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Building relationships in social work : a four stage relationship model / Cheryl McMullin, Practice Learning Centre Manager, Bryson Care, Northern Ireland -- Relationship based practice : professional challenges and opportunities / John McLaughlin, Lecturer, Ulster University, Northern Ireland -- Relationships based social work in family and child care practice / James Marshall, Lecturer, Ulster University, Northern Ireland -- Relational work young people / Cheryl McMullin, Practice Learning Centre Manager, Bryson Care, Northern Ireland -- Mentoring young offenders in the republic of ireland / Julia Alexander and Mary Henihan, Le chéile, Republic of Ireland -- Relationship based practice : working with older people / James Todd, Social Service Training and Development Consultant, Southern Health and Social Service Trust, Northern Ireland -- Building relationships to help improve mental well being / Stephen Clarke, Assistant Psychologist, Western Health and Social Service Trust, Northern Ireland -- Building relationships to enable change : a journey with service users and carers / Uel McIlveen, Geraldine Campbell, Maria Somerville and Brenda Horgan, Northern Ireland Social Care Council, Northern Ireland -- Residential childcare : relationships in the group care environment / Dr Lynn Connor, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Dr Adrian McKinney, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Paul Harvey, Social Work Project Lead for Model of Attachment Practice -- The supervisory relationship within practice learning / Denise MacDermott and Susannah McCall, Lecturers, Ulster University, Northern Ireland -- Developing and sustaining relationships in multidisciplinary working / Professor Mary McColgan, Head of School of Sociology and Applied Social Studies, Ulster University, Northern Ireland -- Looking through the lens at endings : service user, student, carer and practice educator perspectives on endings within social work training / Siobhan Wylie, Senior Practice Learning Manager, Bryson Care and Denise MacDermott, Lecturer, Ulster University, Northern Ireland

Summary This article outlines a research study examining how social work education, in relation to case reviews and inquiry reports, was structured and delivered to a range of social work students in Northern Ireland. Adopting a qualitative design, nine social work educators in the region were interviewed and asked about their approach to presenting findings from the reports to social work students and the issues this raised for the research sample. The results revealed three key themes: the salience of the organizational context; how learning was structured and organized; and the various attempts to build social work competence. Findings These themes showed that the co-ordinators were delivering a complex area of knowledge. It was clear that they had given considerable thought to the essential messages from the reports even though the constraints of time and setting were apparent. Moreover, they employed a range of innovations in the way the reports were theorized and how the knowledge coming from them was disseminated. The importance of the 'fear factor' within students was a primary issue affecting teaching and learning strategies. Applications The findings can be used as a foundation for further research into this area, looking at student feedback, the attainment of learning outcomes and, importantly, ways of enhancing teaching and learning approaches on this sensitive area. The research can also contribute to the identification of social work educators' learning needs and how to approach emotionally laden case studies of significant harm to vulnerable individuals.

AbstractThe legislative framework of social work practice has consistently highlighted the need to work in partnership with parents, with far‐reaching implications for families. However, the importance of engaging fathers in social work practice is an issue that has received limited attention within academic debate and research. A research study undertaken across six family centres, investigated paternal involvement in family centre social work in Northern Ireland. The study involved 46 semi‐structured interviews with social workers, fathers and mothers. This paper presents the views of 22 social workers on the barriers to paternal involvement in family centre interventions. A range of factors were identified which served to inhibit or promote engagement of fathers. There were substantially more deterrents than promoters, a clear indicator of the problematic nature of paternal involvement. The findings highlight that both attitudes and practices of social workers influence the engagement of fathers. Recommendations drawn from the findings are presented for the development of father – inclusive social work practices and research.

Objectives: To compare the performance of a range of search facilities; and to illustrate the execution of a comprehensive literature search for qualitative evidence in social work. Context: Developments in literature search methods and comparisons of search facilities help facilitate access to the best available evidence for social workers. Method: The performance of 14 databases and web search engines was appraised, by applying a search formula for articles relating to perpetrators of intimate partner violence and the process of change. Results: Seventy-two out of seventy-eight relevant articles were found on just six of the search facilities used. Social Services Abstracts performed the best. Web search engines did not contribute any unique hits. Conclusion: The need to use a range of databases was confirmed. Databases have performed inconsistently across case studies to date. New approaches to pilot-testing facilities and search terms proved useful. Accessing qualitative evidence to inform practice must become more straightforward.

10. The Supervisory Relationship within Practice Learning -- Denise MacDermott and Susannah McCall 11. Developing and Sustaining Relationships in Multidisciplinary Working -- Mary McColgan; 12. Looking Through the Lens at Endings: Service User, Student, Carer and Practice Educator Perspectives on Endings within Social Work Training -- Siobhan Wylie and Denise MacDermott ; Author Biographies; Subject Index; Author Index; Blank Page