Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Dr Sharon Vincent
Professor
Sharon Vincent is Professor of Social Work in the Social and Community Studies group within the School of Health. She has been undertaking research in the area of child welfare and protection for over 20 years.
Sharon Vincent joined Leeds Beckett University in March 2023. She previously held research positions at Northumbria University, the University of Wolverhampton, University of Edinburgh, Barnardo’s and the Scottish Government.
Since obtaining her PhD from the University of Edinburgh in 1998 Sharon’s research has focused on child welfare and protection. Her particular areas of expertise include child death review processes and prevention of child deaths from abuse and neglect; comparative child protection research and policy analysis; and research and evaluations of programmes which aim to improving support for children and young people and their parents and carers. She has published widely in these areas and her research has informed policy and practice in the UK and internationally.
Research Interests
Recently completed research projects include evaluation of the Workplace Programme for care leavers in South Tyneside Council; Analysis of Significant Case Reviews for Fife and Tayside Child Protection Committees; and Evaluation of the Young Parents Programme for North Yorkshire Council. The findings of these projects were used to inform policy and practice for children and young people and their families.
Sharon is currently undertaking research to explore the barriers to rights-based case recording and recordkeeping in child protection in collaboration with archivists and child protection academics at Northumbria University, Monash University and the University of South Australia. The findings will be used to inform social work education and child protection practice in the UK and Australia.
Ask Me About
- Children
- Family
- Government policies
- Social work
- Welfare
