Evgenia Stepanova

Biographic Data

ID6468697
NAMEEvgenia Stepanova
GIVEN NAMESEvgenia
FAMILY NAMEStepanova
SIGNATURESTEPANOVA E
AFFILIATIONSDurham University
ORCID0000-0002-7397-299X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS9
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Consensus on Culturally Competent Mental Health Services Recommendations

    Open AccessEvgenia Stepanova, Croke et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2026

    INTRODUCTION: People from ethnic minorities in the UK face barriers to appropriate mental health care, including cultural stigma, language barriers and discriminatory practices. Culturally competent mental health services are proposed as a way to reduce these disparities, but implementation is limited. AIM: To establish consensus among ethnic minorities, carers, public advisors and health professionals on core components of culturally competent m…

  • Cultural Competency in Research

    Open AccessEvgenia Stepanova, Matthew Cooper et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2026

    BACKGROUND: As researchers strive to conduct culturally competent and equitable research, there remains a lack of actionable guidance across the research lifecycle. Increasingly, funding bodies require evidence of such approaches, yet a clear, practical direction for effective research practice is often lacking. AIM: To develop a practical framework, grounded in Meleis' cultural competence criteria, to guide all stages of the research lifecycle. …

  • Retention in statutory social work from fast-track child and family programs

    Open AccessJonathan Scourfield, John Carpenter et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work2023

    Two fast-track child and family social work training programs have been established in England — Step Up to Social Work and Frontline. Trainees’ financial support is far higher than for mainstream social work degrees. One of the reasons claimed for setting up these programs is addressing retention, although critics (of Frontline) predicted graduates would not stay in social work. A 4-year study assessed retention and reasons for leaving social wo…

  • Measurement Instruments for Integration within Children and Young People Healthcare Systems and Networks

    Open AccessZainab Dedat, Steven Hope et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    Introduction: Robust measures of integration are essential for assessment of the development, design and implementation of integration within healthcare systems. This review aimed to identify measurement instruments for integration within children and young people’s (CYP) healthcare systems (PROSPERO registration number CRD42021235383). Methods: We searched electronic databases (PubMED and Ovid Embase) using three main concepts: ‘(integrated care…

  • Strivers”, “doers”, and “seekers”

    Open AccessRoger Smith, Laura Venn et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2018References: 1

    Amid considerable interest in the experiences of early career professionals in social work in England and internationally, and the relationship between these and retention and progression, this article reports on the findings of one element of a larger evaluation. It reports the findings and analysis of interviews with 42 relative newcomers to social work, some 3 years following qualification, focusing on their current career orientations, and ho…

  • Understanding Care Leavers in Russia

    Evgenia Stepanova, Simon HackettARTICLEAustralian Social Work2014Cited by: 9References: 3

    Care leavers in Russia represent one of the most disadvantaged groups in society. However, they have rarely been the focus of welfare policy debate and they receive little or no support in their independent living. This paper presents the findings of a survey of Russian care leavers. The emphasis is on care leavers' experiences of the Russian institutional care system, and the issues that impacted on their postcare transition to adulthood. A numb…