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:

• Child Deaths and Serious Case Reviews: An International Study .
• How is the Concept of Resilience Operationalised in Practice with Vulnerable Children?

 

Selected Publications

Books

Stafford, A; Parton, N; Vincent, S and Smith, C,; (forthcoming) Child Protection Systems in the United Kingdom: a UK Comparison, Jessica Kingsley.

 

Vincent, S; (2010) Learning from Child Deaths and Serious Abuse in Scotland, Edinburgh, Dunedin

 

Stafford, A; Vincent, S and Parton, N (eds); (2010) Child Protection Reform Across the UK, Edinburgh, Dunedin,

Stafford, A; and Vincent, S (eds); (2008) Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Dunedin.

 

Journal articles

Vincent, S; Daniel, B; and Jackson, S. (2010) Where Now for Child Protection in Scotland? Child Abuse Review

Daniel, B; Vincent, S. et al; (2009) How is the concept of resilience operationalised in practice with vulnerable children? International Journal of Child and Family Welfare

 

Research reports

Daniel, B and Vincent, S; (2010) How is the Concept of Resilience Operationalised in Practice with Vulnerable Children? Report of BASPCAN funded research

Stafford, A., Vincent, S., Smith, C., Grimes, M., (2009) Evaluation of the Scottish Government Children's Services Women's Aid Fund, Scottish Government

 

Vincent, S.; (2009) An Analysis of Serious Case Reviews undertaken by Kent Safeguarding Children Board, KSCB

Daniel, B., Vincent, S., Farrall, E., Arney, F., Lewig, K.; (2008) How is the Concept of Resilience Operationalised in Practice with Vulnerable Children? Report of British Academy funded research

 

Briefings

 

Update of Vincent, S; (forthcoming) Inter-agency Guidance in Relation to Child Protection: A UK Comparison

 

Update of Vincent, S.; (forthcoming) Child death and significant case review processes: A UK Comparison

 

Updated of Vincent, S.; (2010) Child Protection Statistics: A UK Comparison

Vincent, S. Frameworks for the assessment of children’s needs: a UK comparison

 

Vincent, S.; (2009) Mechanisms for the Strategic Implementation, development and monitoring of inter-agency child protection policy and practice in the UK: the role of Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) and (Area) Child Protection Committees ((A)CPCs)  

 

Vincent, S.; (2009) Child death and significant case review processes: A UK Comparison

 

Vincent, S.; (2008) Inter-agency Guidance in Relation to Child Protection: A UK Comparison

 

Vincent, S. Child; (2008) Protection Statistics: A UK Comparison