Sarah Pollock
Biographic Data
| ID | 6023836 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Pollock |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Pollock |
| SIGNATURE | POLLOCK S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1106-6705 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The ‘team’ in child and family social work
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…
Ethics of Care and Linguistic Diversity
This article explores the possibility of utilising ethics of care as a moral theory to understand the provision of support necessary for communication between linguistically diverse people. The article focuses on support with communication within the field of social work, and social work research, where social work is enacted within a neo-liberal welfare system. Within such welfare systems, communication across linguistic diversity, both in resea…
Advancing a rights-based mental health system
Practitioner Perspectives on Agency Social Work in Children and Families Social Work in England
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…
Race’, Ethnicity, and Experiences of Practice
This article reports a portion of the findings from a 5-year longitudinal study on child and family social work, commissioned by the Department for Education. The study explored issues relating to child and family practice over the five years, utilising a mixed-methods design, including large-scale surveys, quantitative telephone interviews and semi-structured interviews and culminating in an annual report, published by the Department for Educati…
Barriers to Assessing and Treating Trauma in Primary Care and Opportunities for Improvement
Background: Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) is a best practice for treating individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), and primary care-based MOUD management can reduce treatment barriers among OUD patients. Individuals with OUD experience disproportionately high rates of trauma and violence, highlighting the importance of addressing trauma, mental health, and substance use concurrently. However, clear guidelines for trauma-informed tr…
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
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…
Social Work with Interpreters
Interpreters are crucial to enabling individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) to navigate the social welfare system, as they facilitate the development of relationships between this population and social workers. This article utilises primary data to analyse the interactive relationship between interpreters, social workers and service users with LEP with a view to better management of these three-way interactions and improved engagement…
Exploring the personal, programmatic and market barriers to choice in the NDIS for people with psychosocial disability
The aim of this paper is to inform the design of individualised funding schemes via an examination of discourses and experiences of choice related to people with psychosocial disability. Mind Australia, in partnership with Deakin University, interviewed 22 individuals with psychosocial disability who are recipients of individual funding packages in three National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) trial sites across Australia. This research invol…
More than words can say
In the UK, individuals with limited English-language proficiency (LEP) self-report poorer health and face challenges accessing health and social care support. Health and social care policies in English speaking countries provide practitioners with guidance that ensures access to public service interpreters for individuals who require them. The guidance simultaneously discourages the use of informal language brokers, including family and friends, …
The Straightforward Guide to Safeguarding Adults
The policy landscape for safeguarding adults practice shifted significantly with the introduction of the Care Act 2014. Its implementation included the first legal powers and duties for social work professionals to intervene in cases of adult abuse and neglect and provided a framework for the provision of preventative mechanisms to protect those at risk. This text, authored by an incredibly experienced practitioner, provides a complete guide to a…
Family Group Conferences
Recent legislative and policy changes in adult social care have refocused attention on a strengths-based approach to social work practice. The Care Act 2014 advocates a more inclusive and holistic understanding of individual well-being, which is evident by its expectation of more personalised responses to safeguarding. Family Group Conferences (FGCs) fit well with this policy shift but require further exploration before being integrated into work…
Exploring the personal, programmatic and market barriers to choice in the NDIS for people with psychosocial disability
The aim of this paper is to inform the design of individualised funding schemes via an examination of discourses and experiences of choice related to people with psychosocial disability. Mind Australia, in partnership with Deakin University, interviewed 22 individuals with psychosocial disability who are recipients of individual funding packages in three National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) trial sites across Australia. This research invol…
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
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…
Social Work with Interpreters
Interpreters are crucial to enabling individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) to navigate the social welfare system, as they facilitate the development of relationships between this population and social workers. This article utilises primary data to analyse the interactive relationship between interpreters, social workers and service users with LEP with a view to better management of these three-way interactions and improved engagement…
Family Group Conferences
