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Sampling and conceptualization in Grounded Theory
(Sage, 2020)Grounded theory (GT) follows symbolic interactionism in viewing humans as active agents in their own lives who create meaning in the processes of action and interaction. GT thus proffers that theory can be discovered in ... -
Seeking online telemedicine abortion outside the jurisdiction from Ireland following implementation of telemedicine provision locally
(2022)Background Abortion was legalised in Ireland in 2019 and telemedicine provision introduced in April 2020. We examined patterns in and reasons for seeking and receiving online telemedicine abortion outside the jurisdiction ... -
The self at work: Understanding the experience of community placement in activation schemes in a post-recession context
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Work & Social Policy. Discipline of Social Studies, 2021)This thesis aims to explain how long-term unemployed welfare recipients taking part in activation schemes made sense of their experiences of unemployment, job-seeking and placement as they deliberated their past, present ... -
Sentencing in Ireland : an exploration of the views, rationales, and sentencing practices of district and circuit court judges
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2008)This thesis reports the findings of an exploratory study on the nature of sentencing in the District and Circuit Courts in Ireland. At the time of this study, two key claims had been made about sentencing in Ireland. ... -
Sexual addiction : an investigation of a contested concept
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2014)The aim of this research is to gather detailed information on how two different sets of actors, those who self-identify as ‘sexual addicts’ and those involved in treating ‘sexual addiction’, conceptualise the phenomenon ... -
Sexual surveillance and control in a community based intellectual disability service
(2016)Within contemporary policy documents regarding intellectual disability and sexuality we often find a progress narrative that contrasts a dark past, when the sexuality of disabled people was suppressed, with an enlightened ... -
Shifting Mindsets; A Critical Commentary on Child Protection and Welfare, Disability, and Online Risk Through Critical Literature Review
(2024)Critical commentary is presented at the complex intersection of child protection and welfare, disability, and internet use. A profound lack of research exists on this topic. Findings from a critical literature review focus ... -
Social and physical ecologies of childhood : a case study of children's perspectives on their neighbourhood
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2009)This study set out to gain a greater understanding of children's lived experience in their neighbourhood informed by ecological models of Bronfenbrenner (1979) and Gibson (1979) and taking a constructivist, exploratory ... -
Social Constructionism and Social Care: Literature on Evidence Informed Practice within the Professionalisation of Social Care Professionals who work with children in Ireland.
(2021)The professionalisation of social care practice in Ireland, after a period of dormancy, has experienced rapid advancement toward statutory regulation and reform. Yet, the limited literature available in Ireland on the ... -
Social Work Intervention Pathways within Child Protection: Responding to the Needs of Disabled Children in Ireland
(2021)Whilst even minimal social work intervention entails judicious planning and strategic oversight, existing literature alludes to persistent concerns, inadequacies and challenges in safeguarding work with disabled children. ... -
Social work practice within an economic downturn: Understanding austerity through an anti-oppressive framework
(2017)Human rights and social justice have been the traditional mission of social work. In 2008, social workers in Ireland began operating within the greatest period of economic recession since the 1930s. This recession poses a ... -
Social Workers Response to Domestic Violence and Abuse during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2022)The rapid global spread of COVID-19 has put increased pressure on health and social service providers, including social workers who continued front line practice throughout the pandemic, engaging with some of the most ... -
Some Useful Sources
(2022)Stigma in the context of welfare and austerity capitalism has been the subject of sustained analysis in recent years, much of which will have been reflected in this themed section. We will not reiterate all sources drawn ... -
Stigma and identity : an exploration of drug use in West Dublin
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2014)This thesis presents an exploratory qualitative study of the lives and experiences of drug users throughout their drug using and drug treatment careers. The research sample consists of thirty three drug users from two ... -
A Story to Tell': learning from the life-stories of older people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland.
(Wiley Blackwell, 2009-12)This article draws on life-stories told by older people with intellectual disabilities for a research study in the Republic of Ireland. Research participants recalled their experiences of confinement, coercion and exclusion ... -
Strengths and Affirmations: Practitioners Views of Disability and Child Protection Through an Affirmative Lens
(2021)This article presents an exposition of an affirmative model of disability for child protection in Ireland. Seated at the intersection of disability and child protection are unique and substantial risks. In this paper, a ... -
Supportive relationships with trusted adults for children and young people who have experienced adversities: Implications for social work service provision
(2023)Adverse childhood experiences encompass both direct harm, such as abuse and neglect, and indirect harm via family issues, including parental substance abuse and mental illness. They create significant risks for problems ... -
The body, masculinities and racisim : social relations between migrant and dominant group boys in three inner city primary schools in Dublin
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Social Work and Social Policy, 2012)This thesis explores the interactions and relationships between twenty migrant group boys and thirty-nine dominant group boys in three inner city multi-ethnic primary schools in North Inner City Dublin. Social relations ...