Dickens, Jonathan, Cook, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9882-2365, Cossar, Jeanette, Okpokiri, Cynthia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4857-1606, Taylor, Julie and Garstang, Joanna (2024) The multiple and competing functions of local reviews of serious child abuse cases in England. Critical Social Policy, 44 (3). pp. 447-467. ISSN 0261-0183
Taylor, Julie, Dickens, Jonathan, Garstang, Joanna, Cook, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9882-2365, Hallett, Nutmeg and Malloy, Eleanor (2024) Tackling the 'normalisation of neglect': Messages from child protection reviews in England. Child Abuse Review, 33 (1). ISSN 0952-9136
Dickens, Jonathan, Cook, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9882-2365, Cossar, Jeanette, Okpokiri, Cynthia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4857-1606, Taylor, Julie and Garstang, Joanna (2023) Re-envisaging professional curiosity and challenge: messages for child protection practice from reviews of serious cases in England. Children and Youth Services Review, 152. ISSN 0190-7409
Garstang, Joanna, Dickens, Jonathan, Menka, Marivjena and Taylor, Julie (2023) Improving professional practice in the investigation and management of intrafamilial child sexual abuse: Qualitative analysis of serious child protection reviews. Child Abuse & Neglect, 137. ISSN 0145-2134
Berrick, Jill, Dickens, Jonathan, Pösö, Tarja and Skivenes, Marit (2020) Are child protection workers and judges in alignment with the citizens when considering interventions into a family? A cross-country study of four jurisdictions. Children and Youth Services Review, 108. ISSN 0190-7409
Dickens, Jonathan, Masson, Judith, Garside, Ludivine, Young, Julie and Bader, Kay (2019) Courts, care proceedings and outcomes uncertainty: the challenges of achieving and assessing ‘good outcomes’ for children after child protection proceedings. Child & Family Social Work, 24 (4). pp. 574-581. ISSN 1356-7500
Berrick, Jill, Dickens, Jonathan, Pösö, Tarja and Skivenes, Marit (2019) Children’s and parents’ involvement in care order proceedings: a cross-national comparison of judicial decision-makers’ views and experiences. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 41 (2). pp. 188-204. ISSN 0964-9069
Beckett, Chris and Dickens, Jonathan (2018) Making a target work: messages from a pilot of the six-month time limit on care proceedings in England. Child and Family Social Work, 23 (3). pp. 390-398. ISSN 1356-7500
Duerr Berrick, Jill, Dickens, Jonathan, Poso, Tarja and Skivenes, Marit (2018) International perspectives on child-responsive courts. The International Journal of Children's Rights, 26. 251–277. ISSN 0927-5568
Dickens, Jonathan (2018) Clement Attlee and the social service idea: Modern messages for social work in England. British Journal of Social Work, 48 (1). pp. 5-20. ISSN 0045-3102
Berrick, Jill Duerr, Dickens, Jonathan, Poso, Tarja and Skivenes, Marit (2018) Care order templates as institutional scripts in child protection: A cross-system analysis. Children and Youth Services Review, 84. pp. 40-47. ISSN 0190-7409
Masson, Judith, Dickens, Jonathan, Bader, Kay, Garside, Ludivine and Young, Julie (2017) Achieving positive change for children? Reducing the length of child protection proceedings: lessons from England and Wales. Adoption and Fostering, 41 (4). pp. 401-413. ISSN 0308-5759
Berrick, Jill, Dickens, Jonathan, Pösö, Tarja and Skivenes, Marit (2017) A cross-country comparison of child welfare systems and workers' responses to children appearing to be at risk or in need of help. Child Abuse Review, 26 (4). 305–319. ISSN 0952-9136
Dickens, Jonathan, Berrick, Jill, Pösö, Tarja and Skivenes, Marit (2017) Social workers and independent experts in child protection decision making: Messages from an intercountry comparative study. British Journal of Social Work, 47 (4). pp. 1024-1042. ISSN 0045-3102
Berrick, Jill, Dickens, Jonathan, Poso, Tarja and Skivenes, Marit (2017) Parents' involvement in care order decisions: a cross-country study of front-line practice. Child and Family Social Work, 22 (2). 626–637. ISSN 1356-7500
