Outputs (4)

Making it ‘APP’en : service user feedback : developing and implementing a service user APP : reflections from Northern Ireland, England and Scotland (2017)
Journal Article
Westwood, J., Dill, K., Campbell, A., & Shaw, A. (2017). Making it ‘APP’en : service user feedback : developing and implementing a service user APP : reflections from Northern Ireland, England and Scotland. Social Work Education, 36(8), 855-868. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2017.1360857

Despite the advent of social media and increasing use of smart phone technology amongst global and UK populations, APP’s for social work remain in their infancy. Several have been developed which focus on the education of social workers and practitio... Read More about Making it ‘APP’en : service user feedback : developing and implementing a service user APP : reflections from Northern Ireland, England and Scotland.

Access to, and experiences of, healthcare services by trafficked people : findings from a mixed-methods study in England (2016)
Journal Article
Westwood, J., Howard, L., Stanley, N., Zimmerman, C., Gerada, C., & Oram, S. (2016). Access to, and experiences of, healthcare services by trafficked people : findings from a mixed-methods study in England. British Journal of General Practice, 66(652), e794-e801. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X687073

Background Trafficked people experience high levels of physical and psychological morbidity, but little is known about trafficked people’s experiences of accessing and using healthcare services during or after their trafficking experiences. Aim... Read More about Access to, and experiences of, healthcare services by trafficked people : findings from a mixed-methods study in England.

The health needs and healthcare experiences of young people trafficked into the UK (2016)
Journal Article
Stanley, N., Oram, S., Jakobowitz, S., Westwood, J., Borschmann, R., Zimmerman, C., & Howard, L. (2016). The health needs and healthcare experiences of young people trafficked into the UK. Child Abuse and Neglect, 59, 100-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.08.001

Young people who have been trafficked may have experienced significant trauma and violence but little is known about their health and healthcare needs. This UK study aimed to address that gap. It included a health survey and qualitative interviews wi... Read More about The health needs and healthcare experiences of young people trafficked into the UK.

Constructing risk and avoiding need : findings from interviews with social workers and police officers involved in safeguarding work with migrant children (2012)
Journal Article
Westwood, J. (2012). Constructing risk and avoiding need : findings from interviews with social workers and police officers involved in safeguarding work with migrant children. Child Abuse Review, 21(5), 349-361. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.2202

Previous research illustrates the lack of services and provision for the needs of migrant children; assessments of needs in the early stage of their arrival into the UK have previously been advocated. This paper reports on a qualitative study with of... Read More about Constructing risk and avoiding need : findings from interviews with social workers and police officers involved in safeguarding work with migrant children.