Books & Book Chapters

Books

2024 Gillen, A., Canavan, J., Devaney, C., & McGregor, C. (2024). Systems Complexity in Child Protection and Welfare: Policy, Leadership, Practice and Evaluation, Routledge. London. 
2023 Devaney, C., & Crosse, R. (Eds.). (2023). International Perspectives on Parenting Support and Parental Participation in Children and Family Services (1st ed.). Routledge.
2022 Murphy, C., Dolan, P., Browne, G., Brennan, M. (Eds.). (2022) Ionbhá: The Empathy Book for Ireland. Mercier Press, Kildare, Ireland
2022 Canavan, J., Devaney, C., McGregor, C., Shaw, A (Eds.). (2021) Understanding System Change in Child Protection and Welfare. Routledge; Abingdon, Oxon.
2021 Horgan, D. and Kennan, D. (2021) Child and Youth Participation in Policy, Practice and Research. Oxfordshire: Routledge.
2021 McGregor, C. and Dolan, P. (2021) Support and Protection Across the Lifecourse: A Practical Approach for Social Workers, Policy Press Bristol University Press 
2021 Moran, L., Reilly, K., Brady, B (Ed.). (2021) Narrating Childhood with Children and Young People: Diverse Contexts, Methods and Stories of Everyday Life London: Palgrave. 
2020 Bernadine Brady, Pat Dolan, Caroline McGregor (2020) Mentoring Young People in Care and Leaving Care: Theory, Research and Practice. London: Routledge.
2019 Moran, L. and Canavan, J. (Eds.) (2019) Realising Children’s Rights Through Supporting Parents. Galway: UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre.
2018 Ciara Boylan & Ciara Gallagher (eds) (2018)Constructions of the Irish Child in the Independence Period, 1910-1940.
2018 Coogan, D (2018) Child to Parent Violence and Abuse – Family Interventions with Non Violent Resistance. London. Jessica Kingsley.
2017 Dolan, P. and Frost, N. (2017) Routledge Handbook of Global Child Welfare. London: Routledge Press.
2017 Fives, A. (2017) Evaluating Parental Power. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
2016 Canavan, J., Pinkerton, J. and Dolan, P. (2016) Understanding Family Support: Policy Practice and Theory. London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.                                               
2016 Fives A, Keith Breen (Ed.). (2016) Philosophy and Political Engagement. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
2013 Fives, A. (2013) Political Reason: Morality and the Public Sphere. Harmondsworth: Palgrave Macmillan.
2012 Dolan, P. and Brady, B. (2012) A Guide to Youth Mentoring; Providing Effective Social Support. London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
2011 Devaney, C. (2011) Family Support as an Approach to Working with Children and Families. An Explorative Study of Past and Present Perspectives among Pioneers and Practitioners. Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.
2011 Forkan, C. (2011) Evidence-Based Practice in Youth and Family Interventions: Building Evidence on How to Support Adolescents through a Comparative Tracking of their Perceived Social Support Outcomes. Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG.
2008  Fives, A. (2008) Political and Philosophical Debates in Welfare. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan.

 Book Chapters

2024 Kennan, D., Horgan, D. (2024) ‘Contribution of Participatory Research with Children and Young People to Policy’. In: Coyne, I., Carter, B. (eds) Being Participatory: Researching with Children and Young People. Springer, Cham.
2023 Mooney, J, Coogan, D, McGregor, C & Lyons, O (2023) ‘And I say yes because I want to help’ – social workers’ reflections on practice in Ireland during COVID 19 in Harrikari T, Mooney, J, Adusummali, M, McFadden, P & Leppiaho, T (2023) Social Work During Covid 19-Glocal Perspectives and Implications for the Future of Social Work London, Routledge.
2023 Crosse, R; Millar, M; (2023) 'Giving Voice to Irish Mothers Experiencing Separation and Divorce' In: Biographical Research and the Meanings of Mothering: Life Choices, Identities and Methods. Bristol: Bristol University Press.
2023 Jackson, R., Brady, B., Forkan, C., Tierney, E. (2023) 'A reflection on the collective participation of youth in care in context: Limits, barriers & opportunities' In: Children's Rights to Participate in Out-of-Home Care: International Social Work Contexts. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
2022 Millar, M; Hall, T; O'Regan, C; (2022) 'Designing Futures - Infrastructuring innovation in Irish higher education' In: Ireland's Education Yearbook 2022. Dublin: Education Matters.
