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Seminars in 2019
Tuesday 22 January: From Postcodes to Profits: Changes to the risks posed by gangs in London. Andrew Whittaker, Associate Professor, School of Health & Social Care, London South Bank University.
Tuesday 26 February: Building Better Futures for Children & Families: A model for assessing & enhancing parenting capacity in child protection. Mandi MacDonald, Lecturer in Social Work, Queen’s University Belfast.
Tuesday 26 March: Evaluating Luton's implementation of a tested tool for the assessment of child neglect. Ruth Gardner & Amanda Bunn, Evaluators, with representatives from Luton Borough Council.
Tuesday 23 April: The relationship between emotions and the working environment in child protection. A psycho-social exploration. Alberto Poletti, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Bedfordshire.
Tuesday 28 May: New Beginnings: Turning research into practice. Jadwiga Leigh, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Lancaster.
Tuesday 18 June: Gang Violence: Changes to risks posed by gangs in London; how a Public Health approach could help. Andrew Whittaker & Tirion Havard, London South Bank University & Brian Gilchrist, Long Island University, USA.
Tuesday 2nd July: Evidence informed justice: new Nuffield Family Justice Observatory for England & Wales. What can it contribute? Judith Harwin, Professor in Socio-Legal Studies, School of Law, Lancaster University.
Tuesday 17 September: The search for ‘evidence’ & ‘analysis’: The view from the Bench. Her Honour Judge Carol Atkinson, Designated Family Judge for East London.
Tuesday 26 November: Measuring Outcomes for Children’s Social Care Services. Lisa Holmes, Director, Rees Centre, Department of Education, University of Oxford.