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Nigel Kelleher is an academic and practitioner in Social Work, Allied Health, and Wellbeing. He currently serves as an External Examiner at Canterbury Christ Church University since February 2022. Prior to this, he held roles in children's social care and education in Ireland and England, qualifying as a social worker in 2001. His research focuses on social work practice effectiveness, including evaluations of the ASYE programme (2013), Independent Reviewing Officers (2019), and participatory models in statutory social work.
Education:
- MRes in Health and Social Care (2021), Edge Hill University
- Bachelor of Technology (Education) (Republic of Ireland)
Research Interests: Nigel's work addresses systemic improvements in social work, particularly through participatory methods and policy analysis. Key areas include the impact of Independent Reviewing Officers on child outcomes, the efficacy of the Named Social Worker model in adult healthcare (e.g., Cheshire and Wirral NHS Trust projects), and strategies for enhancing caregiver involvement in statutory interventions.
Grants/Projects:
- PI for 'CWPNSW: Care provider perceptions of the named social worker model' (Feb 2023–Sept 2023)
Labs/Teams: No formal lab affiliations mentioned, but collaborates with NHS Trusts and social work education institutions on applied research.
