Dr Lauren Wroe's Outputs (3)

‘Already doing the work’: social work, abolition and building the future from the present (2022)
Journal Article
Hunter, D., & Wroe, L. E. (2024). ‘Already doing the work’: social work, abolition and building the future from the present. Critical and Radical Social Work, 12(3), 312–329. https://doi.org/10.1332/204986021x16626426254068

Social work internationally is currently subject to debate. Some call for the abolition of social work, detailing legacies of harm, inadequate practices and theoretical limitations. Central to abolitionist thought is the tradition of community work t... Read More about ‘Already doing the work’: social work, abolition and building the future from the present.

When Helping Hurts: A Zemiological Analysis of a Child Protection Intervention in Adolescence—Implications for a Critical Child Protection Studies (2022)
Journal Article
Wroe, L. E. (2022). When Helping Hurts: A Zemiological Analysis of a Child Protection Intervention in Adolescence—Implications for a Critical Child Protection Studies. Social Sciences, 11(6), Article 263. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11060263

This paper presents data from a three-year, mixed methods study into the rate and impact of ‘relocation’ as a response to extra-familial harm in adolescence by children’s social care teams. Participatory approaches to research design, data collection... Read More about When Helping Hurts: A Zemiological Analysis of a Child Protection Intervention in Adolescence—Implications for a Critical Child Protection Studies.

Young People Negotiating Intra and Extra - Familial Harm and Safety: Social and Holistic Approaches. (2022)
Book Chapter
Wroe, L. E., & Pearce, J. (2022). Young People Negotiating Intra and Extra - Familial Harm and Safety: Social and Holistic Approaches. In D. Holmes (Ed.), Safeguarding Young People: Risk, Rights, Resilience and Relationships. Jessica Kingsley Publishers