2022 Silke, C., Brady, B. (2022) 'Unpacking empathy' In: Ionbhá: The Empathy Book for Ireland. Dublin: Mercier Press.
2022 Devaney, C., Shaw, A., Canavan, J. and McGregor, C. (2022) ‘Introducing systems change in child protection and welfare through prevention, partnership and family support’, in Canavan, J., Devaney, C., McGregor, C. and Shaw, A. (Eds) Understanding System Change in Child Protection and Welfare, London: Routledge, pp. 1-16.
2022 Canavan J., Malone, P., Parton, N., Gillen A. and Mulvihill, A. (2022) ‘Focusing on the big picture: Doing system change evaluation’, in Canavan, J., Devaney, C., McGregor, C. and Shaw, A. (Eds) Understanding System Change in Child Protection and Welfare, London: Routledge, pp. 17-36.
2022 Devaney, C., Rodriguez, L., Cassidy, A., Landy, F. and Brandon, M. (2022) ‘A collaborative approach to researching the Meitheal model: Learning and legacy’ , in Canavan, J., Devaney, C., McGregor, C. and Shaw, A. (Eds) Understanding System Change in Child Protection and Welfare, London: Routledge, pp. 37-56.
2022 Forkan, C., Jackson, R., Tierney, E., Kennan, D., Brady, B., Martin, K., McCabe, A., Sheehan, M., and Lundy, L. (2022) ‘Systematically embedding child and youth participation in Tusla’s culture, practices and processes: Key findings from an evaluation of national training for staff’ , in Canavan, J., Devaney, C., McGregor, C. and Shaw, A. (Eds) Understanding System Change in Child Protection and Welfare, London: Routledge, pp. 57-79.
2022 Devaney, C., Crosse, R., Connolly, N., O’Donohue, C., Jordan, C. and Buckley, H. (2022) ‘Collaborative research on Parenting Support and Parental Participation in child protection and welfare services’ , in Canavan, J., Devaney, C., McGregor, C. and Shaw, A. (Eds) Understanding System Change in Child Protection and Welfare, London: Routledge, pp. 80-98.
2022 Shaw, A., Canavan, J. and Lonne, B. (2022) ‘Expectations, capacity and sustainability: Introducing a commissioning model for child and family services in Ireland’ , in Canavan, J., Devaney, C., McGregor, C. and Shaw, A. (Eds) Understanding System Change in Child Protection and Welfare, London: Routledge, pp. 99-119.
2022 Mc Gregor, C., Devaney, C., Nic Ghabhainn, S., O’Connor, P., Daro, D., Muvihill, A. and Breen, A. (2022) ‘Understanding and improving public and media awareness of family support services and supports: Challenges and opportunities for research and practice’ , in Canavan, J., Devaney, C., McGregor, C. and Shaw, A. (Eds) Understanding System Change in Child Protection and Welfare, London: Routledge, pp. 120-139.
2022 Canavan, J., McGregor, C., Devaney, C. and Shaw, A.(2022) ‘Conclusion: Reflections on learning from the study to inform future research’ , in Canavan, J., Devaney, C., McGregor, C. and Shaw, A. (Eds) Understanding System Change in Child Protection and Welfare, London: Routledge, pp. 140-156.
2022 Shaw, A. and Dolan, P. (2022) Youth Volunteering: New Norms for Policy and Practice. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.108441. In D. Cameron Kelly (Ed) Volunteering, IntechOpen.
2022 Egan, A. and Garrity S. (2022) ‘The legislative and regulatory landscape for early childhood education and care in Ireland’, in Hayes, N. and Walsh, T., eds, Early Childhood Education and Care in Ireland: Charting a Century of Developments (1921-2021). Oxford: Peter Lang.  
2021 Devaney, C (2021) 'Prevention and Early Intervention with Children, Young People and Families' in Fernandez, E and Delfabbro P. (2021) Child Protection and the Care Continuum. London: Routledge., PP. 151-16. 
2021 Moran, L; Reilly, K; Brady, B (2020) 'Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions in Narrative Inquiry' In: Narrative Research with Children and Young People: Diverse Contexts, Methods and Stories of Everyday Life. UK: Palgrave.
2021 Moran, L; Reilly, K; Brady, B (2020) 'Narrating Contemporary Childhood' In: Narrative Research with Children and Young People: Diverse Contexts, Methods and Stories of Everyday Life. UK: Palgrave.
