Publications and Conference Papers
Publications
Morrow, F. Carder, S. Gregory, M. O’Connor, L. (eds) (pending) Ethnography and social work research – Policy Press
Carder, S. Cook, L. (2025) Emotional labour in child and family social work teams: A hybrid ethnography Journal of Social Work Practice Special Issue 53-67
Cook, L. Carder, S. Zschomler, D. (2024) ‘Being a social worker… it’s in my DNA’ Retaining experienced child and family social workers: role of professional identity Child and Family Social Work
Cook, L. L. Carder, S. Blake-Homes, K. Yussif, I. A. (2024) Retaining local authority social workers: a theory of change research report. Centre for Research on Children and Families, University of East Anglia
Carder, S. Cook, L. (2023) Emotional labour in child and family social work teams: A hybrid ethnography: Briefing paper Centre for Research on Child and Family (CRCF)
Cook, L. Carder, S. (2023) Teams Interrupted: social work teams as Communities of Practice and Coping during Covid-19, in Harrikari, T. McFadden, P. Adusumalli, M. Mooney, J. (eds.) Social Work during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Global Perspectives and Implications for the Future of Social Work London: Routledge
Biggart, L. Cook, L. Carder, S. (2022) Team as Secure Base Model in Online and Hybrid Spaces: Practice Tool Department for Education & Research in Practice
Cook, L. Carder, S. Zschomler, D. (2022) Retaining and supporting experienced child and family social workers in child protection: Briefing paper Centre for Research on Child and Family (CRCF)
Cook, L. Zschomler, D. Biggart, L. Carder, S. (2020) The Team as a Secure Base Revisited: Remote Working and Resilience among Child and Family Social Workers during COVID-19 Journal of Children’s Services 15(4) 259-266
Conference Presentations
2026: 14th European Conference for Social Work Research: “Social Work and Interdisciplinary Research: researching and facilitating evidence informed practice and policy”. Social work recruitment and retention: What can we learn from those who stay? – joint research presentation, STU and UNB-SJ (oral presentation, main conference) – Pending. Co-convenor Researching Emotions Special Interests Group (REMOSIG)
2025: 13th European Conference of Social Work Research (Munich, Germany). ‘Embracing Democracy in Social Work Practice and Research’: Social justice and affluent families in child protection work: Challenging professional identity (oral presentation, main conference). Co-convenor Researching Emotions Special Interests Group (REMOSIG)
2024: Centre for Research on Children and Families (CRCF), ‘Retaining health and social care professionals in local authorities in England: The role of professional identity - University of East Anglia UK
2023: The Joint Social Work Research Conference (Glasgow) ‘Social work education, research and practice in turbulent times’. The performance of emotional labour and leadership in child and family social work teams: A hybrid ethnography (Oral presentation, main conference).
2022: 11th European Conference of Social Work Research (Amsterdam). ‘Enhancing and sustaining social inclusion through social work research’. Social work teams as communities of practice and coping during the Covid-19 pandemic (Oral presentation to the Workforce Research Special Interest Group). The role of emotional labour within child and family social work teams (Oral presentation, main conference)
2021: National Institute of Organisational Dynamics Australia (NIODA) Symposium 'Not Knowing and Coming to Know: Methods of inquiry into unconscious (hidden) dynamics in organisations’. Teams Interrupted: Finding connection and meaning in child and family social work teams during the COVID-19 pandemic (Oral presentation, main conference)