A collection of published papers
Journal Papers
Named Social Worker
Rights-based social work and the named social worker for adults with learning disabilities: a policy intervention 50 years in the making (2021) The British Journal of Social Work DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcab036
Innovating adult social work practice—learning from the Named Social Worker for adults with learning disabilities pilots (2019) Social Work Education, Vol.38(4) pp.503-515 – https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02615479.2018.1545833
Named social workers – better social work for learning disabled people? (2017) Disability and Society, Vol.32(10) pp.1650-1655 – https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687599.2017.1340019
Mental Capacity in Action
The Mental Capacity Act Call to Action: Online Development of Critical Rights-Based Social Work (2017) Practice Social Work in Action, Vol.29(4) pp.279-292 – https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09503153.2017.1291801
Promote the Vote
Participation of adults with learning disabilities in the 2015 UK General Election (2018) Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol.23(2) pp.65-71 – https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/TLDR-04-2017-0022/full/html
Participation of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in
the UK 2015 General Election (2016) York Policy Review – http://yorkpolicyreview.co.uk/journalsite/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Elaine-James-edited.pdf
Participation of learning disabled people in the parliamentary election of 2019 in the United Kingdom – https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/TLDR-07-2020-0014/full/html
Learning Disabilities
Variation in rates of inpatient admissions and lengths of stay experienced by adults with learning disabilities in England (2017) Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol.22(4) pp.211-217 – https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/TLDR-02-2017-0010/full/html
An Inquiry by Social Workers into Evening Routines in Community Living Settings for Adults with Learning Disabilities (2017) Practice Social Work in Action, Vol.30(1) pp.19-32 – https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09503153.2017.1342791
Opinion Pieces

The Guardian
Get stuck in, cut red tape: what we’ve learned about social work during the pandemic
Homes, hope, work and love: what learning disabled people want from life
A long time coming’: Social workers have their say on the Care Act

Community Care
‘How social workers are supporting disabled people to exercise their right to vote at this election’
‘Social work is about human rights, not assessing the life out of people’
‘Good social work is the answer to some of the big problems we have’
Social workers must play an active part in promoting voting rights
The Mental Capacity Act 10 years on: ‘It is still misapplied and used against people’
‘Lessons from the Southern Health report go beyond the NHS – social work must step up’
‘We should welcome this Supreme Court ruling- it enshrines social work values in law’