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What Children tell us about their Experiences of Child Protection and Welfare Intervention

Riddel Hall  and QMS building
Date(s)
June 20, 2024
Location
Lecture Room 3, Riddel Hall, 185 Stranmillis Road, Belfast
Time
14:30 - 15:30
Price
free

Centre for Child, Youth, and Family Welfare Seminar 
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Through the Eyes of the Child: What Children tell us about their Experiences of Child Protection and Welfare Intervention

The seminar is free but places must be booked by e-mailing Professor Davy Hayes at d.hayes@qub.ac.uk

This presentation reports selectively on the findings of a study commissioned to capture the views of children and young people who are the recipients of Tusla services – the Child Protection and Welfare service in the Republic of Ireland. A qualitative research design using semi-structured individual interviews captured the children’s subjective and lived experiences - to see the world through their eyes, as experienced by them. The participating children were recruited from three geographical areas and were between 10-18 years of age at the point of interview.

Guest Speaker:
Professor Stephanie Holt, School of Social Work and Social Policy Trinity College Dublin. Stephanie’s research expertise is on domestic violence and abuse, with a particular emphasis on the impact of domestic violence on children and young people, and on engaging children in research with the objective of informing best practice. With a strong experience base in professional practice, her research achievements and impacts have been underscored by a particularly authoritative familiarity with the complexities and challenges of policy and practice. Unique to her academic career is her earlier professional social work practice (1990-2000), commencing in residential care with adolescents in Northern Ireland and spanning child protection and family support.  Across all these field of practice, domestic violence and abuse was a consistent issue.

Department
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Audience
All
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Event Organiser Details
Name Professor Davy Hayes
Email d.hayes@qub.ac.uk
Riddel Hall  and QMS building