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Dr. Pauline Cusack is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Chester, affiliated with the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society. She is a registered social worker specializing in safeguarding adults and restraint practices across healthcare settings.
Her research examines physical/psychological harm in restraint techniques using service user narratives to improve professional practice in health and social care. Key interests include human rights-based approaches to mental health care and ethical frameworks for minimizing restraint.
Publications focus on trauma-informed care, with recent work analyzing systemic interventions through qualitative methodologies. Conference presentations span international forums including the European Congress of Violence in Clinical Psychiatry.
- Fellow of Advance HE
She teaches across all Social Work programs and currently supervises MA dissertation students. Knowledge exchange initiatives involve training practitioners on restraint reduction strategies.
Research collaborations engage safeguarding personnel, health workers, and advocates to develop evidence-based guidelines for humane care practices.