2020 Kovačič, T. and Prieto-Blanco, P. (2020) “Walking a mile in Viktorija's shoes. Resilience, (Post-) Memory and Affordances”, in Canpalat, E. et al. (eds.) Gegen/Dokumentation: Operationen – Foren - Intervention. Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag, pp. 213 - 234. 
2020 Brady, B., Dolan, P. (2020) 'The importance of being present: Mentors as ‘presence practitioners’' In: Mentoring Child and Young People for Social Inclusion: Global Approaches to Empowerment. London: Routledge. https://www.amazon.com/Mentoring-Children-People-Social-Inclusion/dp/036736431X
2019 "Introduction". Canavan, J., In: Realising Children’s Rights Through Supporting Parents. Galway: UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre.
2019 "Pluralist evaluation for the real worlds of intervention". Canavan, J., In: Realising Children’s Rights Through Supporting Parents. Galway: UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre
2019 "Conclusion". Canavan, J., In: Realising Children’s Rights Through Supporting Parents. Galway: UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre
2019   'A Good Fit? Ireland’s Programme for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support as a Public Health Approach to Children Protection' Canavan, J., Devaney, C., Mc Gregor, C. and Shaw, A In: Re-visioning public health approaches for protecting children. New York: Springer Publishers.
2018 ‘Strength through Solidarity: Parents and Practitioners Resisting Child to Parent Violence and Abuse in Ireland’                     Coogan, D (2018) Responding to Domestic Violence – Emerging Challenges for Practice and Research in Europe London. Jessica Kingsley.
2017 'Fostering Social Innovation in Youth: Learning from a Youth Social Entrepreneurship Initiative in Ireland' Kennan, D., Canavan, J. and Kearns, N., (2017) Fostering Social Innovation in Youth: Learning from a Youth Social Entrepreneurship Initiative in Ireland. In Youth as Architects of Social Change (pp. 277-300). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
2017 'Promoting children’s welfare through Family Support'  Devaney, C (2017) 'Promoting children’s welfare through Family Support' In: A Global Reader in Child Welfare. London: Routledge. [Details]
2017 'Youth Mentoring as a form of support for children and young people at risk: Insights from research and practice'  McGregor, C., Lynch, M., Brady, B (2017) 'Youth Mentoring as a form of support for children and young people at risk: Insights from research and practice' In: The Routledge Handbook of International Child Welfare. London: Routledge. [Details]
2017 'The Agency Paradox: The Impact of Gendered Frameworks on Irish Farm Youth'  Cassidy, A. (2017) 'The Agency Paradox: The Impact of Gendered Frameworks on Irish Farm Youth' In: Gender and rural globalisation: International perspectives on gender and rural development. Toronto: CAB International. [Details]         
2017 'Promoting children’s welfare through Family Support'  Devaney, C (2017) 'Promoting children’s welfare through Family Support' In: A Global Reader in Child Welfare. London: Routledge. [Details]
2017 'Activated Social Empathy for Child Welfare and Youth Development: A Case for Consideration'  Dolan, P., Kenny, J. and Kennan, D. (2016) 'Activated Social Empathy for Child Welfare and Youth Development: A Case for Consideration' In: Routledge Handbook of Global Child Welfare. London: Routledge Press. [Details]
2016 '‘Building communities of youth: narratives of community and belonging among young people attending youth cafes in Ireland’'  Moran, L., Brady, B. and Forkan, C. (2016) '‘Building communities of youth: narratives of community and belonging among young people attending youth cafes in Ireland’' In: The Routledge Handbook of Community Development. London: Routledge. [Details]
2016 'Community developers in their own right: narratives of community and belonging among young people attending youth cafes in Ireland'  Brady. B.,Moran, L., Forkan, C. (2016) 'Community developers in their own right: narratives of community and belonging among young people attending youth cafes in Ireland' In: The Routledge Handbook of Community Development. London: Routledge. [Details]
2016 'Youth-Adult Relationships as Assets for Youth: Promoting Positive Development in Stressful Times'  Hamilton, S.F, Hamilton, M.A., DuBois, D.L, Martínez, M.L, Cumsille, P., Brady, B., Dolan, P., Núñez Rodriguez, S. Sellers, D.E (2016) 'Youth-Adult Relationships as Assets for Youth: Promoting Positive Development in Stressful Times' In: Positive youth development in global contexts of social and economic change. New York: Taylor & Francis. [Details]
2016 'I like it I just don’t know what to do with it’: the student-successor in Irish family farming'  Cassidy, A. (2016) 'I like it I just don’t know what to do with it’: the student-successor in Irish family farming' In: The Irish Family Farm. Dubin: Royal Irish Academy. [Details]
2016 'Working from both ends: The duel role of philosophy in research ethics'  Allyn Fives (2016) 'Working from both ends: The due role of philosophy in research ethics' In: Philosophy and Political Engagement. Bsignstoke: Palgrave. [Details]
