Cynthia Okpokiri
Biographic Data
| ID | 6024781 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cynthia Okpokiri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cynthia |
| FAMILY NAME | Okpokiri |
| SIGNATURE | OKPOKIRI C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of East Anglia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4857-1606 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The multiple and competing functions of local reviews of serious child abuse cases in England
When children are killed or seriously harmed from abuse or neglect, there is pressure to ‘learn the lessons’ to prevent similar events. England has a long-established system of locally-based multi-agency reviews for this, but the recurrence of tragedies and repetitive findings raise questions about its effectiveness. Reflecting and building on our research into reviews completed between 2017 and 2021, we analyse the complexity that routine critic…
Re-envisaging professional curiosity and challenge
We Are Never Going Back—Social Workers Should Be Proud ‘Woke Champions’
We Are Never Going Back-Social Workers Should Be Proud 'Woke Champions' I have been invited to contribute to this Editorial as the winner of the Kay McDougal Prize for the article: Okpokiri, C. (2021
Parenting in fear
Parental engagement with British child-rearing normative practices and policies has been a source of conflict between Black African parents and professionals involved in child-safeguarding in Britain. These professionals include teachers, police, healthcare practitioners such as health visitors, nurses and doctors, and most importantly, social workers, because Children Act 1989, section 47 legally tasks social workers to investigate child-safegua…
Parenting in fear
Parental engagement with British child-rearing normative practices and policies has been a source of conflict between Black African parents and professionals involved in child-safeguarding in Britain. These professionals include teachers, police, healthcare practitioners such as health visitors, nurses and doctors, and most importantly, social workers, because Children Act 1989, section 47 legally tasks social workers to investigate child-safegua…
The multiple and competing functions of local reviews of serious child abuse cases in England
When children are killed or seriously harmed from abuse or neglect, there is pressure to ‘learn the lessons’ to prevent similar events. England has a long-established system of locally-based multi-agency reviews for this, but the recurrence of tragedies and repetitive findings raise questions about its effectiveness. Reflecting and building on our research into reviews completed between 2017 and 2021, we analyse the complexity that routine critic…
Re-envisaging professional curiosity and challenge
Parenting in fear
Parental engagement with British child-rearing normative practices and policies has been a source of conflict between Black African parents and professionals involved in child-safeguarding in Britain. These professionals include teachers, police, healthcare practitioners such as health visitors, nurses and doctors, and most importantly, social workers, because Children Act 1989, section 47 legally tasks social workers to investigate child-safegua…
We Are Never Going Back—Social Workers Should Be Proud ‘Woke Champions’
We Are Never Going Back-Social Workers Should Be Proud 'Woke Champions' I have been invited to contribute to this Editorial as the winner of the Kay McDougal Prize for the article: Okpokiri, C. (2021
The multiple and competing functions of local reviews of serious child abuse cases in England
When children are killed or seriously harmed from abuse or neglect, there is pressure to ‘learn the lessons’ to prevent similar events. England has a long-established system of locally-based multi-agency reviews for this, but the recurrence of tragedies and repetitive findings raise questions about its effectiveness. Reflecting and building on our research into reviews completed between 2017 and 2021, we analyse the complexity that routine critic…
Re-envisaging professional curiosity and challenge
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (3 works) · Child protection (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Agency (philosophy (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)