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Biography
I am Professor of Social Work and Senior Associate Dean for Culture and People in the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law. I joined the University in 2003, having previously worked as a social worker within youth and adult justice settings. My teaching, research and impact activity straddles criminal justice and professional learning, and is grounded in ideas of voice and participation. Current and recent research projects include co-design work with young adults in conflict with the law; exploring 'user' experiences of justice and longitudinal research into the experiences of early career social workers.
I am vice-chair of the Scottish Advisory Panel on Offender Rehabilitation (SAPOR) and an editorial board member for the British Journal of Social Work . I am also active in a number of advisory roles with the Scottish Social Services Council and the Scottish Government.
Teaching
- Criminal and Community Justice
- Social Policy & Policy Development
- Research Methods
- Doctoral Supervision
Research
Research Funding
- Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2022. Co-designing Social Justice for Young Adults in Conflict with the Law.
- Scottish Universities Insight Institute, 2020. Designing socially just institutions for 18-25 years olds in conflict with the law.
- Scottish Social Services Council, 2020. Newly Qualified Social Workers Experiences during Covid 19.
- Scottish Government, 2018-. Measuring Justice: Defining Concepts, Developing Practice.
- Scottish Social Service Council, 2016-2021. Newly Qualified Social Workers, 5 year research study.
- Social Work Scotland, 2018, Criminal Justice: Exploring gender
- Social Work Scotland, 2016. What the public think about Scottish social services and why.
- Scottish Universities Insight Insitute, 2015-2016. Creating Spaces for Change Knowledge Exchange project.
- Scottish Social Services Council, 2015-2016. An Integrated Learning Model for Social Work Education.
- Scottish Social Services Council 2015-16. Philosophies of Learning in Social Work Education in Scotland.
- Scottish Social Services Council 2015-16. Should qualifying social work education have a core curriculum?
- Scottish Centre for Criminal Justice Research
- Scottish Government
- Dundee City Council, Justice Services
- Dundee City Council, Children's Services
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Criminal Justice Sanctions and Services: Exploring Potential
Award Date: 1 Jan 2014
Master of Social Science, Probation, Social Context and Desistance: Retracing the relationship, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2004
Master of Science, Social Work: Responding to a multi-ethnic society?, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1999
Master of Arts, University of Aberdeen
Award Date: 1 Jan 1997
External positions
Editorial Board Member
24 Jul 2020 → …
Vice Chair, Scottish Advisory Panel on Offender Rehabilitation, Scottish Government
Dec 2018 → …
Member of JUC-SWEC Scotland
Jul 2018 → Oct 2022
Co-Chair of Scottish Review of Social Work Education
Sep 2015 → 2017
Chair of Scottish Heads of Social Work Group
Jun 2015 → Jun 2018
Member of National Strategy for Community Justice Steering Group, Scottish Government
Mar 2015 → 2016
Panel Member, Scottish Advisory Panel on Offender Rehabilitation
Nov 2014 → Dec 2018
Keywords
- H Social Sciences (General)
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Co-designing Socially Just Justice for Young Adults in Conflict with the Law
Vaswani, N., McCulloch, T., McAra, M., Smith, M., Lightowler, C., Fernandes, F. L., Fletcher, G. & Kerracher, R., 16 Jun 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Ideological dilemmas in social work: Justice social workers in Scotland talk about gender in practice
Kirkwood, S., Mullins, E., McCulloch, T. & Cree, V. E., 26 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Social Work. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Newly qualified social workers in Scotland: A five-year longitudinal study. Final report.
Grant, S., McCulloch, T., Daly, M., MacLeod, M. & Kettle, M., Jul 2022, Scotland: Scottish Social Services Council. 189 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Newly Qualified Social Workers in Scotland: Experiences of practice during COVID-19: Experiences of practice during COVID-19
McCulloch, T., Clarke, D., Ferrier, C., Daly, M., Grant, S. & Sen, R., Feb 2022, Scottish Social Services Council. 64 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Co-designing socially just justice with 18-25 year olds
Vaswani, N., McCulloch, T., McAra, M., Smith, M., Lightowler, C., Fernandes, F. L., Fletcher, G. & Kerracher, R., 25 Nov 2021. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Activities
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Newly qualified social workers experiences of practice: Headline findings from a five year study.
Trish McCulloch (Speaker)
13 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote
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Newly qualifed social workers in Scotland: A five-year longitudinal study. Final Report
Trish McCulloch (Speaker)
14 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Newly qualified social workers' experiences of practice during COVID-19
Trish McCulloch (Speaker) & Robin Sen (Contributor)
20 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Hilary Ranger (Corrick)
Di Cantali (Host) & Trish McCulloch (Contributor)
18 Nov 2022 → 19 Nov 2022Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting a non-academic visitor
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Co-designing Social Justice for Young Adults in Conflict with the Law
Trish McCulloch (Recipient), Nina Vaswani (Contributor), Beth Weaver (Recipient) & madeline smith (Recipient)
1 Mar 2022 → 1 Mar 2024Activity: Other activity types › Funding - grants and income which support research related activities