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Social Work with gypsy Roma and traveller children (2013)
Book
Allen, D., & Adams, P. (2013). Social Work with gypsy Roma and traveller children. London: British Association of Adoption and Fostering

Social work with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and families has received scant attention, for a variety of reasons, including long-term historical and societal factors. Consequently, the needs of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children in the care sy... Read More about Social Work with gypsy Roma and traveller children.

Victimized again? Intersectionality and injustice in disabled women’s lives after hate crime and rape (2013)
Book Chapter
Balderston, S. (2013). Victimized again? Intersectionality and injustice in disabled women’s lives after hate crime and rape. In V. Demos (Ed.), Gendered Perspectives on Conflict and Violence : Part A Advances in Gender Research (17-51). Emerald Group Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1529-2126%282013%29000018A005

Disabled women are reported to be between twice and five times more likely to experience sexual violence than non-disabled women or disabled men; when these are hate crimes they compound harms for both victims and communities. This user-led research... Read More about Victimized again? Intersectionality and injustice in disabled women’s lives after hate crime and rape.

Team working (2013)
Book Chapter
Kennedy, S., & Houghton, V. (2013). Team working. In A. Worsley, T. Mann, A. Olsen, & E. Mason-Whitehead (Eds.), Key concepts in social work practice (270-275). SAGE

The activism of Black feminist theory in confronting violence against women : Interconnections, politics and practice (2013)
Book Chapter
Nayak, S. (2013). The activism of Black feminist theory in confronting violence against women : Interconnections, politics and practice. In I. Testoni, M. Wieser, A. Groterath, & M. Guglielmin (Eds.), Teaching Against Violence Reassessing the Toolbox : Teaching with Gender European Women’s Studies in International and Interdisciplinary Classrooms (31-60). The European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation, Utrecht & Central European University Press

This chapter uses Audre Lorde’s essay “Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power” as an analytic framework to explore an account of gender violation experienced by Patricia Hill Collins. The intention is to demonstrate that the activism of Black femini... Read More about The activism of Black feminist theory in confronting violence against women : Interconnections, politics and practice.

Communication problems in a couple (2013)
Book Chapter
Nayak, S., & Hesk, G. (2013). Communication problems in a couple. In J. Bettmann, G. Jacques, & C. Frost (Eds.), International Social Work Practice : Case Studies from a Global Context. Routledge

Equality and diversity (2013)
Book Chapter
Nayak, S. (2013). Equality and diversity. In A. Worsley, T. Mann, A. Olsen, & E. Mason-Whitehead (Eds.), Key Concepts in Social Work Practice (74-78). Sage

The concepts of equality and diversity are at the heart of Sojourner Truth’s speech delivered in 1851 at the Women's Convention on equal rights in Ohio, where baring her breasts, she asked a curious question, ‘Ain't I a woman?’. This situation has mo... Read More about Equality and diversity.

Haunted by images? Ethical moments and anxieties in visual research (2013)
Journal Article
Clark, A. (2013). Haunted by images? Ethical moments and anxieties in visual research. Methodological innovations on line, 8(2), 68-81. https://doi.org/10.4256/mio.2013.014

This paper focuses on some of the ethical challenges of working with visual material. I present a reflective discussion of
ethical moments in two research projects that made use of visual materials and techniques to demonstrate how research
ethic... Read More about Haunted by images? Ethical moments and anxieties in visual research.

Negotiating doorstep access : Door-to-door survey researchers’ strategies to obtain participation (2013)
Journal Article
Hazel, N., & Clark, A. (2013). Negotiating doorstep access : Door-to-door survey researchers’ strategies to obtain participation. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 16(4), 307-321. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2012.687136

This article explores the interactions between researchers and potential respondents when recruiting for a door-to-door survey. Researchers' reflective accounts suggest a range of tactics used to influence potential participation in research that dra... Read More about Negotiating doorstep access : Door-to-door survey researchers’ strategies to obtain participation.

Migration as opportunity? A case study of Polish women : Migrants in the UK and returnees in Poland (2013)
Journal Article
Duda-Mikulin, E. (2013). Migration as opportunity? A case study of Polish women : Migrants in the UK and returnees in Poland. Problemy Polityki Społecznej, 23(4), 105-121

Migration from the new European Union (EU) Member States to the United Kingdom (UK) has been identified as one of the most significant social phenomena of recent times and has been studied extensively, particularly since 2004. Although
gendered stud... Read More about Migration as opportunity? A case study of Polish women : Migrants in the UK and returnees in Poland.

Citizenship in action? A case study of Polish migrant women moving between Poland and the UK (2013)
Journal Article
Duda-Mikulin, E. (2013). Citizenship in action? A case study of Polish migrant women moving between Poland and the UK. Kultura i Edukacja, 6(99), 205-224

Migration from the new European Union (EU) Member States to the United Kingdom (UK) has been identified as one of the most significant social phenomena of recent times and Accession 8 (A8) migration to the UK has been studied extensively particularly... Read More about Citizenship in action? A case study of Polish migrant women moving between Poland and the UK.

International social work (2013)
Book Chapter
Murray de Lopez, J. (2013). International social work. In A. Worsley, T. Mann, A. Olsen, & E. Mason-Whitehead (Eds.), Key Concepts in Social Work Practice (106-110). London: SAGE Publications

Using compassionate mind training as a resource in EMDR : a case study (2013)
Journal Article
Beaumont, E., & Hollins-Martin, C. (2013). Using compassionate mind training as a resource in EMDR : a case study. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 7(4), 186-199. https://doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.7.4.186

This case study examines the contribution of compassionate mind training (CMT) when used as a resource in the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment of a 58-year-old man, who presented after a recent trauma with psychological... Read More about Using compassionate mind training as a resource in EMDR : a case study.

Quality of life in older adults with aortic stenosis: a narrative review (2013)
Journal Article
Horrocks, J., Closs, J., & Astin, F. (2013). Quality of life in older adults with aortic stenosis: a narrative review. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 9(3), 227-246. https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12026

Background: Aortic stenosis in older adults can lead to symptoms of breathlessness, dizziness, syncope and angina. While surgical AVR is the optimum treatment, it is not suitable for frail older people who may have other significant comorbidities. TA... Read More about Quality of life in older adults with aortic stenosis: a narrative review.

The UK migrant cap, migrant mobility and employer implications (2013)
Journal Article
Scullion, L., & Pemberton, S. (2013). The UK migrant cap, migrant mobility and employer implications. International Migration, 53(2), 291-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12068

Advocates of the “borderless world” thesis suggest that migrant workers can benefit from employment opportunities available everywhere, with workers simply migrating towards these opportunities. However, as global inequalities widen and potential glo... Read More about The UK migrant cap, migrant mobility and employer implications.