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Social network analysis: New ethical approaches through collective reflexivity. Introduction to the special issue of Social Networks (2020)
Journal Article

Research in social network analysis (SNA) faces unprecedented ethical challenges today due to both technological developments (‘big’ data) and a growing tendency toward institutionalization of ethics governance. We argue that a suitable response requ... Read More about Social network analysis: New ethical approaches through collective reflexivity. Introduction to the special issue of Social Networks.

The government’s responses to incompatibility challenges to women: the case studies of Hong Kong and Taiwan (2020)
Journal Article

International organizations such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank raise concerns about the financial sustainability issues of pension systems. These issues have attracted increasing attention because of the challenges presented b... Read More about The government’s responses to incompatibility challenges to women: the case studies of Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Indoor Air Pollution from Residential Stoves: Examining the Flooding of Particulate Matter into Homes during Real-World Use (2020)
Journal Article

This study concerns the levels of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM1) released by residential stoves inside the home during ‘real world’ use. Focusing on stoves that were certified by the UK’s Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)... Read More about Indoor Air Pollution from Residential Stoves: Examining the Flooding of Particulate Matter into Homes during Real-World Use.

Involvement of People With Dementia in the Development of Technology-Based Interventions: Narrative Synthesis Review and Best Practice Guidelines (2020)
Journal Article

Background: Technology can be helpful in supporting people with dementia in their daily lives. However, people with dementia are often not fully involved in the development process of new technology. This lack of involvement of people with dementia i... Read More about Involvement of People With Dementia in the Development of Technology-Based Interventions: Narrative Synthesis Review and Best Practice Guidelines.

Relationship-based practice and the creation of therapeutic change in long-term work: social work as a holding relationship (2020)
Journal Article

Relationship-based practice has become a dominant theory through which what goes on between social workers and service users is understood. However, the presence of a relationship explains little and much more critical attention needs to be given to... Read More about Relationship-based practice and the creation of therapeutic change in long-term work: social work as a holding relationship.

Hostile relationships in social work practice: anxiety, hate and conflict in long-term work with involuntary service users (2020)
Journal Article

While recognition that some service users do not want social work involvement has grown in recent years, little research has explored how relationships between social workers and ‘involuntary clients’ look and feel like in practice and are... Read More about Hostile relationships in social work practice: anxiety, hate and conflict in long-term work with involuntary service users.

Sustainable bioenergy solutions to enable development in low- and middle-income countries beyond technology and energy access (2020)
Journal Article

Bioenergy is the main renewable energy source and the main primary energy source in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). However, in many cases biomass use is unsustainable and inefficient, resulting in significant environmental and health risks.... Read More about Sustainable bioenergy solutions to enable development in low- and middle-income countries beyond technology and energy access.

In-PREP: a new learning design framework and methodology applied to a relational care training intervention for healthcare assistants (2020)
Journal Article

Background: ‘Older People’s Shoes’ is a training intervention designed for healthcare assistants (HCAs) to improve the relational care of older people in hospital. The intervention formed part of a broader evaluation, in this paper we describe its de... Read More about In-PREP: a new learning design framework and methodology applied to a relational care training intervention for healthcare assistants.

‘It’s not designed for women at all’: exploring service providers’ perspectives of working in the Victorian criminal justice system (2020)
Journal Article

Gender, crime, incarceration, mental health and trauma have a complex history of interaction. This project aimed to explore service providers’ experiences of supporting incarcerated women with a mental illness in Victoria, Australia. Data collection... Read More about ‘It’s not designed for women at all’: exploring service providers’ perspectives of working in the Victorian criminal justice system.

Animal research beyond the laboratory: Report from a workshop on places other than licensed establishments (POLEs) in the UK (2020)
Journal Article

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Research involving animals that occurs outside the laboratory raises an array of unique challenges. With regard to UK legislation, however, it receives only limited attention in terms of offic... Read More about Animal research beyond the laboratory: Report from a workshop on places other than licensed establishments (POLEs) in the UK.