Child welfare and child protection services in England

This webinar focuses on her chapter on child welfare services in England (Thoburn J.  (2023)  ‘Child welfare and child protection services in England’ in J. Duerr Berrick, N. Gilbert &ISB M. Skivenes (eds.) International Handbook of Child Protection Systems. New York: Oxford University Press. pp 59-76. N 9781800883253. 

Recent publications also relevant are:

• Thoburn, J. (2020) Processes and determining factors when family court judgements are made in England about infants entering care at birth. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 4473- 5103- 0
• Thoburn, J. (2021) Adoption from care in England: learning from experience, in Poso T., Skivenes, M. and Thoburn, J. (Eds.) (2021) Adoption from Care: International Perspectives on Children’s Rights, Family Preservation and State Intervention. Bristol: Policy Press. ISBN 978- 1- 4473- 5103- 0
• Thoburn, J. (2023) ‘Understanding Adoption Breakdown: A socio-legal perspective‘ in N. Lowe and C. Fenton-Glynn (Eds) Research Handbook on Adoption Law  Edward Elgar  270-286   ISBN 9781800883253
• Thoburn, J. (2023) ‘Residential Care Across Jurisdictions: Understanding Context and Comparing Data’ in Whittaker, J.K., Holmes, L., Del Valle,,J, James, S. (2023) (eds) Revitalising Residential Care for Children and Youth: Cross-national trends and challenges.  Oxford University 

Guest Speakers

• June Thoburn CBE is an Emeritus Professor of Social Work at the University of East Anglia .
• Dr Samantha Davey, Lecturer, Essex Law School.
• Celestine Greenwood, Barrister-at-law, Exchange Chamers.

June Thoburn, CBE, LittD, is an Emeritus Professor of Social Work at the University of East Anglia. Before joining UEA she worked as a specialist child and family social worker and as a ‘generalist’ community social worker in Canada and England.  Her teaching and research have encompassed social policy and more specifically services for vulnerable children and their parents and carers. A 2016 publication (Taylor, J. and Thoburn, J Collaborative Practice with Vulnerable Children and Their Families  CRC Press) focused on collaborative practice (between professionals and with family members). She has a long-term interest in socio-legal and cross-national aspects of social work policy and practice with children and families. Between 2012 and 2020  she was Chair of the Norfolk Family Justice Board and is currently Co-Chair of BASW Children and Families Group.

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