Hear Our Voice: Social Care Workers views and experiences of effective relationship-based practice
Teresa Brown
Athlone Institute Technology
Dr Teresa Brown is a social care worker currently lecturing on Social Care degree and masters programmes in Athlone Institute of Technology. Teresa has extensive experience as a social care worker in Northern Ireland, Ireland and Romania. She has practiced in the areas of Residential Care, Secure Care and Child Protection/Family Support. Teresa completed her Doctorate in Queens University Belfast, her thesis title, ‘Hear Our Voice: Residential Workers Views Of Effective Relationship-based Practice’. Teresa’s teaching and research interests are in the areas of youth at risk, relationship-based practice and empirical studies that include the ‘voice’ of the social care worker and service user.
Abstract
In a context dominated by media reports of the historical institutional abuse of children and young people in residential homes and where the voice of residential childcare workers is largely silent, this paper presents ... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- Teresa Brown (Athlone Institute Technology)
Topic Area
Child Protection Systems and Strategies at local, national and international levels
Session
Oral 5 » Session 1-Child Protection Systems (11:00 - Monday, 2nd October, Central America Room)
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