Lisa Holmes
Biographic Data
| ID | 3594438 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa Holmes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Holmes |
| SIGNATURE | HOLMES L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vermont |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6386-854X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Just because we can does not mean we should
Administrative data are increasingly used in impact evaluations of complex interventions in children’s social care (CSC), offering advantages such as longitudinal, population-level coverage, and reduced burden on families and practitioners. However, administrative data alone are insufficient to support meaningful and responsible evaluation. Drawing on insights from two webinars hosted by the Children’s Social Care Data User Group, which focused o…
Value for whom? Rethinking cost-effectiveness from young people’s perspective
Background: This article re-envisions the concept of value in relation to safeguarding and welfare services to young people who are experiencing adversity, risk and disadvantage. Current use of the terms ‘cost-effectiveness’ and ‘value for money’ within the policy and practice sectors is dominated by the concept of financial costs, most particularly with respect to the goals of producing organisational efficiencies and providing lower cost servic…
A systematic review of ethnic representation in UK research involving children and young people living in care
A substantial and growing number of children in care in the UK are of minoritized ethnicities. Increasing evidence of inequalities faced by the UK’s children in care from different ethnic groups highlights the need for research that represents the ethnic diversity of children in care. This systematic review aimed to determine the frequency and manner of ethnicity reporting amongst studies of children in care in the UK from 2012 to 2024. Seven dat…
Relocating Adolescents’
In the UK, there has been increased awareness of the harm adolescents face beyond their families. There is no national strategy for safeguarding adolescents. One intervention that comes with particularly high costs is relocation placements by children’s social care that move adolescents some distance from their communities. This research aims to contribute to the evidence about the relocation of adolescents exposed to, or at risk of extra-familia…
A critical review of cost‐effectiveness research in children's social care
This article presents the findings from a critical review of cost‐effectiveness research in children's social care. With a focus on the past 20 years (since 2000), the review aims to assess the use and consistency of definitions relevant to evaluating cost‐effectiveness such as financial input (costs) and outcomes, and to review and summarise learnings from cost‐effectiveness studies in the English children's social care system. We included both …
Foster Carers’ Receptiveness to New Innovations and Programmes
Foster carers characterise a highly diverse workforce that shares the choice to provide a home and family for children who can no longer reside with their family. This diversity makes supporting and providing for carers’ training needs a complex task for fostering services. Understanding what might influence their engagement in training would be useful. This article outlines themes related to foster carers’ engagement with social pedagogy, using …
Longitudinal trajectories of behavioral problems among children in out-of-home care
The President and the Supreme Court
The President and the Supreme Court: Going Public on Judicial Decisions from Washington to Trump." Congress & the Presidency, 48(2), pp. 267–268
Normalizing post adoption support for all
Within a context of substantial adoption policy reform in England, this paper explores post adoption support. Findings from a small‐scale survey of 22 local authorities in England and interviews with 11 adoption practitioners (from 11 of the authorities that completed the survey) are presented and related national policy discussed. The paper argues that support should continue postmatching a child with their adoptive parent(s) and that this shoul…
Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Youth
The International Work Group for Therapeutic Residential Care convened an International Summit on ‘Pathways to Evidence-Based Practice’ at Loughborough University (GBR), Centre for Child and Fami...
Lower Federal Court Judicial Confirmation Fights
Unlike the massive literature about US Supreme Court confirmation battles, little has been written about lower federal court confirmation fights. However, in the past 20 years much has been written about the lower federal court confirmation process. Here, we take stock of the political science literature in this area and highlight where scholarly interest appears to be going. Believing a contemporary assessment of the state of the field should be…
The Common Assessment Framework
This paper utilizes data gathered as part of an exploratory study to assess the costs and impact of the C ommon A ssessment F ramework ( CAF ), to examine the impact that the lead professional role had on families and workers. The study found that both families and workers believed the lead professional to be central to the CAF process, providing a range of support, coordinating multi‐agency responses to need and acting as a single point of conta…
How social workers spend their time in frontline children's social care in England
Purpose In England in recent years, concerns have been raised about the proportion of time social workers and other frontline children's social care practitioners spend carrying out desk‐based, administrative activities. This article aims to report time use activity data from front line workers on the amount of time spent on different activities to support children in need (as defined by the 1989 Children Act). Design/methodology/approach The dat…
Calculating and comparing the costs of multidimensional treatment foster care in English local authorities
Advice & Dissent
Why “Go Public”? Presidential Use of Nominees to the U.S. Courts of Appeals
In recent years, presidents have utilized public appeals on behalf of their nominees to the U.S. Courts of Appeals with increasing regularity. In this study, I examine the timing, audience, and themes of these presidential speeches from 1977 to 2004. I find that presidents have tended to discuss circuit court nominees who are vulnerable to defeat in the confirmation process before narrow audiences consisting of sympathetic groups or campaign supp…
