Dr Carl Purcell
Research Fellow
Biography
Carl came to King's in May 2017, after completing his PhD and having worked in local government for 11 years. He is particularly interested in the development and implementation of social care policies and recently published a study of children’s services policy since 1997. Carl has supported a range of other social care research projects since joining the Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce in 2017 including a study of safeguarding and child protection in schools and a major study of health provision for homeless people. He is currently leading on a case study of Shared Lives as part of the Supporting Adult Social Care Innovation (SASCI) project being led by colleagues at the LSE. Carl organises the webinar series: Contemporary issues and debates in social work education, research and practice.
Papers and publications include:
Carl Purcell (2016) 'The Politics of Policy-Making: Children's Services Reform (1997-2015). PhD thesis available at: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11919/
Carl Purcell (2014) ‘The Politics of Social Policy Reform: The Role of the Labour Treasury in the Development of Children’s Social Services Reform (1997-2010).’ Social Policy Association Conference, Sheffield: July 2014.
Carl Purcell (2013) ‘Why Parties and Policies Matter and Networks Don’t: A Case Study of the Children’s Services Policy Process.’ Policy and Politics Conference, Bristol: September 2013
Carl Purcell and Danny S. L. Chow (2011) ‘The Reorganization of Children’s Social Services in England. Public Money and Management. Vol.31(6): 403-410
Carl Purcell and Danny S. L. Chow (2010) ‘Instability of Archetypes: The Case of Children’s Services in England.’ European Academy of Management Conference, Rome: May 2010.
Carl Purcell: ORCID iD | Research Profile at King's | Posts by Carl on the Unit blog
Research
Supporting and engaging schools in decision-making and multi-agency working for the protection and safeguarding of children
New evidence to inform local practice and generate recommendations for policy reform at the national level.
Project status: Completed
HEARTH study. Delivering primary health care to people who are homeless
An evaluation of the integration, effectiveness and costs of different models (2015–2019)
Project status: Completed
Words for All: Implementation and process evaluation
Evaluating a programme that provides additional literacy support to secondary school students.
Project status: Completed
The impact of regulation and registration on the residential childcare workforce: comparing England and Wales
A collaboration between Cardiff University and King's College London
Project status: Ongoing
News
Transcripts from witness seminars on social worker registration and the Care Certificate published
Part of the Supporting Adult Social Care Innovation (SASCI) project
At the European Conference for Social Work Research
Research Fellow Carl Purcell was in Milan
Protecting and safeguarding children in schools
King's researchers Mary Baginsky and Carl Purcell led a dissemination event
Words for All - evaluation of literacy improvement programme
Unit researchers, Mary Baginsky and Carl Purcell, are co-authors of What Works report
The History of Social Work and HIV/AIDS
Reflections on the response in the 1990s by people who were there
Reaching the international research community at the 6th ILPN conference
The International Long-Term Care Policy Network conference was held 8-10 September
Protecting and Safeguarding Children in Schools
New book reports on the challenges of safeguarding in a changing policy environment
Events
The Social Work Public Perception Myth: A Genealogy of Discourse
Joe Hanley will analyse negative discourse around social work and offer suggestions about how this can be challenged.
Please note: this event has passed.
'Should I Stay or Should I Go?' Study of Child and Family Social Workers
Professor Hugh McLaughlin will be presenting the findings of a longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers
Please note: this event has passed.
The investigative turn and flaws in the child protection evidence base
Andy Bilson, University of Central Lancashire
Please note: this event has passed.
Towards ‘An Ordinary Life’
A witness seminar from the Supporting Adult Social Care Innovation (SASCI) programme
Please note: this event has passed.
Decision making in child protection – heuristics, law and organisation
Idamarie Leth Svendsen and Frank Ebsen (Copenhagen) with reflections from Rick Hood (Kingston University)
Please note: this event has passed.
Children in foster care – their perspectives on participation
Dr Kresta M. Sørensen, University of Copenhagen
Please note: this event has passed.
Protecting and safeguarding children in schools
Dr Mary Baginsky and Dr Carl Purcell, King's College London
Please note: this event has passed.
Kinship care and listening to children's voices: Finding out what matters
Dr Paul Shuttleworth, University of Sussex
Please note: this event has passed.
Adverse childhood experiences, enduring trauma, resilience supportive services: Implications for social work organisation and practice
Invitation-only seminar
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
Supporting and engaging schools in decision-making and multi-agency working for the protection and safeguarding of children
New evidence to inform local practice and generate recommendations for policy reform at the national level.
Project status: Completed
HEARTH study. Delivering primary health care to people who are homeless
An evaluation of the integration, effectiveness and costs of different models (2015–2019)
Project status: Completed
Words for All: Implementation and process evaluation
Evaluating a programme that provides additional literacy support to secondary school students.
Project status: Completed
The impact of regulation and registration on the residential childcare workforce: comparing England and Wales
A collaboration between Cardiff University and King's College London
Project status: Ongoing
News
Transcripts from witness seminars on social worker registration and the Care Certificate published
Part of the Supporting Adult Social Care Innovation (SASCI) project
At the European Conference for Social Work Research
Research Fellow Carl Purcell was in Milan
Protecting and safeguarding children in schools
King's researchers Mary Baginsky and Carl Purcell led a dissemination event
Words for All - evaluation of literacy improvement programme
Unit researchers, Mary Baginsky and Carl Purcell, are co-authors of What Works report
The History of Social Work and HIV/AIDS
Reflections on the response in the 1990s by people who were there
Reaching the international research community at the 6th ILPN conference
The International Long-Term Care Policy Network conference was held 8-10 September
Protecting and Safeguarding Children in Schools
New book reports on the challenges of safeguarding in a changing policy environment
Events
The Social Work Public Perception Myth: A Genealogy of Discourse
Joe Hanley will analyse negative discourse around social work and offer suggestions about how this can be challenged.
Please note: this event has passed.
'Should I Stay or Should I Go?' Study of Child and Family Social Workers
Professor Hugh McLaughlin will be presenting the findings of a longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers
Please note: this event has passed.
The investigative turn and flaws in the child protection evidence base
Andy Bilson, University of Central Lancashire
Please note: this event has passed.
Towards ‘An Ordinary Life’
A witness seminar from the Supporting Adult Social Care Innovation (SASCI) programme
Please note: this event has passed.
Decision making in child protection – heuristics, law and organisation
Idamarie Leth Svendsen and Frank Ebsen (Copenhagen) with reflections from Rick Hood (Kingston University)
Please note: this event has passed.
Children in foster care – their perspectives on participation
Dr Kresta M. Sørensen, University of Copenhagen
Please note: this event has passed.
Protecting and safeguarding children in schools
Dr Mary Baginsky and Dr Carl Purcell, King's College London
Please note: this event has passed.
Kinship care and listening to children's voices: Finding out what matters
Dr Paul Shuttleworth, University of Sussex
Please note: this event has passed.
Adverse childhood experiences, enduring trauma, resilience supportive services: Implications for social work organisation and practice
Invitation-only seminar
Please note: this event has passed.