway, University of London and Brunel University.

 

Past Achievements

Anti-racist Social Work Practice

My work on how attitudes or behaviour can impede good practice culminated in the 2011 publication of ‘Anti-Racist Practice in Social Work’ which was part of the book series edited by Professors Lena Dominelli and Malcolm Payne.  This represented a conceptual analysis of how institutionalized racism, as represented by laws and policies, affects professional practice both in the UK and more globally.  The book has been cited as one of Palgrave’s most popular and respected textbooks.  The Knowledge for Social Work Practice is one of 20 chapters selected from Palgrave authors for inclusion in the Social Work Toolkit, a digital product which is still current in 2020.

 

I was funded by the HEA to lead a national seminar in 2013 on social work, race and racism: building theories and ideas to support the development of anti-racist skills to meet professional standards.

Social work is an international profession but theories, methods and approaches vary across the world, so I undertook research visits including 14 days to study child care agencies in Karachi, Pakistan in 2011 in order to understand the work of non-governmental organisations in a country which has little child protection law, policy and procedure.

My work on race and social work is recognised both within the UK and more globally, and I have ensured that I understand social work from different cultural and ethnic perspectives.  I have visited a number of European countries in order to study and inform my research, teaching and learning including Denmark.  I have hosted academic colleagues including professors of social work from the Universities of Alabama, California, Oslo and Toronto.

I have written on race equality and information technology in Europe in relation to welfare and social work values.  More locally I undertook an analysis of external audit processes within the context of GP surgeries in Hampshire. I contributed to the examination of the anti-racist social work curriculum and the challenge of partnerships in the context of the Canadian/European Community Program for Co-operation in Higher Education and Training.

Research funding has enabled me to critique professional practice from an anti-racist perspective in Norway and to teach Norwegian social work students.  In 1998 I participated in a 10-day exchange visit at McMaster University, Canada which included fact finding tours to first nations community and social projects plus networking with Canadian academics who visited  Southampton University.  The findings were discussed in a chapter in a book on international exchanges.

I was joint researcher with Professor Jan Fook, Kingston University and Anna Gupta, Royal Holloway, University of London on an international framework for developing ‘Cultural Competence’.  The national study was funded by SWAP, the UK subject centre for social work.

I was awarded a research grant of £16,685 from Skills for Care which led to the development of innovative and flexible distance learning materials.

Research Methods

I was awarded and led an ESRC/National Centre for Research Methods funded seminar series in 2008 which resulted in a network of approximately 30 Black and Minority Ethnic researchers examining new methodological directions in the following areas:

  • Challenges in researching the impact of cultural imperatives and beliefs on responses to child abuse by minority ethnic communities in Britain.
  • Cultural racism, anti-muslim racism and Islamophobia.
  • Enlivening ethnography: visual methods and emotional geographies of race and place.

 

The Social Care Institute for Excellence and the Scottish Institute for Excellence for Social Work funded project Evaluating Social Work Education in six UK universities.  I led on the race and racism in social work education part of this project which resulted in conference papers, a monograph and a journal article to be submitted to Social Work Education in Autumn 2010 (joint author Claire Bailey, Department of Social Statistics, University of Southampton).

I presented a paper on student sensitivity to racism, an exploration of measurement, to the ‘Race’ and Social Work symposium at the University of Salford on 30 May 2012 which resulted in the development of a questionnaire evaluating attitudes and behaviours relating to race, discrimination and inequalities.

To support this work I attended a number of scholarly conferences at the University of Essex and research related activities include a 2-day grant-writing workshop at the University of Bedfordshire in June 2010.

During the 2010-2011 period the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) supported a funding application for a seminar series through the National Centre for Research Methods on methodological innovation and capacity building in research on ethnicity. I was a key participant and discussant at the ESRC funded NCRM Network for methodological innovation in ethnicity which has incorporated several national seminars, culminating in a conference in March 2011 where 2 papers were delivered.

Child Care, Abuse and Neglect

I was approached by West Sussex County Council to evaluate the Five to Thrive Project because of our reputation in evaluating practice projects.  Think Family have piloted and then rolled out the Five to Thrive model based on neuroscience principles applied to the social and communication interaction between young mothers and their new born babies.

A commission to examine case data and reports for the 2013/14 year on Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) children in care by Wandsworth Borough Council resulted in a project report produced by me and Professor Charles Sutcliffe.

I worked with Dr Cathy Taylor, University of Southampton, on a pilot study on the Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Children in State Care which examined the experiences of BME children and young people aged 8 plus placed by social services.

I was involved in the ESRC funded Researcher Development Initiative 3 and 4 during the 2009-2011 period which included a research placement with Professor Lynn MacDonald, Middlesex University which evaluated the impact of multi-family groups held after school.  The findings included the analysis of teacher, parent and children questionnaires and focus groups plus use of software packages SPSS and NVIVO 8.

28. Academic Referees

Professor Lena Dominelli

Professor of Social Work
Faculty of Social Sciences
Stirling University
Stirling FK9 4LA
Scotland

Email: lena.dominelli@stir.ac.uk

Professor Lena Dominelli, PhD, AcSS is a qualified social worker and holds a Chair in Social Work at the University of Stirling.  She is internationally recognised as an expert in anti-racist social work and was President the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) during 1996-2004.  Lena currently chairs the Committee on Disaster Interventions, Climate Change and Sustainability.  She has funding from ESRC, EPSRC, NERC and SSHRC along with the Department of International Development and the Wellcome Trust. Lena has supported social workers and provided guidelines on Covid 19 since January 2020.

Professor Mekada J. Graham

Professor and Director/Chair

Department of Social Work
College of Health, Human Services and Nursing
California State University Dominguez Hills
1000 East Victoria street, Carson,
Los Angeles, California 90747

Email: mgraham@csudh.edu
Phone:  310 243 2521

Mekada J. Graham is an English academic from London, England. She has a PhD in Public Policy from the Department of Public Policy, Economics and Statistics. Dr Graham has published extensively in social work and her recent research interests focus on reflective practice and narrative approaches to social work education; childhood studies and broadly issues of social justice and social inequality drawing on intersections of gender, race, class, ethnicity, cultural diversity, disability through postmodern approaches to professional practice.

Research Output

Articles

Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Sutcliffe, C. (2020) Group Localised Child Sexual Exploitation Offenders: Who and Why? Seen and Heard Journal, 30 (4). pp. 51-70. ISSN 1744-1072

Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Smethurst, C. (2018) Understanding Group Localised Child Sexual Exploitation. Seen and Heard Journal, 28 (4). pp. 41-54. ISSN 1744-1072

Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Sutcliffe, C. (2014) REPORT ON THE ANALYSIS OF DATA ON BLACK AND ETHNIC MINORITY LAC CHILDREN IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH. University of Chichester.

Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Sutcliffe, C. (2013) Challenges in identifying factors which determine the placement of children in care: an international review. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 30 (4). pp. 345-363. ISSN 0738-0151 10.1007/s10560-012-0293-x

Book Sections

Bhatti-Sinclair, K. and Price, D. (2016) Evaluation of Serious Case Reviews and Anti-racist Practice. In: Social Work in a diverse society: transformative practice with ethnic minority communities. The Policy Press.

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