Karen Winter
BSocSc (Hons) Social Administration (1988)
MA in Social Work (1992)
CQSW (1992)
Practice Teaching Award (1996)
Post Qualifying Award in Social Work (1997)
Advanced Award in Social Work (2003)
PhD (2009)
PGCHET (2009)
Lecturer in Social Work
Room 2.09, 6 College Park
Ext: 3917; Email: k.winter@qub.ac.uk
Research Interests
- Looked-after children
- Children’s rights
- Sociology of childhood
- Qualitative research methods
Teaching Interests
- Evidence Based Case Study: Module Coordinator
- Law for Social Workers: Tutoring
- Families and Children: Tutoring
- Court Work Skills: Tutoring
- Research and Practice: Tutoring
Publications
Books
Winter, K. (2011) Building Relationships and Communicating with Young Children: A Practical Guide for Social Workers, London: Routledge http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415562683/
Recent peer reviewed articles
Winter, K. (2012) Understanding and supporting young children’s transitions into state care: Schlossberg’s transition framework and child-centred practice, British Journal of Social Work, (in press)
Winter, K. (2011) The UNCRC and social workers' relationships with young children, Child Abuse Review, 20(6), pp. 395-406
Winter, K (2010) 'Ascertaining the perspectives of young children in care: case studies using reality boxes' Children and Society: The International Journal of Childhood and Children's Services, first published online: 14 SEP 2010 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2010.00335.x
Winter, K (2010) The perspectives of young children in care and implications for social work practice, Child and Family Social Work, 15(2), 186 - 195
Winter, K (2009) Relationships Matter: the problems and prospects for social workers’ relationships with young children in care, Child and Family Social Work, 14, 450-460.
Winter, K (2009) Recent Policy Initiatives in Early Childhood and the Challenges for the Social Work Profession, British Journal of Social Work, 39, 1235-1255.
Book chapters/reports
Winter, K (2006) The participation of 'looked after' children in public law proceedings. In D. Iwaniec (ed) Children's Care Pathways. London: John Wiley.
Winter, K and Connolly, P (1996) Keeping it in the family: Thatcherism and the Children Act 1989. In J. Pilcher and S. Wagg (eds), Thatcher's Children: Politics, Childhood and Society. London: Falmer Press.
Winter, K (1992) The Day they Took Away our Children: Ritualistic Abuse, Social Work and the Press. Social Work Monograph Series, Norwich: University of East Anglia.
Research Reports:
Connolly, P., Sibbett, C., Hanratty, J., Kerr, K., O'Hare, L. and Winter, K. (2011) Pupils' Emotional Health and Wellbeing: A Review of Audit Tools and a Survey of Practice in Northern Ireland Post-Primary Schools, Belfast: Centre for Effective Education, Queen's University Belfast. To download a copy of the report please click here.
Winter K., Connolly P., Bell, I. and Ferguson, J. (2011) An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Letterbox Club in Improving Educational Outcomes among Children Aged 7-11 Years in Foster Care in Northern Ireland, Belfast: Centre for Effective Education, Queen’s University Belfast. To download a copy of the report please click here.
