Publications
The Care Pathways and Outcomes team has developed three reports disseminating the findings of the two previous phases of the study. These are targeted to three different audiences: practitioners; foster, adoptive and birth parents; and children and young people. This section also contains other publications related to our work.
From Care to Where? Practitioner's Report. View the html version
Different local organisations and practitioners in this area have welcomed this report.
View their comments or submit your own from here. A summary of the report is available here.
From Care to Where? Parent's Report. Download a pdf version
From Care to Where? Parent's Report. View the html version
From Care to Where? Children's Report. Download a pdf version
From Care to Where? Children's Report. View the html version
Other reports and journal articles
McSherry, D., Weatherall, K., Larkin, E., Fargas Malet, M., & Kelly, G. (2010). Who goes where? Young children’s pathways through care in Northern Ireland. Adoption & Fostering, 34(2), 23-37
Fargas, M., McSherry, D., Larkin, E., Robinson, C. (2010). Research with children: Methodological issues and Innovative techniques. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 8(2), 175-192.
Fargas, M., McSherry, D., Larkin, E., Kelly, G., Robinson, C., & Schubotz, D. (2010). Young children returning home from care: the birth parents’ perspective. Child and Family Social Work, 15(1), 77-86.
McSherry, D., Iwaniec, D. & Larkin, E. (2004). Counting the Costs: The Children (NI) Order (1995), Social Work and the Courts . Research Report. Belfast: Institute of Child Care Research, Queen’s University. Executive Summary & Full Report are available to download here
Kelly, G. & McSherry, D. (2003). Report on the Freeing Order Processes in Northern Ireland . Belfast: Department of Health, Social Services & Public Safety. An Roinn Sláinte, Seirbhísí Sóisialta agus Sábháilteachta Poiblí.
Kelly, G. & McSherry, D. (2002). Adoption From Care in Northern Ireland: Problems in the Process . Child & Family Social Work, 7, 297-309.
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Presentations at conferences
Weatherall, K. McSherry, D. & Fargas-Malet, M. (2010). Comparing care placements in Northern Ireland. The Child Care Research Forum : Made in N.Ireland Conference. 23rd November 2008. The Hilton Hotel, Templepatrick. Download
Fargas-Malet, M., McSherry, D., Weatherall, K., & Kelly, G. (2010). Comparing adoption with alternative long-term options for children in care. Third International Conference in Adoption Research (ICAR3). The many faces of adoption in today's world. 11th - 15th July 2010. Leiden, The Netherlands. Download
Fargas-Malet, M., McSherry, D., & Weatherall, K. (2009). Long-term foster carers and children's perspectives of contact with birth families in Northern Ireland. Linking Global Foster, IFCO International Conference. 12th - 17th July 2009. UCD, Dublin. Download
McSherry, D., Larkin, E., Fargas, M., Kelly, G., Robinson, C., & Weatherall, K. (2008). Care Pathways and Outcomes for Children in Care in Northern Ireland. The Child Care Research Forum Conference. 26th November 2008. The Hilton Hotel, Templepatrick. Download
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Teaching presentations
Fargas-Malet, M., McSherry, D., & Robinson, C. (2009). Participatory methods in the 'Care Pathways and Outcomes Study'. Download
