R4P Podcast

By Natasha and Cassian

Research 4 Practice - Connecting the dots between thinking and doing. Natasha and Cassian speak to social science researchers about what their work means for professionals in education and social care. A monthly podcast looking at research from child safeguarding to adult literacy, and anything you can think of in between.

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Domestic Homicide Reviews with James Rowlands

R4P PodcastNov 16, 2021

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Domestic Homicide Reviews with James Rowlands

What are Domestic Homicide Reviews?
Who does them, what can be learned from them, and what might be done better?
A conversation with James Rowlands, experienced chair of Domestic Homicide Reviews and PhD researcher.
James is researching the reality of how DHR's work to navigate the emotional landscape of a domestic abuse murder, to give voice to all parties, ask the difficult questions, honor the dead, and identify crucial learning. A fraught and complex task that we need to understand to trully fulfill all of those tasks, and do better in the future.
James Rowlands Blog can be found here www.jhrowlands.co.uk/blog
And his report for the Churchill Fellowship 'Reviewing Intimate Partner Homicide: International Practice and Perspectives'

Nov 16, 202144:40

Serious Case Reviews: the new system, with Dr Sorensen and Professor Dickens

'Rapid Reviews' and 'Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews' have now replaced Serious Case Reviews in England. Dr Penny Sorensen and Professor Jonathan Dickens join us to talk about the first independent anual review of the new system for reviewing cases of child death and serious injury.
What is the new process?
What are the findings of it's first reviews?
And is the new system up to the task of identifying new learning?
We discuss all of these questions and more.
Their full report can be found here:
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/984770/Annual_review_of_LCSPRs_and_rapid_reviews.pdf

Aug 11, 202132:50

Father's Experience of Child Protection & Care Proceedings, with Dr Georgia Philip

Absent fathers? Yes and No.

Dr Georgia Philip speaks with us about her ongoing research into the realities of father's experience of child protection and care proceedings.

Reports:

- Counting Father's In: Understanding Men's Experience of the Child Protection System

- Up Against It: Understanding Father's Repeat Appearance in Local Authority Care Proceedings

Article:

"I Had No Hope, I Had No Help at All”: Insights from a First Study of Fathers and Recurrent Care Proceedings

Georgia also mentions the work of The Fatherhood Institute.

And research by Professor Karen Broadhurst and Colleagues at Lancashire University into the experience of mothers and recurrent loss of children to care.

Jul 15, 202138:01

What Matters to Children in Kinship Care with Dr Paul Shuttleworth

What do children living in Kinship Care have to say about their situation?

What matters to them and how can we best listen to and support them?

Dr Paul Shuttleworth chats with Natasha and Cassian about his PhD study- how he engaged with and listened to the children who took part, what they had to say, and what it means for both research and practice.

If you would like to know more about other researchers mentioned in this episode...

Professor Gillian Ruch - https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p165646-gillian-ruch/publications

Professor Harry Fergusson - https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/social-policy/ferguson-harry.aspx

May 20, 202131:03

Emeritus Professor Gillian Schofield OBE - A Life in Social Work Research

Long Term Foster Care, The Secure Base Model, and the impact of research on practice.

Emeritus Professor Gillian Schofield OBE joins Natasha and Cassian to discuss her career in social work research.

Find more information and links to Professor Schofield's research and publications here.

Music by Serge Quadrado

Apr 12, 202133:03

Mental Health and Human Connection with Dr Bryony Porter

Discussing mental health support across the contexts of phd study, health and social care practice, and community support programmes, Dr Bryony Porter joins Natasha and Cassian for a wide ranging episode that reveals an pervading need for human connection and its importance to our mental health.

Projects discussed within this episode are

The Courage Project - https://www.uea.su/postgraduate/courage/

The Men's Shed - https://menssheds.org.uk/

Music by Serge Quadrado

Mar 04, 202127:47

Parental perceptions of formal education in rural Nigeria with Bukola Oyinloye

Bukola Oyinloye is a PhD researcher at the Open University researching parental perceptions of formal education in rural Nigeria. She joins Natasha and Cassian to discuss her research so far and some innitial reflections on what she is finding out.

Bukola's own podcast exploring education research in Africa, The EdRA Lounge, can be found at

https://open.spotify.com/show/0yq3C0t5u0oQjbUCKBMYDb?si=kQi7_9qFTn-g3FeNL_-Avw

Jan 19, 202127:06

Supporting female offenders who live in care, with Dr Donna-Maree Humphery

The often traumatic personal histories of young offenders living in care requires attentive support and a trauma informed approach. Dr Donna-Maree Humphery joins Natasha and Cassian to discuss her study of professional youth offending practice when working with female offenders who also live in care.

Music by Serge Quadrado

Nov 22, 202024:57