All Outputs (3)

Claims, counter claims and mitigation : a reconceptualisation of intergenerational family mediation (2011)
Thesis
O'Sullivan, A. Claims, counter claims and mitigation : a reconceptualisation of intergenerational family mediation. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis offers a critique of the dominant model of intergenerational family mediation practiced in the United Kingdom. Its key aim is to avoid the essentialist tendencies of gender scholars within the mediation community. The government report... Read More about Claims, counter claims and mitigation : a reconceptualisation of intergenerational family mediation.

Making sense of the unbelievable : a biographical narrative study of men's stories of female abuse (2011)
Thesis
Corbally, M. Making sense of the unbelievable : a biographical narrative study of men's stories of female abuse. (Thesis). University of Salford

Intimate partner abuse is a serious social issue. The professional practice of education has a mandate to foster competent health and social care practitioners (biographical caretakers) to appropriately care for others. Presently, there is a lack o... Read More about Making sense of the unbelievable : a biographical narrative study of men's stories of female abuse.

Constructing professional identity in child protection : A comparative ethnography
Thesis
Leigh, J. Constructing professional identity in child protection : A comparative ethnography. (Thesis). University of Salford

This doctoral study explores what being a professional in child protection social work actually means to those working within this context. In an attempt to unravel the meaning of professional identity for social workers, I carried out an ethnography... Read More about Constructing professional identity in child protection : A comparative ethnography.