Article

Burstow, Paul (2018) New ways of working and learning can grow resilient children’s social workers. Recruitment and retention are key issues for employers in a sector where the average career span is put at eight years. The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077

Chidgey, Mark (2023) Creative inspiration under gathering clouds: Milestones in the development towards systemic social work. Context (190). pp. 7-10. ISSN 0969-1936

Cooper, Andrew (2010) Legend, myth and idea. On the fate of a great paper. British Journal of Psychotherapy, 26 (2). pp. 219-227. ISSN Print ISSN: 0265-9883 Online ISSN: 1752-0118

Cooper, Andrew (2008) Misguided vengeance: Ritual child abusers are skilled at evasion. Those who seek to detect them need support not the sack. The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077

Cooper, Andrew (2015) Reviving therapeutic social work. New Associations (19). pp. 1-2.

Cousins, Carolyn (2010) 'Treat me don't beat me'....Exploring supervisory games and their effect on poor performance management. Practice: Social Work in Action, 22 (5). pp. 281-292. ISSN 0950-3153 (print)/1742-4909 (online)

Finch, Jo and Poletti, Alberto (2014) ‘It's been hell.’ Italian and British practice educators’ narratives of working with struggling or failing social work students in practice learning settings [E’ stato un inferno! Racconti di supervisori di toricinio che han lavorato con studenti problematici o che non hanno superato il tirocinio]. European Journal of Social Work, 17 (1). pp. 135-150. ISSN Print ISSN: 1369-1457 ; Online ISSN: 1468-2664 Full text available

Harvey, Anna (2010) Getting a grip on social work. Journal of Social Work Practice, 24 (2). pp. 139-153. ISSN 0265-0533

Jackson, Emil and Warman, Andrea (2007) Recruiting and retaining children and families' social workers. The potential of work discussion groups. Journal of Social Work Practice . pp. 35-48. ISSN 0265-0533 Full text available

Lobatto, Wendy (2013) The art of leading and following: A workplace tango. Journal of Social Work Practice, 27 (2). pp. 133-147. ISSN 0265-0533

O'Sullivan, Nicola and Cooper, Andrew (2021) Working in complex contexts; mother social workers and the mothers they meet. Journal of Social Work Practice . ISSN 0265-0533

Owens, Rachel (2015) Working together: Using group relations theory to understand and rethink the interplay between administrators and social work practitioners. Journal of Social Work Practice, 29 (2). pp. 231-238. ISSN 0265-0533

Book Section

Bond, Sharon (2010) Putting a face to institutionalized racism. The challenge of introducing a live-supervised training programme for black social workers in a predominantly white institution. In: Mirrors and reflections. Processes of systemic supervision. Systemic Thinking and Practice Series . Karnac, London, pp. 249-266. ISBN 978185576007

Cooper, Andrew (2012) How to (almost) murder a profession: The unsolved mystery of British social work. In: The therapeutic milieu under fire: Security and insecurity in forensic mental health. Forensic Focus . Jessica Kingsley, London, pp. 145-161. ISBN 9781849052580

Cooper, Andrew (2018) What future? Organisational forms, relationship-based social work practice and the changing world order. In: Relationship-based social work: Getting to the heart of practice (Second edition). Jessica Kingsley, London, pp. 257-278. ISBN 9781785922534

Cooper, Andrew (2020) Holding tensions: Social work and the Tavistock. In: The Tavistock Century: 2020 Vision. Phoenix, Bicester, pp. 241-246. ISBN 978-1912691715

Cooper, Andrew and Lees, Amanda (2014) Spotlit: Defences against anxiety in contemporary human service organizations. In: Social defences against anxiety: Explorations in a paradigm. Tavistock Clinic Series . Karnac, London, pp. 239-255. ISBN 9781782201687

Finch, Jo and Schaub, Jason (2014) Projective identification and unconscious defences against anxiety: Social work education, practice learning, and the fear of failure. In: Social defences against anxiety: Explorations in a paradigm. Tavistock Clinic Series . Karnac, London, pp. 300-314. ISBN 9781782201687

Foster, Angela (2019) Staff accused and abused. Managing anxiety, pain and distress in systems of care. In: Mothers accused and abused: Addressing complex psychological needs. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 61-73. ISBN 9781315105550

Foster, Judy (2016) Ethnography on the 'front line'. Why some teams struggle and others thrive. In: Relationship-based research in social work : Understanding practice research. Jessica Kingsley, London, pp. 49-68. ISBN 978-1849054577

Kinman, Gail and Grant, Louise (2023) Building resilience in social work: A multi-level approach. In: Resilience in Modern Day Organizations. Current Issues in Work and Organizational Psychology . Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 141-160. ISBN 9781003287858

Moore, Tanya (2023) Relationships and reciprocity? Strengths-based social work in adult social care. In: Principles of Practice by Principal Social Workers. Critical Publishing, St Albans, pp. 33-44.

Moore, Tanya (2023) Social Worker's relationship with CPD. In: Principles of Practice by Principal Social Workers. Critical Publishing, St Albans, pp. 129-136.