2016 The role of philosophy in public matters Allyn Fives (2016) 'The role of philosophy in public matters' In: Philosophy and Political Engagement. Basingstoke: Palgrave. [Details]
2016 'Who gets to decide? Children’s competence, parental authority, and informed consent'  Allyn Fives (2016) 'Who gets to decide? Children’s competence, parental authority, and informed consent' In: The Politics of Childhood. Rethinking the Role of Children in Political Philosophy. Hague: Springer. [Details]
2016 'Youth Mentoring as a form of support for children and young people at risk: Insights from research and practice'  McGregor, C., Lynch, M., Brady, B (2016) 'Youth Mentoring as a form of support for children and young people at risk: Insights from research and practice' In: The Routledge Handbook of International Child Welfare. London: Routledge. [Details]
2015 'Responding to Family Violence - New Challenges and Perspectives'  Declan Coogan, Stephanie Holt (2015) 'Responding to Family Violence - New Challenges and Perspectives' In: Social Work in Ireland - Changes and Continuities. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]
2015 'Parenting alone in Contemporary Ireland’'  Crosse R and M Millar (2015) 'Parenting alone in Contemporary Ireland’' In: Learning on the Job: Parenting in Modern Ireland. Cork: Oak Tree Press. [Details]
2015 'Family Support and Child Welfare in Ireland: Capacities and Possibilities'  Dolan, P., Smith, B., Smith, M. and Davis, J. in Vincent, S. (ed.). (2015) 'Family Support and Child Welfare in Ireland: Capacities and Possibilities' In: Early Intervention: Supporting and Strengthening Families. Edinburgh and London: Dudedin. [Details]
2015 'Parents, children, and good leadership: Is parental authority compatible with children’s freedom?'  Allyn Fives (2015) 'Parents, children, and good leadership: Is parental authority compatible with children’s freedom?' In: Ethics and Leadership. London: Bloomsbury. [Details]
2015 Kennan,D. (2015) 'Understanding the Ethical Requirement for Parental Consent When Engaging Youth in Research' In: Youth 'At the Margins': Critical Perspectives and Experiences of Engaging Youth in Research Worldwide. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. [Details]
2015 'Revisiting our History post-Celtic Tiger; So What’s New?'  Caroline McGregor & Suzie Quinn (2015) 'Revisiting our History post-Celtic Tiger; So What’s New?' In: Social Work in Ireland: Changes and Continuities. London: Palgrave MacMillan. [Details]
2014 'Early Intervention Policy in Ireland'  Dolan, P., Smith, M. and Smith B. (2014) 'Early Intervention Policy in Ireland' In: Early Intervention: Supporting and Strengthening Families, Protecting Children and Young People Series. Scotland: Dunedin Academic Press.pp 44-54 [Details]
2014 'Genealogy as a tool for analysing child welfare discourses'  Hoikkali S. McGregor Caroline (2014) 'Genealogy as a tool for analysing child welfare discourses' In: Social Change and Social work. London: Ashgate. [Details]
2014 '‘Irish Work/Family Policies: An Emerging Paradox'  Millar M and R Crosse (2014) '‘Irish Work/Family Policies: An Emerging Paradox' In: Irish Families and Globalization: Conversations about Belonging and Identity across Space and Time. Detroit: Groves Monograph on Marriage and Family. [Details]
2014 'Early Intervention Policy in Ireland'  Dolan, P., Smith, M. and Smith B. (2014) 'Early Intervention Policy in Ireland' In: Early Intervention: Supporting and Strengthening Families, Protecting Children and Young People Series. Scotland: Dunedin Academic Press. [Details]
2014 'Genealogy as a tool for analysing child welfare discourses'  Hoikkali S. McGregor Caroline (2014) 'Genealogy as a tool for analysing child welfare discourses' In: Social Change and Social work. London: Ashgate. [Details]
2012 'Facing the Child Welfare and Mental Health Interface Challenges Through Evidence-Informed Approaches - An Irish Case Study'  Canavan, J., Gillen, A., Higgins, K. and Doody, B. (2012) 'Facing the Child Welfare and Mental Health Interface Challenges Through Evidence-Informed Approaches - An Irish Case Study' In: Implementing Evidence Informed Practice: International Perspectives. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press. [Details]
2012 'Travelling through Social Support and Youth Civic Action on a Journey Towards Resilience'  Dolan, P. in Ungar, M. (ed.). (2012) 'Travelling through Social Support and Youth Civic Action on a Journey Towards Resilience' In: The Social Ecology of Resilience. A Handbook of Theory and Practice. (Part 6). New York: Springer. [Details]
2012 Community-based youth and family interventions. Moving from evidence-informed to evidence-based practice'  Forkan, C. (2012) 'Community-based youth and family interventions. Moving from evidence-informed to evidence-based practice' In:Community Development in Ireland, theory, policy and practice. Dublin: Gill & McMillan. [Details]
2011 Family Support as an Approach to Working with Children and Families Devaney, C. (2011) Family Support as an Approach to Working with Children and Families. An Explorative Study of Past and Present Perspectives among Pioneers and Practitioners. Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.
