Lisa Morris
Biographic Data
| ID | 118540 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa Morris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Morris |
| SIGNATURE | MORRIS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lancaster University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1050-3149 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
In this issue - articles
Lessons on Power and Partnership in Disability-Inclusive Safeguarding
Safeguarding refers to specific actions that reduce the risk of abuse, neglect, and harm. It is an essential aspect of all development programming and research, but due to existing social structures and entrenched power inequalities, it is particularly important in development programming and research focused on people with disabilities. This article reflects on implementation experience relating to disability-inclusive safeguarding from the UK a…
In this issue
Marking motherhood
Our project, Marking Motherhood , explores the significance of tattooing for mothers following state intervention and child removal. Taking a material methods approach to ‘object interviews’, we found that the women curate their own tattoo collections, creating an archive inscribed on their skin. We analysed the interviews using Sara Ahmed’s theoretical work on ‘willing’; specifically, we apply her concepts of willfulness, a willfulness archive a…
In this issue
Themes do not emerge. An editor’s reflections on the use of Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis
I have great admiration and respect for the authors Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke.Since their pivotal 2006 article, Using thematic analysis in psychology, they have written extensively to help researchers understand, undertake, and write about thematic analysis.In fact, I've lost count of the chapters, articles and books the two have published, both as a pair and with numerous collaborators.We were keen to review their most recent book, Them…
In this issue
Women and homelessness
In this issue
In this issue
Reflections on Time Well Spent.It has been a dream to work alongside Robyn and we wish her a
In this issue
Having published in our New Voices section, Kirsty will be taking the
In this issue
Understanding the mental health needs of mothers who have had children removed through the family court
Breastfeeding, social work and the rights of infants who have been removed
First paragraph: In this Editorial, the authors explore the complexities of social work’s relationship with breastfeeding. As described in detail below, significant increases in the removal of newborn babies from their families of origin have been reported in the UK context (Broadhurst et al., 2018; Raab et al., 2020). Similar trends in infant removal have been observed in international settings sharing the UK’s focus on the prevention of current…
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The Story of the Nearest Relative
This discussion assesses the utility of Goffman’s thinking about conversational interaction for illuminating features of a research interview between one of the two authors (LM) and a fellow social work professional. We use this case to explore aspects of Goffman’s contribution to the sociological understanding of spoken interaction. While many of his ideas offer rich sources of guidance for interactionist and qualitative researchers, the value o…
Haunted futures
The notion of 'haunted futures' can provoke new understandings of the experiences of birth mothers living apart from their children as a result of state-ordered court removal. As 'abject figures', the mothers are silenced through the stigma and shame of being judged to be a deeply flawed mother, the justifiable fear of future children being removed, and court-ordered reporting restrictions. In this article, the author depicts how these mothers ex…
Being Seconded to a Mental Health Trust
The paper explores the implications of being a social worker seconded to a Mental Health Trust based on narrative interviews with mental health social workers. As part of a wider study, thirteen mental health social workers from across England were interviewed individually about their experiences of being seconded to a Mental Health Trust. Building on the work of Andrew Pithouse, the findings reveal the (in)visibility of mental health social work…
On Ethnographic Knowledge
We discuss the kinds and degrees of competence that the ethnographer needs to acquire. We consider the "unique adequacy" postulate, proposed by ethnomethodologists, that suggests that in the study of esoteric or specialized domains, the researcher needs to acquire or have previously acquired competence themselves. We suggest that this deserves more critical and nuanced scrutiny, not least given the impossibility of having prior competence in all …
AMHP Work
The paper explores the notion of ‘dirty work’ in relation to the newly created role of the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP). An AMHP undertakes various duties set out in the 1983 Mental Health Act, as amended by the 2007 Act, in relation to assessments to make applications for compulsory admission to psychiatric hospital. It has been argued that undertaking this social control function is ‘dirty work’. However, the findings from a study…
Dirty secrets and being 'strange
The paper is a discussion of my attempt to move beyond familiarity by using ethnomethodology - and the emotional impact of doing so; namely, the feeling of having a 'dirty secret'. As a social work group member interviewing social workers, the process of fieldwork was all too familiar. However, during transcription and analysis, what I had considered to be 'business as usual' was revealed as something more complex. The paper describes how the eth…
Nut clusters and crisps
The article explores the telling of co-narrated atrocity stories in accomplishing professional identity. Building on previous work, it is argued that group membership is a prerequisite for such stories to be told. Extracts from empirical data from interviews with social work approved mental health professionals are analysed using an ethnomethodological approach. The findings show how atrocity stories can be co-narrated, not only by longstanding c…
Haunted futures
The notion of 'haunted futures' can provoke new understandings of the experiences of birth mothers living apart from their children as a result of state-ordered court removal. As 'abject figures', the mothers are silenced through the stigma and shame of being judged to be a deeply flawed mother, the justifiable fear of future children being removed, and court-ordered reporting restrictions. In this article, the author depicts how these mothers ex…
AMHP Work
The paper explores the notion of ‘dirty work’ in relation to the newly created role of the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP). An AMHP undertakes various duties set out in the 1983 Mental Health Act, as amended by the 2007 Act, in relation to assessments to make applications for compulsory admission to psychiatric hospital. It has been argued that undertaking this social control function is ‘dirty work’. However, the findings from a study…
On Ethnographic Knowledge
We discuss the kinds and degrees of competence that the ethnographer needs to acquire. We consider the "unique adequacy" postulate, proposed by ethnomethodologists, that suggests that in the study of esoteric or specialized domains, the researcher needs to acquire or have previously acquired competence themselves. We suggest that this deserves more critical and nuanced scrutiny, not least given the impossibility of having prior competence in all …