Ruch, Gillian (2018) The contemporary context of relationship-based practice. In: Relationship-based social work: Getting to the heart of practice (Second edition). Jessica Kingsley, London, pp. 19-35. ISBN 9781785922534

Ruch, Gillian, Turney, Danielle and Ward, Adrian (2018) Conclusion. In: Relationship-based social work: Getting to the heart of practice (Second edition). Jessica Kingsley, London, pp. 279-281. ISBN 9781785922534

Solomon, Robin (2018) Endings are different from outcomes: Working with endings in Relationship-Based Practice. In: Relationship-based social work: Getting to the heart of practice (Second Edition). Jessica Kingsley, London, pp. 165-182. ISBN 9781785922534

Ward, Adrian (2010) The use of self in relationship-based practice. In: Relationship-based social work: Getting to the heart of practice. Jessica Kingsley, London, pp. 46-65. ISBN 978-1849050036

Book

Moore, Tanya (2023) Principles of practice by principal Social Workers. Critical Publishing, St Albans. ISBN 9781915080950

Moore, Tanya and Simango, Glory (2021) The anti-racist Social Worker: Stories of activism in social care and allied health professionals. Critical Publishing, St Albans. ISBN 9781914171413

Ruch, Gillian, Turney, Danielle and Ward, Adrian (2018) Relationship-based social work: Getting to the heart of practice (Second Edition). Jessica Kingsley, London. ISBN 9781785922534

Thesis

Beckler, Lydia Ephraim (2014) Who would be a residential child care worker? Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Full text available

Casey, Tom G (2022) An exploratory study investigating the experience of a group of Irish social workers undertaking an applied training in mentalization-based thinking and practice. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of Essex. Full text available

Dugmore, Paul (2019) Acknowledging and bearing emotions: A study into child and family social work. Professional Doctorate thesis, University of Sussex. Full text available

Dzudzor, George (2021) The lived experience of Ghanaian trained Social Workers in Child Protection in England. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust/University of East London. Full text available

Ezendiokwele, Chibuzor Roselyn (2021) The lived experiences of first-generation West African black parents whose children have been subject to statutory interventions. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust/University of East London. Full text available

Faull, Keith (2012) A phenomenological study into the place of consultation in the work of staff in children’s homes: How much is it an organisational construction? DSysPsych thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Full text available

Foster, Judy (2009) Thinking on the front line: Why some social work teams struggle and others thrive. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of East London. Full text available

Harvey, Anna (2017) “The shadow falls”: Understanding the factors involved in decision-making in local authority children’s services. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of East London. Full text available

Igandan, Ayodele (2022) An exploration of Health and Social Care Practitioners’ work with mental health clients who have no recourse to public funds. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of East London. Full text available

Jordan, Hia (2023) Brown Girl in the Ring: What are the Experiences of Senior Female Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Leaders in Social Work today? Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of Essex. Full text available

Jordan, Stephen (2015) That joke isn't funny anymore: Humour, jokes and their relationship to social work. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Full text available

Kay, Janna (2024) Safeguarding adults: The impact emotional and unconscious factors have on decision making. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of East London. Full text available

Madembo, Ruth Pazvaitanda (2018) The complex dynamics of performance management and improvement in Local Authorities. A psychoanalytic study of how a Local Authority organisation functions and survives an Ofsted inspection. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of East London. Full text available

Moore, Tanya (2020) The emotional experience of continuing professional development for social workers. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of Essex. Full text available

O'Sullivan, Nicola (2017) The dichotomy of ‘thinking’ and ‘doing’ in social work practice with neglected infants and toddlers. How do social workers respond to neglect and abuse in infancy, and does this change with the introduction of a sustained case discussion forum? Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of East London. Full text available

Richardson, Andrew J (2020) It's personal: Lived experiences of Adult Social Care and Social Work practice in a policy context of personalistion. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of East London. Full text available

Robinson, Gill (2022) Rolling with defences: A space to think: An exploration of a bounded reflective group for approved mental health professionals. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of Essex.

Scanlan, Katharine, Grant, Louise and Foster, Judy (2023) Thesis Abstracts: Professional Doctorate in Social Work & Social Care (from 2008 to Spring 2024). Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of East London / University of Essex. Full text available

Smith, Henry (2021) “What happens in the Frontline Unit Meeting and can this model be of use to Children and Families Social Work?”. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of Essex. Full text available

Smith, Sylvia (2014) 'So you want to be a manager?' To what extent does the recognition and understanding of unconscious processes play a useful part in the management of frontline social work practice. An in-depth study of a children and families resource centre. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Full text available

Walsh, Jeremy (2015) The contemporary dynamics of caring – A qualitative study of the relationship between mental health professionals and carers of people with long term mental health conditions. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Full text available

Weekes, Arlene P (2020) The complexities of making recommendations for adoption and fostering panels: An investigation of the biographic and professional influences on panel members’ decision-making and attitudes. Professional Doctorate thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of East London. Full text available

Whittaker, Andrew (2014) Professional judgment, practitioner expertise and organisational culture in child protection: An ethnographic study. PhD thesis, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Full text available

Film/Video

Cooper, Andrew (2008) Andrew Cooper on Newsnight. The Social Work profession in the light of the recently announced review into the Shannon Matthews case. 05 Dec 2008, BBC2 [Starts at 18:05]. [Film/Video]

Dugmore, Paul, Reid, Wayne, Henderson, Irene and Bambrough, Steve (2021) Dismantling institutional racism in social work: 20 years after Macpherson. [Film/Video]