• Tales of precarity: A reflexive essay on experiencing the COVID pandemic as a social work educator on a precarious contract. 

  Whelan, Joe (SAGE Publications, 2020-11-12)

  This is a reflexive essay that documents my experience of being a social work educator and early career researcher on a precarious contract in a university in the Republic of Ireland during the COVID-19 global pandemic. ...
• The roles of values and advocacy approaches in Irish social work practice: Findings from an attitudinal survey of practising social workers 

  Whelan, Joe (Association of Social Work Boards, 2020-08)

  This paper focuses on the profession of social work in Ireland. It examines the role of values within the profession and the relationship of the profession to independent advocacy groups. The purpose of this has been to ...
• Participating in a community-based participatory research module: A reflective inquiry 

  Hally, Ruth; Murphy, Aisling; O'Connell, John; Robinson, Sarah; Pyrz, Katarzyna; Burns, Kenneth; O'Mahony, Catherine (UCL Press, 2020-09)

  This commentary piece, using a narrative inquiry frame, explores the experiences of five individuals who came together to participate in a community-based participatory research (CBPR) module. Owing to the short time frame ...
• Findings from a longitudinal qualitative study of child protection social workers' retention: Job embeddedness, professional confidence and staying narratives 

  Burns, Kenneth; Christie, Alastair; O'Sullivan, Siobhan (Oxford University Press, 2019-06-25)

  The retention of social workers in child protection and welfare is an ongoing concern in many countries. While our knowledge based on the turnover of child protection and welfare social workers is growing, much less is ...
• 'Tossed to the wind'? The Pandemic Unemployment Payment and the reshaping of the Welfare State 

  Dukelow, Fiona; Whelan, Joe; Boland, Tom (TASC, 2020-07-27)

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