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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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Keywords
- Child Welfare
- Fatehrs
- Family Support
- Reforming Child Protection
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Projects 2014 2016
- 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 Council
Research Output 1986 2019
Child protection and social inequality: Editorial
Bywaters, P., Featherstone, B. & Morris, K., 30 Jan 2019, In : Social Sciences. 8, 2, 42.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Open Access
child protection
social inequality
government policy
health
education
On hope, loss, anger and the spaces in between: Reflections on living with/in adoption and the role of the social worker
Featherstone, B. & Gupta, A., 13 Jun 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Child and Family Social Work.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Hope
Anger
anger
social worker
Parents
Paradoxical evidence on ethnic inequities in child welfare: towards a research agenda
Bywaters, P., Scourfield, J., Webb, C., Morris, K., Featherstone, B., Brady, G., Jones, C. & Sparks, T., 1 Jan 2019, In : Children and Youth Services Review. 96, p. 145-154 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Child Welfare
child welfare
England
Child Abuse
Economics
Poverty, inequality, child abuse and neglect: Changing the conversation across the UK in child protection?
Featherstone, B., Morris, K., Daniel, B., Bywaters, P., Brady, G., Bunting, L., Mason, W. & Mirza, N., 1 Feb 2019, In : Children and Youth Services Review. 97, p. 127-133 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Child Abuse
child protection
Poverty
neglect
conversation
Social workers’ reflections on ethics in relation to adoption in the UK: Everywhere but nowhere?
Featherstone, B. & Anna Gupta, 9 Apr 2019, In : British Journal of Social Work. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Ethics
social worker
moral philosophy
Ethical Theory
Codes of Ethics