Su McCaughan

Biographic Data

ID6023570
NAMESu McCaughan
GIVEN NAMESSu
FAMILY NAMEMcCaughan
SIGNATUREMCCAUGHAN S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Salford
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS4
AUTHOR COUNT4
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • The ‘team’ in child and family social work

    Helen Scholar, Hugh Mclaughlin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work Practice2025

    This paper draws upon qualitative data from a Department for Education (DfE) funded longitudinal study of child and family social workers in England, carried out between 2018 and 2022 exploring factors affecting recruitment and retention, involving annual surveys and follow-up interviews in each year of the project. The changing practice environment during the study – pre, during and post Covid – provided a unique opportunity to consider practiti…

  • Practitioner Perspectives on Agency Social Work in Children and Families Social Work in England

    Open AccessHugh Mclaughlin, Helen Scholar et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2025References: 12

    This article examines practitioner perspectives on agency social work in Local Authority Children’s Services Departments in England. There have been ongoing concerns about the use of agency workers, relating to cost, quality and impact on services, despite a recognition that temporary staff may be needed for a range of reasons. However, recent labour shortages and the escalating costs of agency staffing are fuelling calls for some form of regulat…

  • Should I Stay or Should I Go’? The Experiences of Forty Social Workers in England Who Had Previously Indicated They Would Stay In or Leave Children and Families Social Work

    Open AccessHugh Mclaughlin, Helen Scholar et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2023Cited by: 3References: 16

    This article is focused on the concern about the retention of child and family social workers in England. Retention of workers is seen as a major issue for the delivery of quality services for service users, stability of workforces and development of social work. The article reviews international studies in relation to retention identifying a gap in relation to studies that have followed up those who indicated they were going to leave child and f…

  • Are Non-Traditional Social Work Placements Second-Best Learning Opportunities for Social Work Qualifying Students

    Hugh Mclaughlin, Helen Scholar et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2015Cited by: 1References: 14

    This article reports on the evaluation of practice learning opportunities for student social workers within ‘non-traditional’ placements provided by a major children's charity in England, Scotland and Wales between 2010 and 2012. The student social workers undertook a well-being role within the project and the research here reports on the charity's ability to provide a twelve-week programme through the use of delivery partners. In particular, the…