Outputs (5)

Social Workers under the Spotlight: An Analysis of Fitness to Practise Referrals to the Regulatory Body in England, 2014–2016 (2019)
Journal Article
Banks, S., Zasada, M., Jago, R., Gallagher, A., Austin, Z., & van der Gaag, A. (2020). Social Workers under the Spotlight: An Analysis of Fitness to Practise Referrals to the Regulatory Body in England, 2014–2016. The British Journal of Social Work, 50(2), 326-347. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz145

This article examines the nature of, and reasons for, the disproportionately high rates of fitness to practise referrals of social workers in England to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), compared with other professions regulated by HCPC... Read More about Social Workers under the Spotlight: An Analysis of Fitness to Practise Referrals to the Regulatory Body in England, 2014–2016.

Ethics, equity and community development: Mapping the terrain (2019)
Book Chapter
Banks, S. (2019). Ethics, equity and community development: Mapping the terrain. In S. Banks, & P. Westoby (Eds.), Ethics, equity and community development (3-35). Bristol: Policy Press

Ethics, equity and community development (2019)
Book
Banks, S., & Westoby, P. (Eds.). (2019). Ethics, equity and community development. Bristol: Policy Press

Practising Ethically in Unethical Times: Everyday Resistance in Social Work (2019)
Journal Article
Weinberg, M., & Banks, S. (2019). Practising Ethically in Unethical Times: Everyday Resistance in Social Work. Ethics and Social Welfare, 13(4), 361-376. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2019.1597141

This article considers the challenges faced by social workers struggling to act ethically in what we characterise as the ‘unethical climate’ of neoliberalism. We offer a brief account of the current context, including the increasing managerialism and... Read More about Practising Ethically in Unethical Times: Everyday Resistance in Social Work.

Understanding complaints about paramedics: a qualitative exploration in a UK context (2019)
Journal Article
Lucas, G., Zasada, M., Gallagher, A., Jago, R., Banks, S., Zubin, A., & van der Gaag, A. (2019). Understanding complaints about paramedics: a qualitative exploration in a UK context. Australasian journal of paramedicine, 16, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.16.616

Introduction: This research set out to understand the context and explore the reasons for the disproportionate number of complaints raised against paramedics to the United Kingdom professional regulator – the Health and Care Professions Council – rel... Read More about Understanding complaints about paramedics: a qualitative exploration in a UK context.