Recent legislative and policy changes in adult social care have refocused attention on a strengths-based approach to social work practice. The Care Act 2014 advocates a more inclusive and holistic understanding of individual well-being, which is evident by its expectation of more personalised responses to safeguarding. Family Group Conferences (FGCs) fit well with this policy shift but require further exploration before being integrated into work…
Race’, Ethnicity, and Experiences of Practice
This article reports a portion of the findings from a 5-year longitudinal study on child and family social work, commissioned by the Department for Education. The study explored issues relating to child and family practice over the five years, utilising a mixed-methods design, including large-scale surveys, quantitative telephone interviews and semi-structured interviews and culminating in an annual report, published by the Department for Educati…
More than words can say
In the UK, individuals with limited English-language proficiency (LEP) self-report poorer health and face challenges accessing health and social care support. Health and social care policies in English speaking countries provide practitioners with guidance that ensures access to public service interpreters for individuals who require them. The guidance simultaneously discourages the use of informal language brokers, including family and friends, …
Family Group Conferences
Recent legislative and policy changes in adult social care have refocused attention on a strengths-based approach to social work practice. The Care Act 2014 advocates a more inclusive and holistic understanding of individual well-being, which is evident by its expectation of more personalised responses to safeguarding. Family Group Conferences (FGCs) fit well with this policy shift but require further exploration before being integrated into work…
The Straightforward Guide to Safeguarding Adults
The policy landscape for safeguarding adults practice shifted significantly with the introduction of the Care Act 2014. Its implementation included the first legal powers and duties for social work professionals to intervene in cases of adult abuse and neglect and provided a framework for the provision of preventative mechanisms to protect those at risk. This text, authored by an incredibly experienced practitioner, provides a complete guide to a…
More than words can say
In the UK, individuals with limited English-language proficiency (LEP) self-report poorer health and face challenges accessing health and social care support. Health and social care policies in English speaking countries provide practitioners with guidance that ensures access to public service interpreters for individuals who require them. The guidance simultaneously discourages the use of informal language brokers, including family and friends, …
Exploring the personal, programmatic and market barriers to choice in the NDIS for people with psychosocial disability
The aim of this paper is to inform the design of individualised funding schemes via an examination of discourses and experiences of choice related to people with psychosocial disability. Mind Australia, in partnership with Deakin University, interviewed 22 individuals with psychosocial disability who are recipients of individual funding packages in three National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) trial sites across Australia. This research invol…
Barriers to Assessing and Treating Trauma in Primary Care and Opportunities for Improvement
Background: Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) is a best practice for treating individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), and primary care-based MOUD management can reduce treatment barriers among OUD patients. Individuals with OUD experience disproportionately high rates of trauma and violence, highlighting the importance of addressing trauma, mental health, and substance use concurrently. However, clear guidelines for trauma-informed tr…
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
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…
Social Work with Interpreters
Interpreters are crucial to enabling individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) to navigate the social welfare system, as they facilitate the development of relationships between this population and social workers. This article utilises primary data to analyse the interactive relationship between interpreters, social workers and service users with LEP with a view to better management of these three-way interactions and improved engagement…
Race’, Ethnicity, and Experiences of Practice
This article reports a portion of the findings from a 5-year longitudinal study on child and family social work, commissioned by the Department for Education. The study explored issues relating to child and family practice over the five years, utilising a mixed-methods design, including large-scale surveys, quantitative telephone interviews and semi-structured interviews and culminating in an annual report, published by the Department for Educati…
The ‘team’ in child and family social work
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…
Ethics of Care and Linguistic Diversity
This article explores the possibility of utilising ethics of care as a moral theory to understand the provision of support necessary for communication between linguistically diverse people. The article focuses on support with communication within the field of social work, and social work research, where social work is enacted within a neo-liberal welfare system. Within such welfare systems, communication across linguistic diversity, both in resea…
Advancing a rights-based mental health system
Practitioner Perspectives on Agency Social Work in Children and Families Social Work in England
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…
Political science (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Social Work (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Research in Social Sciences (4 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works)