2011 The Role of Research for the Promotion of Rights and Values in Education: A Commemorative Paper - 60 Years into Human Rights Education'  Dolan, P. Gundara, J. and King, L (2011) 'The Role of Research for the Promotion of Rights and Values in Education: A Commemorative Paper - 60 Years into Human Rights Education' In: Contemporary Issues in Human Rights Education, Paris, France. Paris: UNESCO. pp.11-27. [Details]
2011 Travelling through Social Support and Youth Civic Action on a Journey towards Resilience in Ungar Dolan, P. (2011) Travelling through Social Support and Youth Civic Action on a Journey towards Resilience in Ungar, M. (ed.) Social Ecology of Resilience, Springer.pp 357-366. [Details]
2011 'Brazilian Migrant Social Networks and Social Captial' McGrath, B., & Murray, F. (2011) 'Brazilian Migrant Social Networks and Social Captial' In: B. Fanning and R. Munck (eds) Globalization, Migration and Social Transformation, Ireland in Europe and the World. Ashgate: Farnham pp. 183-192. [Details]
2010 'Children’s Rights in Ireland: A Current Perspective on Implementation, from a Past Lens with a View to the Future'  Dolan, P. (2010) 'Children’s Rights in Ireland: A Current Perspective on Implementation, from a Past Lens with a View to the Future' In:The Irish Human Rights Law Review. Dublin: Clarus Press. pp. 177-191. [Details]
2010 'Youth Civic Engagement and Support: Promoting Wellbeing with the Assistance of a UNESCO Agenda'  Dolan, P. (2010) 'Youth Civic Engagement and Support: Promoting Wellbeing with the Assistance of a UNESCO Agenda' In: Child Well-Being; Understanding Children's Lives. London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. pp. 111-126. [Details]
2009 'Public Policy and Relationships Rhodes, J. and Dolan, P.(2009) 'Public Policy and Relationships', in Reis, H.T. and Sprecher, S. (eds.) Encyclopaedia of Human Relationships, Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, Chapter 4.
2006 'Reflecting for Action: The Future of Family Support'  Canavan, J. (2006) 'Reflecting for Action: The Future of Family Support' In: Family Support as Reflective Practice. London: Jessica Kingsley. [Details]
2006 'Family Support: From Description to Reflection'  Dolan, P., Pinkerton, J., Canavan, J. (2006) 'Family Support: From Description to Reflection' In: Family Support as Reflective Practice. London: Jessica Kingsley. [Details]
2006 'Enhancing Support for Young People in Need: Reflections on Informal and Formal Sources of Helping'  Dolan, P. & Mc Grath, B. (2006) 'Enhancing Support for Young People in Need: Reflections on Informal and Formal Sources of Helping' In:Family Support as Reflective Practice. London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 149-164. [Details]
2006 'Assessment, Intervention and Self Appraisal Tools for Family Support'  Dolan, P. (2006) 'Assessment, Intervention and Self Appraisal Tools for Family Support' In: Family Support as Reflective Practice. London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. pp. 196-213. [Details]
2006 'Exploring the space for practice: Family Support Policy in a Comparative Context'  Millar, M. (2006) 'Exploring the space for practice: Family Support Policy in a Comparative Context' In: in J. Pinkerton, P. Dolan and J. Canavan (2006) (eds.) Family Support as Reflective Practice. London: Jessica Kingsley. pp. 88-94  [Details]
2005 'Enabling young people through consultation'  Forkan, C. (2005) 'Enabling young people through consultation' In: Applied Social Care. An Introduction for Irish Students. Dublin: Gill & McMillan. [Details]