Beckett, Chris, Dickens, Jonathan, Schofield, Gillian, Philip, Georgia and Young, Julie (2016) Independence and effectiveness: Messages from the role of Independent Reviewing Officers in England. Children and Youth Services Review, 71. 148–156. ISSN 0190-7409
Dickens, Jonathan and Masson, Judith (2016) The courts and child protection social work in England: tail wags dog? British Journal of Social Work, 46 (2). pp. 355-371. ISSN 0045-3102
Berrick, Jill, Dickens, Jonathan, Poso, Tarja and Skivenes, Marit (2016) Time, institutional support and quality of decision making in child protection: A cross-country analysis. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, & Governance, 40 (5). pp. 451-468. ISSN 2330-3131
Duerr Berrick, Jill, Dickens, Jonathan, Pösö, Tarja and Skivenes, Marit (2015) Children's involvement in care order decision-making: A cross-country analysis. Child Abuse & Neglect, 49. 128–141. ISSN 1873-7757
Dickens, Jonathan, Masson, Judith, Young, Julie and Bader, Kay (2015) The paradox of parental participation and legal representation in 'edge of care' meetings. Child and Family Social Work, 20 (3). 267–276. ISSN 1356-7500
Dickens, Jonathan (2015) Children's guardians and independent reviewing officers: Representing children's interests in care proceedings and beyond. Seen and Heard, 25 (2). pp. 43-52. ISSN 1744-1072
Masson, Judith and Dickens, Jonathan (2015) Protecting unborn and newborn babies. Child Abuse Review, 24 (2). 107–119. ISSN 0952-9136
Dickens, Jonathan, Beckett, Chris and Bailey, Sue (2014) Justice, speed and thoroughness in child protection court proceedings: messages from England. Children and Youth Services Review, 46. pp. 103-111. ISSN 0190-7409
Beckett, Chris and Dickens, Jonathan (2014) Delay and anxiety in care proceedings: Grounds for hope? Journal of Social Work Practice, 28 (3). pp. 371-382. ISSN 0265-0533
Dickens, Jonathan (2014) Care proceedings in 26 weeks: justice, speed and thoroughness. Family Law, 44. pp. 650-653.
Masson, Judith and Dickens, Jonathan (2013) Care proceedings reform: The future of the pre-proceedings process. Family Law, 43. pp. 1413-1420.
Dickens, Jonathan (2012) The definition of social work in the United Kingdom, 2000-2010. International Journal of Social Welfare, 21 (1). pp. 34-43. ISSN 1468-2397
Dickens, Jonathan (2011) Social work in England at a watershed - as always: From the Seebohm report to the social work task force. British Journal of Social Work, 41 (1). pp. 22-39. ISSN 0045-3102
Dickens, Jonathan (2009) Social policy approach to intercounty adoption. International Social Work, 52 (5). pp. 595-607.
Dickens, Jonathan (2008) Welfare, law and managerialism: Inter-discursivity and inter-professional practice in child care social work. Journal of Social Work, 8 (1). pp. 45-64. ISSN 1468-0173
Dickens, Jonathan, Howell, Darren, Thoburn, June and Schofield, Gillian (2007) The search for permanence and stability: Modelling the pathways of long-stay looked after children. British Journal of Social Work, 37 (4). pp. 619-642. ISSN 0045-3102
Dickens, Jonathan (2007) Child neglect and the law: Catapults, thresholds and delay. Child Abuse Review, 16 (2). pp. 77-92. ISSN 0952-9136
Dickens, Jonathan (2007) Social work, law, money and trust: paying for lawyers in child protection work. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 28 (3-4). pp. 283-295. ISSN 0964-9069
Dickens, Jonathan, Howell, Darren, Thoburn, June and Schofield, Gillian (2007) Children starting to be looked after by local authorities in England: An analysis of inter-authority variation and case-centred decision-making. British Journal of Social Work, 37 (4). pp. 597-617. ISSN 0045-3102
Dickens, Jonathan (2006) Care, control and change in child care proceedings: dilemmas for social workers, managers and lawyers. Child and Family Social Work, 11 (1). pp. 23-32. ISSN 1356-7500
Dickens, Jonathan (2005) Being 'the epitome of reason': the challenges for lawyers and social workers in child care proceedings. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 19 (1). pp. 73-101. ISSN 1464-3707
Dickens, Jonathan (2004) Risks and responsibilities: the role of the local authority lawyer in child care cases. Child and Family Law Quarterly, 16 (1). pp. 1-14.
