Peter Hillen

Biographic Data

ID4450562
NAMEPeter Hillen
GIVEN NAMESPeter
FAMILY NAMEHillen
SIGNATUREHILLEN P
AFFILIATIONSEdinburgh Napier University
ORCID0000-0003-4778-6306
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS3
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Police officer knowledge of and attitudes to opioid overdose and naloxone administration

    Open AccessPeter Hillen, Elizabeth M Speakman et al.ARTICLEPolicing & Society2024References: 2

    In the context of escalating drug-related deaths, during 2021 Police Scotland implemented a pilot project incorporating naloxone training to test the carriage and administration of naloxone by officers. The current paper presents data from the evaluation of this pilot exploring knowledge of, and attitudes to, opioid overdose and naloxone administration. Police officers completed a three-stage survey which included a modified Opioid Overdose Knowl…

  • Evaluating effectiveness in social work

    Viviene E Cree, Sumeet Jain et al.ARTICLEEuropean Journal of Social Work2018Cited by: 1References: 7

    Evaluating effectiveness is of primary concern to social work practice; resources will always be limited, and those using services deserve the best. But what is effectiveness, and how should it be measured? This paper explores the challenge of measuring effectiveness in social work by examining two small-scale evaluations of services (statutory and voluntary) in Scotland. Both evaluations used a mixed method approach and both were conducted in a …

  • The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness in Social Work

    Viviene E Cree, Sumeet Jain et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2016Cited by: 1References: 30

    This article explores the challenge of measuring effectiveness in social work, building from an evaluation of a service for those with drug- and alcohol-related problems in Scotland conducted in 2012. Drug and alcohol misuse have long been recognised as major issues for the Scottish economy, health service and population, affecting high numbers of individuals, families and communities in Scotland. For this reason, it is vital that the services pr…

  • Facilitating Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems — Reflections on Interviews with Service Users in Scotland

    Peter Hillen, Viviene E Cree et al.ARTICLEPractice2014Cited by: 1References: 7

    Service users were interviewed as part of a multi-method evaluation of an alcohol and drug social work service in Scotland. This paper explores service user interviews that were conducted in the evaluation, addressing the following questions: What did the service users feel about the service itself? Leading on from this, what did they see as helpful in facilitating their recovery in general? The research will be contextualised in Scotland’s cultu…