Patricia Burns

Biographic Data

ID6023941
NAMEPatricia Burns
GIVEN NAMESPatricia
FAMILY NAMEBurns
SIGNATUREBURNS P
AFFILIATIONSDepartment of Social Work, Ulster University , Belfast, Northern Ireland
ORCID0009-0002-3644-1601
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Challenges in implementing direct payments for older adults in Northern Ireland

    Open AccessPatricia Burns, Patricia B Burns et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work Practice2025

    Alternative options, such as direct payments exist but the infrastructure is inadequate. In an attempt to address this gap, a statutory health and social care trust and a community organisation collaborated on a pioneering project. The current study evaluated the efforts of this project to make direct payments work for older people. As well as offering analysis into project development, the study offers insights into service user and stakeholder …

  • Teaching social work students about evidence-based practice using peer-led learning and assessed conversations

    Open AccessTony McGinn, Katheryn Margaret Pascoe et al.ARTICLESocial Work Education2025References: 50

    While the assessment of students on social work placement has attracted a sizable body of research and commentary, on-campus assessments have attracted less attention. With advances in artificial intelligence and the rise of essay-mills, the rigor of assessment by assignment submission is threatened. Acknowledging the need for educators to review assessment in-line with these contemporary challenges and importance of developing skills for practic…

  • Coproduction with Service Users in Adult Social Work

    Open AccessPatricia Burns, Patricia B Burns et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2023Cited by: 1References: 59

    Involving service users, in the delivery of health and social care, is a focal point in social policy discourse. Coproduction has become synonymous with anti-oppressive practice and service user empowerment. This article reports on a qualitative study carried out in Northern Ireland which explored service user involvement in adult social care practice and policy development. Semi-structured interviews were completed with service users (n = 6) and…

  • Building a Research Community to Bring Evidence into Practice

    Open AccessAnne McGlade, Elaine Pollock et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2023References: 16

    This case study drawn from our collective experience in Northern Ireland presents a relatively unique approach that considers the role of wider contextual and organisational factors in supporting or inhibiting research into social work and social care practice. It has been written by members of the Building A Research Community Group (hereafter referred to as Research Community) established in 2019. The Research Community was built on the premise…

  • Using a Multisectoral Approach to Assess HIV/Aids Services in the Western Region of Puerto Rico

    Gloria Asencio Toro, Patricia Burns et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2006References: 7

    The Enhancing Care Initiative of Puerto Rico assessed services available to people living with HIV/AIDS in the western region of Puerto Rico. Participants were 212 people living with HIV/AIDS and 116 employees from 6 agencies providing HIV/AIDS services in the region. Two main findings were that depression symptoms were present in 98.1% of people living with HIV/AIDS, and 7 of the 15 municipalities in the region did not provide any specific servi…