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Brid Featherstone

20142018

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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

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Keywords

  • Child Welfare
  • Fatehrs
  • Family Support
  • Reforming Child Protection

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Projects 2014 2016

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 Council

Research Output 2014 2018

2 Citations

Inequalities in English Child Protection Practice under Austerity: A Universal Challenge?

Bywaters, P., Brady, G., Bunting, L., Daniel, B., Featherstone, B., Jones, C., Morris, K., Scourfield, J., Sparks, T. & Webb, C. Feb 2018 In : Child and Family Social Work. 23, 1, p. 53-61 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

child protection
deprivation
child welfare
austerity policy
Child Welfare

Let’s stop feeding the risk monster: Towards a social model of ‘child protection’

Featherstone, B., Gupta, A., Morris, K. & Warner, J. Mar 2018 In : Families, Relationships and Societies. 7, 1, p. 7-22 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
child protection
community
disability
mental health
determinants

Social work, poverty, and child welfare interventions

Morris, K., Mason, W., Bywaters, P., Featherstone, B., Daniel, B., Brady, G., Bunting, L., Hooper, J., Mirza, N., Scourfield, J. & Webb, C. 17 Jan 2018 In : Child and Family Social Work. 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Poverty
Social Work
Child Welfare
child welfare
social work

‘When You're Sitting in the Room with Two People One of Whom... has Bashed the Hell Out of the Other": Possibilities and Challenges in the Use of FGCs and Restorative Approaches Following Domestic Violence

Sen, R., Morris, K., Burford, G., Featherstone, B. & Webb, C. 1 May 2018 In : Children and Youth Services Review. 88, p. 441-449 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Domestic Violence
domestic violence
Group
Child Welfare
child welfare

Child Welfare as Justice: Why Are We Not Effectively Addressing Inequalities?

Davidson, G., Bunting, L., Bywaters, P., Featherstone, B. & Mccartan, C. Sep 2017 In : British Journal of Social Work. 47, 6, p. 1641-1651 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Social Justice
Child Welfare
child welfare
justice
health law