Calculating the costs of local authority care for children with contrasting needs
Activity data from practitioners can be combined with financial data to develop unit costs for the eight processes that underpin social work activity for children looked after away from home. The frequency and duration of processes can then be calculated, and the data are used to cost different pathways through care. Costs vary according to children's needs, types of placements and local policies and practices. Combinations of need add to costs. …
Presidential Strategy in the Judicial Appointment Process
I examine presidential use of public appeals on behalf of nominees to the U.S. courts of appeals from 1977 to 2005. Presidents Clinton and W. Bush have utilized this strategy far more regularly than did their predecessors. I find that presidents go public more often and more quickly on behalf of nominees facing a difficult confirmation climate, as well as on behalf of those who would diversify the bench. However, nominees who received more presid…
The Increasing Senate Scrutiny of Lower Federal Court Nominees
We argue that the scrutiny of lower federal court nominations in the Senate is not unique to the crisis during the Clinton administration or during the tenure of Orrin Hatch as Judiciary Committee chair. Instead, increased scrutiny of lower court nominees has been a long time in the making. Lower court nominations became more contentious during the Carter administration, increased further late in Reagan's second term, and reached a zenith after t…
The Increasing Senate Scrutiny of Lower Federal Court Nominees
We argue that the scrutiny of lower federal court nominations in the Senate is not unique to the crisis during the Clinton administration or during the tenure of Orrin Hatch as Judiciary Committee chair. Instead, increased scrutiny of lower court nominees has been a long time in the making. Lower court nominations became more contentious during the Carter administration, increased further late in Reagan's second term, and reached a zenith after t…
Why “Go Public”? Presidential Use of Nominees to the U.S. Courts of Appeals
In recent years, presidents have utilized public appeals on behalf of their nominees to the U.S. Courts of Appeals with increasing regularity. In this study, I examine the timing, audience, and themes of these presidential speeches from 1977 to 2004. I find that presidents have tended to discuss circuit court nominees who are vulnerable to defeat in the confirmation process before narrow audiences consisting of sympathetic groups or campaign supp…
Presidential Strategy in the Judicial Appointment Process
I examine presidential use of public appeals on behalf of nominees to the U.S. courts of appeals from 1977 to 2005. Presidents Clinton and W. Bush have utilized this strategy far more regularly than did their predecessors. I find that presidents go public more often and more quickly on behalf of nominees facing a difficult confirmation climate, as well as on behalf of those who would diversify the bench. However, nominees who received more presid…
Calculating the costs of local authority care for children with contrasting needs
Activity data from practitioners can be combined with financial data to develop unit costs for the eight processes that underpin social work activity for children looked after away from home. The frequency and duration of processes can then be calculated, and the data are used to cost different pathways through care. Costs vary according to children's needs, types of placements and local policies and practices. Combinations of need add to costs. …
How social workers spend their time in frontline children's social care in England
Purpose In England in recent years, concerns have been raised about the proportion of time social workers and other frontline children's social care practitioners spend carrying out desk‐based, administrative activities. This article aims to report time use activity data from front line workers on the amount of time spent on different activities to support children in need (as defined by the 1989 Children Act). Design/methodology/approach The dat…
Normalizing post adoption support for all
Within a context of substantial adoption policy reform in England, this paper explores post adoption support. Findings from a small‐scale survey of 22 local authorities in England and interviews with 11 adoption practitioners (from 11 of the authorities that completed the survey) are presented and related national policy discussed. The paper argues that support should continue postmatching a child with their adoptive parent(s) and that this shoul…
The Common Assessment Framework
This paper utilizes data gathered as part of an exploratory study to assess the costs and impact of the C ommon A ssessment F ramework ( CAF ), to examine the impact that the lead professional role had on families and workers. The study found that both families and workers believed the lead professional to be central to the CAF process, providing a range of support, coordinating multi‐agency responses to need and acting as a single point of conta…
Calculating and comparing the costs of multidimensional treatment foster care in English local authorities
The Increasing Senate Scrutiny of Lower Federal Court Nominees
We argue that the scrutiny of lower federal court nominations in the Senate is not unique to the crisis during the Clinton administration or during the tenure of Orrin Hatch as Judiciary Committee chair. Instead, increased scrutiny of lower court nominees has been a long time in the making. Lower court nominations became more contentious during the Carter administration, increased further late in Reagan's second term, and reached a zenith after t…
Calculating the costs of local authority care for children with contrasting needs
Activity data from practitioners can be combined with financial data to develop unit costs for the eight processes that underpin social work activity for children looked after away from home. The frequency and duration of processes can then be calculated, and the data are used to cost different pathways through care. Costs vary according to children's needs, types of placements and local policies and practices. Combinations of need add to costs. …
Presidential Strategy in the Judicial Appointment Process
