Cheryl Simmill‐Binning

Biographic Data

ID6578869
NAMECheryl Simmill‐Binning
GIVEN NAMESCheryl
FAMILY NAMESimmill‐Binning
SIGNATUREBINNING C S
AFFILIATIONSLancaster University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS6
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2004
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX2

  • Volunteering and the response to Covid-19 in the UK

    Rebecca Fish, Rebecca Hibbin et al.ARTICLEDisability & Society2022Cited by: 3

    This article provides an insight into the voluntary sector’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in one UK region, using qualitative evidence from a rapid evaluation study with leaders of volunteer agencies. We picked out the information relevant to services that disabled people access, as a way to provide a snapshot of the issues experienced during the various lockdowns, as well as participants’ concerns for the future of volunteering in the UK

  • Enabling middle‐aged and older adults accessing community services to reduce social isolation

    Open AccessClarissa Giebel, Shaima Hassan et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2020Cited by: 1References: 2

    A large number of older adults (65+ years) live on their own, and can experience high levels of loneliness. However, accessing activities to engage with their community can be difficult either due to their age and associated comorbidities, such as frailty, or due to financial reasons, for lacking the funds to access transport to activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate an existing service in the North West of England, Community Connector…

  • Practice-Based Research in Social Work

    C Simmill-Binning, Cheryl Simmill‐BinningARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2013

    Research, it is said, is rarely high on the agenda of social workers. However, during my time working alongside practitioners, I have learnt that invariably they ask the right questions and hold many of the skills to seek successful solutions. With the guidance of this new volume, most practitioners could undertake research, especially if they sought to develop practice-based research (PBR). PRB places practitioners at the heart of the research e…

  • Evaluating in Practice, 2nd edn

    C Simmill-Binning, Cheryl Simmill‐Binning et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2012

    This is an absorbing and fascinating book. The intrigue actually begins with the fact that it is described as a second edition but this is not acknowledged on the cover or title page. In the preface, the author describes it as ‘much more’ than a second edition. We are not familiar with the first edition (published in 1996) so cannot comment on the veracity of that claim, although the author is convincing regarding the changes of direction and sco…

  • The Use of Lay Assessors

    C Simmill-Binning, Cheryl Simmill‐Binning et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2007Cited by: 2

    This paper reports on some findings from a research study conducted by the authors for the Commission for Social Care Inspection. It examines the reasons for the involvement of lay assessors and perceptions of the effectiveness of lay assessors in specific regulatory functions.

  • Evaluating Youth Justice in the UK

    Open AccessIan Paylor, Cheryl Simmill‐Binning et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Evaluation2004References: 3

    In the UK, following the Crime and Disorder Act of 1998, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) funded over 450 separate crime prevention schemes. The YJB in approving these various schemes stressed the importance of monitoring and evaluation. Local evaluators were appointed whose role was to report back to the funding agency and the national evaluators. We were commissioned to undertake the local evaluation of four separate schemes. This article attempts…