Dickens, Jonathan (2004) Teaching child care law: Key principles, new priorities. Social Work Education, 23 (2). pp. 217-230. ISSN 0261-5479
Dickens, Jonathan and Groza, V (2004) Empowerment in difficulty: A critical appraisal of international intervention in child welfare in Romania. International Social Work, 47 (4). pp. 469-487.
Dickens, Jonathan (2002) The paradox of inter-country adoption: analysing Romania's experience as a sending country. International Journal of Social Welfare, 11 (1). pp. 76-83. ISSN 1468-2397
Dickens, Jonathan and Sellick, C (2000) Teaching social work across boundaries of country and culture. Social Work Africa, 1 (1). pp. 3-10.
Dickens, Jonathan and Serghi, C (2000) Attitudes to child care reform in Romania: findings from a survey of Romanian social workers. European Journal of Social Work, 3 (3). pp. 247-260. ISSN 1369-1457
Dickens, Jonathan and Serghi, Catalin (2000) Stresses and satisfactions for social workers in Romania and England. Social Work in Europe, 7 (3). pp. 14-23.
Dickens, Jonathan (1999) Family support in Romania and the UK: different circumstances, similar challenges. Children & Society, 13 (3). pp. 155-166. ISSN 0951-0605
Dickens, Jonathan (1999) Protecting the rights of the child in Romania: children's rights perspectives on Romania's 1997 child care reforms. European Journal of Social Work, 2 (2). pp. 139-150. ISSN 1369-1457
Dickens, Jonathan (1999) International and UK perspectives on child contact centres. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 21 (2). pp. 180-186. ISSN 0964-9069
Dickens, Jonathan and Watts, Julia (1996) Developing alternatives to residential care in Romania: Different circumstances, similar challenges. Adoption and Fostering, 20 (3). pp. 8-13. ISSN 0308-5759
Dickens, Jonathan (1993) Assessment and the control of social work: An analysis of reasons for the non-use of child assessment order. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 15 (2). pp. 88-100. ISSN 0964-9069
Fronek, Patricia, Rotabi-Casares, Karen Smith and Dickens, Jonathan (2022) Introducing Social Work in Health Emergencies. In: Social Work in Health Emergencies. Routledge, pp. 1-32. ISBN 9780367628741
Fronek, Patricia, Rotabi-Casares, Karen Smith, Liang, Jianqiang, Roujanavong, Wanchai, Kim, Myung Hun, Kim, Sungmin, Wismayanti, Yanuar Farida, Mandayam, Gokul, Peláez, Antonio López, Di Rosa, Roberta, Dickens, Jonathan, Neamțu, Nicoleta, Hideg, Mădălina, Fonseca, Claudia, Monico, Carmen, Rondon-Jackson, Renie, Wairire, Gidraph G., Twikirize, Janestic Mwende, Hölscher, Dorothee, Giliomee, Corlie, Sarhan, Taghreed Abu, Badran, Nadia C., Zidan, Tarek, Rotabi, Sareh and Briggs, Lynne (2022) Regions of the World and the Covid-19 Health Emergency. In: Social Work in Health Emergencies. Routledge, pp. 35-95. ISBN 9780367628741
Dickens, Jonathan (2021) Attlee, Clement. In: Encyclopedia of Social Work. Oxford University Press, online.
Dickens, Jonathan (2016) Social work values, the law and the courts. In: Critical Issues in Social Work Law. Palgrave, London, pp. 7-25. ISBN 9781137541505
Dickens, Jonathan (2012) Social policy approaches and social work dilemmas in intercountry adoption. In: Intercountry Adoption: Policies, Practices, and Outcomes. Ashgate Publishing, Farnham, pp. 29-42.
Dickens, Jonathan (2011) Pre-proceedings processes in children’s social care. In: Dear David: A Memo to the Norgrove Committee from the Dartington Conference 2011. Jordan Publishing, Bristol, pp. 119-126.
Schofield, Gillian, Thoburn, June, Howell, D and Dickens, Jonathan (2009) The search for stability and permanence: Modelling the pathways of long-stay looked-after children. In: Children in State Care, Library of Essays in Child Welfare Series. Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot, pp. 447-509.
Dickens, Jonathan and Ogg, Jim (1995) Social perspectives in child abuse. In: Family Violence and the Caring Professions. Macmillan, London.
