Helen Claire Smith

Biographic Data

ID6359117
NAMEHelen Claire Smith
GIVEN NAMESHelen Claire
FAMILY NAMESmith
SIGNATURESMITH H C
AFFILIATIONSTeesside University
ORCID0000-0002-5789-3474
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS9
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1989
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Exploring staff perspectives of working in secure care accommodation for young people

    Open AccessCarolyn Thomas, Graham Walker et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2025References: 5

    Background: Secure care accommodation is a constantly evolving, challenging work environment where staff must adapt quickly, often with limited training. High turnover and burnout are common, driven by poor working conditions, stigma, and the complex needs of residents. This review explores staff experiences, focusing on safety, wellbeing, and the challenges of caring for vulnerable young people. Methods: A systematic review was conducted followi…

  • Young people’s experiences of secure care

    Open AccessGraham Walker, Carolyn Thomas et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2025Cited by: 2

    Background: There is a paucity of literature qualitatively exploring adolescents’ experiences in secure care, which is an essential consideration for future service design. We aimed to increase understanding of factors which contribute both positively and negatively to these young people’s experience. Methods: A systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. Studies were identified by searching five online databases in June 2024. Th…

  • Experiences of a service user advisor to a post-qualifying social work course

    Helen Smith, Helen Claire Smith et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work Practice2022

    In this co-produced paper, we write about a collaboration that developed over more than a decade between a service user advisor and a social work educator within a higher education context. Starting with how we came to work together, the paper outlines early apprehensions about service user involvement, both as we experienced them and as expressed by colleagues, students, and managers. The paper discusses such themes as confidentiality, professio…

  • Frameworks to assess health systems governance

    Open AccessThidar Pyone, Helen Smith et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2017

  • Finding purpose through altruism

    Claire Hart, Helen Claire SmithARTICLEJournal of Occupational Science2017Cited by: 7References: 10

    Refugees are increasingly acknowledged as facing significant occupational injustice, and they experience multiple barriers to finding meaningful occupational opportunities. Occupation has enormous potential for enhancing the post migratory experience, but choice of occupation is important. People strive to move beyond simply ‘keeping busy’ to find occupations of real meaning that meet personal and cultural needs. This paper reports selected findi…

  • The Culture of Cloth in Early Modern England

    Open AccessHelen Smith, Helen Claire SmithARTICLERenaissance Studies2009

  • Whose ‘Ordinary Life’ Is It Anyway

    Hilary Brown, Helen Smith et al.ARTICLEDisability Handicap & Society1989

    This paper offers a feminist critique of current community care policy and of the normalisation ideology which underpins it. Drawing on experience in services for people with learning difficulties and people who use mental health services, the authors draw a series of parallels between ‘clients’ and women in our society. They discuss the mechanisms whereby groups of people are accorded second class status and the ways in which such oppression is …