Being Seconded to a Mental Health Trust
The paper explores the implications of being a social worker seconded to a Mental Health Trust based on narrative interviews with mental health social workers. As part of a wider study, thirteen mental health social workers from across England were interviewed individually about their experiences of being seconded to a Mental Health Trust. Building on the work of Andrew Pithouse, the findings reveal the (in)visibility of mental health social work…
Dirty secrets and being 'strange
The paper is a discussion of my attempt to move beyond familiarity by using ethnomethodology - and the emotional impact of doing so; namely, the feeling of having a 'dirty secret'. As a social work group member interviewing social workers, the process of fieldwork was all too familiar. However, during transcription and analysis, what I had considered to be 'business as usual' was revealed as something more complex. The paper describes how the eth…
Nut clusters and crisps
The article explores the telling of co-narrated atrocity stories in accomplishing professional identity. Building on previous work, it is argued that group membership is a prerequisite for such stories to be told. Extracts from empirical data from interviews with social work approved mental health professionals are analysed using an ethnomethodological approach. The findings show how atrocity stories can be co-narrated, not only by longstanding c…
Nut clusters and crisps
The article explores the telling of co-narrated atrocity stories in accomplishing professional identity. Building on previous work, it is argued that group membership is a prerequisite for such stories to be told. Extracts from empirical data from interviews with social work approved mental health professionals are analysed using an ethnomethodological approach. The findings show how atrocity stories can be co-narrated, not only by longstanding c…
AMHP Work
The paper explores the notion of ‘dirty work’ in relation to the newly created role of the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP). An AMHP undertakes various duties set out in the 1983 Mental Health Act, as amended by the 2007 Act, in relation to assessments to make applications for compulsory admission to psychiatric hospital. It has been argued that undertaking this social control function is ‘dirty work’. However, the findings from a study…
Dirty secrets and being 'strange
The paper is a discussion of my attempt to move beyond familiarity by using ethnomethodology - and the emotional impact of doing so; namely, the feeling of having a 'dirty secret'. As a social work group member interviewing social workers, the process of fieldwork was all too familiar. However, during transcription and analysis, what I had considered to be 'business as usual' was revealed as something more complex. The paper describes how the eth…
Being Seconded to a Mental Health Trust
The paper explores the implications of being a social worker seconded to a Mental Health Trust based on narrative interviews with mental health social workers. As part of a wider study, thirteen mental health social workers from across England were interviewed individually about their experiences of being seconded to a Mental Health Trust. Building on the work of Andrew Pithouse, the findings reveal the (in)visibility of mental health social work…
On Ethnographic Knowledge
We discuss the kinds and degrees of competence that the ethnographer needs to acquire. We consider the "unique adequacy" postulate, proposed by ethnomethodologists, that suggests that in the study of esoteric or specialized domains, the researcher needs to acquire or have previously acquired competence themselves. We suggest that this deserves more critical and nuanced scrutiny, not least given the impossibility of having prior competence in all …
Haunted futures
The notion of 'haunted futures' can provoke new understandings of the experiences of birth mothers living apart from their children as a result of state-ordered court removal. As 'abject figures', the mothers are silenced through the stigma and shame of being judged to be a deeply flawed mother, the justifiable fear of future children being removed, and court-ordered reporting restrictions. In this article, the author depicts how these mothers ex…
The Story of the Nearest Relative
This discussion assesses the utility of Goffman’s thinking about conversational interaction for illuminating features of a research interview between one of the two authors (LM) and a fellow social work professional. We use this case to explore aspects of Goffman’s contribution to the sociological understanding of spoken interaction. While many of his ideas offer rich sources of guidance for interactionist and qualitative researchers, the value o…
In this issue
In this issue
In this issue
In this issue
Understanding the mental health needs of mothers who have had children removed through the family court
Breastfeeding, social work and the rights of infants who have been removed
First paragraph: In this Editorial, the authors explore the complexities of social work’s relationship with breastfeeding. As described in detail below, significant increases in the removal of newborn babies from their families of origin have been reported in the UK context (Broadhurst et al., 2018; Raab et al., 2020). Similar trends in infant removal have been observed in international settings sharing the UK’s focus on the prevention of current…
In this issue
In this issue
Reflections on Time Well Spent.It has been a dream to work alongside Robyn and we wish her a
In this issue
Having published in our New Voices section, Kirsty will be taking the
In this issue
Themes do not emerge. An editor’s reflections on the use of Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis
I have great admiration and respect for the authors Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke.Since their pivotal 2006 article, Using thematic analysis in psychology, they have written extensively to help researchers understand, undertake, and write about thematic analysis.In fact, I've lost count of the chapters, articles and books the two have published, both as a pair and with numerous collaborators.We were keen to review their most recent book, Them…
In this issue
Women and homelessness
In this issue
In this issue
Marking motherhood
Our project, Marking Motherhood , explores the significance of tattooing for mothers following state intervention and child removal. Taking a material methods approach to ‘object interviews’, we found that the women curate their own tattoo collections, creating an archive inscribed on their skin. We analysed the interviews using Sara Ahmed’s theoretical work on ‘willing’; specifically, we apply her concepts of willfulness, a willfulness archive a…
In this issue - articles
Lessons on Power and Partnership in Disability-Inclusive Safeguarding
Safeguarding refers to specific actions that reduce the risk of abuse, neglect, and harm. It is an essential aspect of all development programming and research, but due to existing social structures and entrenched power inequalities, it is particularly important in development programming and research focused on people with disabilities. This article reflects on implementation experience relating to disability-inclusive safeguarding from the UK a…
Sociology (22 works) · Political science (19 works) · Epistemology (13 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Philosophy (11 works) · Engineering (8 works) · Engineering ethics (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (4 works)