Social Work
ESRC +3
School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol
Start date: October 2022
Research topic: Sibling placement in State care in England: barriers and facilitators
My mixed-methods study aims to get a detailed view of facilitators and barriers to placing looked after siblings together in care. Because even though studies have shown the positive effects of placing looked after siblings together on placement stability, permanency, mental health and well-being, only one-third of looked after children live with their sibling(s) in care. I will conduct a quantitative case file analysis and hold interviews with social workers to answer my research questions.
Research supervisors: Esther Dermott, Dinithi Wijedasa
Email: florie.schmits@bristol.ac.uk