Dickens, Jonathan, Cook, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9882-2365, Cossar, Jeanette, Rennolds, Natasha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8169-534X, Rimmer, Julia, Sorensen, Penny, Wate, Russell, Taylor, Julie, Hallett, Nutmeg, Molloy, Eleanor and Garstang, Joanna (2022) Learning for the future: final analysis of serious case reviews, 2017 to 2019. Department for Education. ISBN 978-1-83870-419-3
Dickens, Jonathan, Taylor, Julie, Cook, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9882-2365, Cossar, Jeanette, Garstang, Joanna and Rimmer, Julia (2022) Serious case reviews 1998 to 2019: continuities, changes and challenges. Department for Education, London. ISBN 978-1-83870-420-9
Dickens, Jonathan, Taylor, Julie, Cook, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9882-2365, Garstang, Joanna, Hallett, Nutmeg, Okpokiri, Cynthia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4857-1606 and Rimmer, Julia (2022) Annual review of local child safeguarding practice reviews. Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel, London.
Dickens, Jonathan, Taylor, Julie, Garstang, Joanna, Hallett, Nutmeg, Rennolds, Natasha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8169-534X and Sorensen, Penny (2021) Annual review of LCSPRs and rapid reviews. Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
Brandon, Marian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1654-1819, Belderson, Pippa, Sorensen, Penny, Dickens, Jonathan, Sidebotham, Peter, Cleaver, Hedy, Garstang, Joanna, Harris, Julie and Wate, Russell (2020) Complexity and challenge: a triennial analysis of SCRs 2014-2017. Department for Education, London. ISBN 978-1-83870-028-7
Masson, Judith, Dickens, Jonathan, Garside, Ludivine, Bader, Kay and Young, Julie (2019) Child Protection in Court: Outcomes for Children:Establishing outcomes of care proceedings for children before and after care proceedings reform. School of Law, University of Bristol and CRCF, UEA, Bristol and Norwich. ISBN 978-1-9164642-0-9
Dickens, Jonathan (2017) Independent Reviewing Officers – myths and misunderstandings continue. Family Law Week, London.
Masson, Judith, Dickens, Jonathan, Bader, Kay, Garside, Ludivine and Young, Julie (2017) How is the PLO working? What is its impact on court process and outcome?:The Outcomes of Care Proceedings for Children Before and After Care Proceedings Reform Study Interim Report. Family Law Week, UK.
Beckett, Chris, Dickens, Jonathan and Bailey, Sue (2016) Outcomes for children of shorter court decision-making processes:A follow-up study of the Tri-borough care proceedings pilot. Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA, Norwich.
Dickens, Jonathan (2016) Social Work and Social Policy: An Introduction:2nd Edition. Routledge, Abingdon. ISBN 9781138017573
Dickens, Jonathan, Schofield, Gillian, Beckett, Christopher, Young, Julie and Philip, Georgia (2015) Care Planning and the Role of the Independent Reviewing Officer: Research Report, October 2015. Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA, Norwich, England.
Dickens, Jonathan, Schofield, Gillian, Beckett, Chris, Philip, Georgia and Young, Julie (2014) Care planning and the role of the independent reviewing officer: research briefing. Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA, Norwich.
Beckett, Chris, Dickens, Jonathan and Bailey, Sue (2014) Concluding Care Proceedings within 26 Weeks: Report of the Evaluation of the Tri-borough Care Proceedings Pilot, Updated Version. Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA, Norwich.
Beckett, Chris, Dickens, Jonathan and Bailey, Sue (2013) Concluding Care Proceedings Within 26 Weeks:Report of the evaluation of the Tri-borough care proceedings pilot. Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA.
Masson, J, Dickens, Jonathan, Bader, K and Young, Julie (2013) Partnership by Law? The Pre-Proceedings Process for Families on the Edge of Care Proceedings:Report of ESRC RES-062-2226. School of Law, University of Bristol. ISBN 978-0-9568389-2-6
Dickens, Jonathan (2012) Social Work, Law and Ethics. Routledge, Abingdon.
Dickens, Jonathan (2010) Social Work and Social Policy: An introduction. Routledge, London & New York.
Dickens, Jonathan (1999) Practioners' Accounts of Family Support Work, Report to SSI. Centre for Research on the Child and Family (CRCF), Norwich.