I examine presidential use of public appeals on behalf of nominees to the U.S. courts of appeals from 1977 to 2005. Presidents Clinton and W. Bush have utilized this strategy far more regularly than did their predecessors. I find that presidents go public more often and more quickly on behalf of nominees facing a difficult confirmation climate, as well as on behalf of those who would diversify the bench. However, nominees who received more presid…
Why “Go Public”? Presidential Use of Nominees to the U.S. Courts of Appeals
In recent years, presidents have utilized public appeals on behalf of their nominees to the U.S. Courts of Appeals with increasing regularity. In this study, I examine the timing, audience, and themes of these presidential speeches from 1977 to 2004. I find that presidents have tended to discuss circuit court nominees who are vulnerable to defeat in the confirmation process before narrow audiences consisting of sympathetic groups or campaign supp…
Advice & Dissent
Calculating and comparing the costs of multidimensional treatment foster care in English local authorities
How social workers spend their time in frontline children's social care in England
Purpose In England in recent years, concerns have been raised about the proportion of time social workers and other frontline children's social care practitioners spend carrying out desk‐based, administrative activities. This article aims to report time use activity data from front line workers on the amount of time spent on different activities to support children in need (as defined by the 1989 Children Act). Design/methodology/approach The dat…
Lower Federal Court Judicial Confirmation Fights
Unlike the massive literature about US Supreme Court confirmation battles, little has been written about lower federal court confirmation fights. However, in the past 20 years much has been written about the lower federal court confirmation process. Here, we take stock of the political science literature in this area and highlight where scholarly interest appears to be going. Believing a contemporary assessment of the state of the field should be…
The Common Assessment Framework
This paper utilizes data gathered as part of an exploratory study to assess the costs and impact of the C ommon A ssessment F ramework ( CAF ), to examine the impact that the lead professional role had on families and workers. The study found that both families and workers believed the lead professional to be central to the CAF process, providing a range of support, coordinating multi‐agency responses to need and acting as a single point of conta…
Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Youth
The International Work Group for Therapeutic Residential Care convened an International Summit on ‘Pathways to Evidence-Based Practice’ at Loughborough University (GBR), Centre for Child and Fami...
Normalizing post adoption support for all
Within a context of substantial adoption policy reform in England, this paper explores post adoption support. Findings from a small‐scale survey of 22 local authorities in England and interviews with 11 adoption practitioners (from 11 of the authorities that completed the survey) are presented and related national policy discussed. The paper argues that support should continue postmatching a child with their adoptive parent(s) and that this shoul…
Longitudinal trajectories of behavioral problems among children in out-of-home care
The President and the Supreme Court
The President and the Supreme Court: Going Public on Judicial Decisions from Washington to Trump." Congress & the Presidency, 48(2), pp. 267–268
A critical review of cost‐effectiveness research in children's social care
This article presents the findings from a critical review of cost‐effectiveness research in children's social care. With a focus on the past 20 years (since 2000), the review aims to assess the use and consistency of definitions relevant to evaluating cost‐effectiveness such as financial input (costs) and outcomes, and to review and summarise learnings from cost‐effectiveness studies in the English children's social care system. We included both …
Foster Carers’ Receptiveness to New Innovations and Programmes
Foster carers characterise a highly diverse workforce that shares the choice to provide a home and family for children who can no longer reside with their family. This diversity makes supporting and providing for carers’ training needs a complex task for fostering services. Understanding what might influence their engagement in training would be useful. This article outlines themes related to foster carers’ engagement with social pedagogy, using …
Relocating Adolescents’
In the UK, there has been increased awareness of the harm adolescents face beyond their families. There is no national strategy for safeguarding adolescents. One intervention that comes with particularly high costs is relocation placements by children’s social care that move adolescents some distance from their communities. This research aims to contribute to the evidence about the relocation of adolescents exposed to, or at risk of extra-familia…
Value for whom? Rethinking cost-effectiveness from young people’s perspective
Background: This article re-envisions the concept of value in relation to safeguarding and welfare services to young people who are experiencing adversity, risk and disadvantage. Current use of the terms ‘cost-effectiveness’ and ‘value for money’ within the policy and practice sectors is dominated by the concept of financial costs, most particularly with respect to the goals of producing organisational efficiencies and providing lower cost servic…
A systematic review of ethnic representation in UK research involving children and young people living in care
A substantial and growing number of children in care in the UK are of minoritized ethnicities. Increasing evidence of inequalities faced by the UK’s children in care from different ethnic groups highlights the need for research that represents the ethnic diversity of children in care. This systematic review aimed to determine the frequency and manner of ethnicity reporting amongst studies of children in care in the UK from 2012 to 2024. Seven dat…
Just because we can does not mean we should
Administrative data are increasingly used in impact evaluations of complex interventions in children’s social care (CSC), offering advantages such as longitudinal, population-level coverage, and reduced burden on families and practitioners. However, administrative data alone are insufficient to support meaningful and responsible evaluation. Drawing on insights from two webinars hosted by the Children’s Social Care Data User Group, which focused o…
Political science (13 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Sociology (5 works)