Brid Featherstone

Prof

Professor of Social Work, Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences
School of Human and Health Sciences
Associate Director, Centre for Applied Childhood, Youth and Family Research

Accepting PhD Students

1366 Citations
20 h-Index

Research output per year

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Biography

I joined the University of Huddersfield in October 2015 as Professor of Social Work. I qualified as a social worker and worked in the field of social work from 1982-1992. I have been involved in social work education and research since then and have worked at universities in Ireland, England and Germany.

I have an international reputation in the areas of gender, fathers and child protection. My recent co-authored book (with Sue White and Kate Morris) 'Re-imagining Child Protection: towards humane social work with families' has been highly influential and led to invitations to speak and advise on reforming child protection nationally and internationally. An article with White and Morris 'A marriage made in hell: early intervention meets child protection’, British Journal of Social Work, 44, 1735-1749 won the Kay McDougall prize for article of the year in 2015.

Research Expertise and Interests

Fathers
Family support
Reforming child protection

Research Degree Supervision

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Research Expertise and Interests

Child Welfare
Fatehrs
Family Support
Reforming Child Protection

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Projects

1 Finished

Family inclusive policy and practice after 'Think Family'

Featherstone, B., Tew, J., Morris, K. & White, S.

1/12/14 → 30/04/16

Project: Research

Research Output

1366 Citations
20 h-Index
44 Article
12 Editorial
10 Chapter
8 Book
5 More

Framed to fit? Challenging the domestic abuse 'story' in child protection

Ferguson, G., Featherstone, B. & Morris, K., 1 Mar 2020, In : Critical and Radical Social Work. 8, 1, p. 25 - 40 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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1 Citation (Scopus)

On hope, loss, anger and the spaces in between: Reflections on living with/in adoption and the role of the social worker

Gupta, A. & Featherstone, B., 1 Feb 2020, In : Child and Family Social Work. 25, 1, p. 165-172 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2 Citations (Scopus)

Rethinking child protection and adoption: achieving social justice in practice

Stevens, C., Proctor, F., Rishworth, B., Boorman, A., Unwin, A., Featherstone, B. & Bilson, A., 1 Mar 2020, In : Critical and Radical Social Work. 8, 1, p. 125-132 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access