Dr Sharon Vincent

Research Fellow: Child Protection

Phone no: 0131 651 6443
Email: Sharon.vincent@ed.ac.uk

 

Work experience

Before joining the Centre, Sharon was a Research Officer at Barnardo’s.  Her activities there included being a Principal Investigator in the Process Review of the Child Protection Reform Programme, for the Scottish Executive.  She also did research on the rights of looked after children and the role of peer support in promoting well-being in schools.

Sharon has also worked at the Scottish Executive, both in the Social Work Services Inspectorate and the Social Inclusion Division as a Senior researcher.  In the former, she was a member of the audit and review of child protection in Scotland team producing the literature review for the audit and managing a number of research projects.

Sharon obtained a doctorate from the University of Edinburgh in 1998.

 

Since joining the Centre, Sharon has undertaken a review of child death and significant child abuse cases in Scotland. She is also leading on a research project on resilience in collaboration with the University of Dundee and Barnardo’s and contributes to other Centre research.

 

 

Current Research:

• A Review of Child Death and Significant Abuse Inquiries in Scotland (1975 to 2007).
• How is the Concept of Resilience Operationalised in Practice with Vulnerable Children?

 

 

Selected Publications

Daniel, B., Vincent, S., and Ogilvie-Whyte, S., (2007) A Process Review of the Child Protection Reform Programme, Scottish Executive.

 

Vincent, S., Duffy, M., and Warden, S., (2007) ‘Helping them to help each other’ Mental Health Today, May

 

Vincent, S; Duffy, M., and Warden, S., (2006) Raising awareness and promoting positive mental health and well-being among young people: the role of peer support, Scottish Executive.

 

Vincent, S., Hill, L., and Duffy, M., (2006) Rights needs of vulnerable children and young people in Fife, Fife Council.

 

Vincent, S., and Daniel, B., (2004) An Analysis of children and young people’s calls to ChildLine about abuse and neglect, Child Abuse Review, 13, 158-171.