Gillian Plumridge
Biographic Data
| ID | 6023682 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gillian Plumridge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gillian |
| FAMILY NAME | Plumridge |
| SIGNATURE | PLUMRIDGE G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The nature and culture of social work with children and families in long‐term casework
Social work in the United Kingdom is preoccupied with what social workers cannot do due to having limited time to spend with service users. Yet remarkably little research has examined what social workers actually do, especially in long‐term relationships. This paper draws from an ethnographic study of two social work departments in England that spent 15 months observing practice and organizational life. Our findings show that social work some of …
From Snapshots of Practice to a Movie
Research into social work and child protection has begun to observe practice to find out what social workers actually do, however, no such ethnographic research has been done into long-term practice. This article outlines and analyses the methods used in a study of long-term social work and child protection practice. Researchers spent fifteen months embedded in two social work departments observing organisational practices, culture and staff supe…
The role of support groups in facilitating families in coping with a genetic condition and in discussion of genetic risk information
Background Giving children and young people information about genetic conditions and associated risk has been shown to be important to their identity, coping and decision making. Parents, however, find talking to their children difficult, and support from health professionals is often not available to them. Objective To explore the role of support groups in family coping, and in assisting parents’ communication about risk with children in familie…
What is research? Views of minority groups
Background and Objectives Black and minority ethnic groups are often excluded from research, and the reasons for this are complex. E-ECHOES (Ethnic-echocardiographic heart of England screening) was a large community based heart failure study among South Asian and Black African and Black Caribbean communities. The research study reported here followed on from E-ECHOES, and aimed to explore why minority ethnic groups are under-represented in cardio…
The nature and culture of social work with children and families in long‐term casework
Social work in the United Kingdom is preoccupied with what social workers cannot do due to having limited time to spend with service users. Yet remarkably little research has examined what social workers actually do, especially in long‐term relationships. This paper draws from an ethnographic study of two social work departments in England that spent 15 months observing practice and organizational life. Our findings show that social work some of …
From Snapshots of Practice to a Movie
Research into social work and child protection has begun to observe practice to find out what social workers actually do, however, no such ethnographic research has been done into long-term practice. This article outlines and analyses the methods used in a study of long-term social work and child protection practice. Researchers spent fifteen months embedded in two social work departments observing organisational practices, culture and staff supe…
What is research? Views of minority groups
Background and Objectives Black and minority ethnic groups are often excluded from research, and the reasons for this are complex. E-ECHOES (Ethnic-echocardiographic heart of England screening) was a large community based heart failure study among South Asian and Black African and Black Caribbean communities. The research study reported here followed on from E-ECHOES, and aimed to explore why minority ethnic groups are under-represented in cardio…
The role of support groups in facilitating families in coping with a genetic condition and in discussion of genetic risk information
Background Giving children and young people information about genetic conditions and associated risk has been shown to be important to their identity, coping and decision making. Parents, however, find talking to their children difficult, and support from health professionals is often not available to them. Objective To explore the role of support groups in family coping, and in assisting parents’ communication about risk with children in familie…
The nature and culture of social work with children and families in long‐term casework
Social work in the United Kingdom is preoccupied with what social workers cannot do due to having limited time to spend with service users. Yet remarkably little research has examined what social workers actually do, especially in long‐term relationships. This paper draws from an ethnographic study of two social work departments in England that spent 15 months observing practice and organizational life. Our findings show that social work some of …
From Snapshots of Practice to a Movie
Research into social work and child protection has begun to observe practice to find out what social workers actually do, however, no such ethnographic research has been done into long-term practice. This article outlines and analyses the methods used in a study of long-term social work and child protection practice. Researchers spent fifteen months embedded in two social work departments observing organisational practices, culture and staff supe…
Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Work (2 works)