Outputs (2)

Revealing the hidden performances of social work practice: The ethnographic process of gaining access, getting into place and impression management (2020)
Journal Article
Leigh, J., Disney, T., Warwick, L., Ferguson, H., Beddoe, L., & Cooner, T. S. (2020). Revealing the hidden performances of social work practice: The ethnographic process of gaining access, getting into place and impression management. Qualitative Social Work, 20(4), 1078-1095. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325020929067

Whilst the empirical process of research highlights substantive findings, understanding the methodological approach in which access is gained and sustained on field sites is also an integral part of the data. Gaining access in ethnographic studies, i... Read More about Revealing the hidden performances of social work practice: The ethnographic process of gaining access, getting into place and impression management.

The nature and culture of social work with children and families in long‐term casework: Findings from a qualitative longitudinal study (2020)
Journal Article
Ferguson, H., Warwick, L., Cooner, T. S., Leigh, J., Beddoe, L., Disney, T., & Plumridge, G. (2020). The nature and culture of social work with children and families in long‐term casework: Findings from a qualitative longitudinal study. Child and Family Social Work, 25(3), 694-703. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12746

Social work in the United Kingdom is preoccupied with what social workers cannot do due to having limited time to spend with service users. Yet remarkably little research has examined what social workers actually do, especially in long-term relations... Read More about The nature and culture of social work with children and families in long‐term casework: Findings from a qualitative longitudinal study.