Dr John Wainwright
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John teaches on the Social Work, Social Policy and post graduate research student programmes. His research expertise is in race, ethnicity, youth justice, children and young people in the care system, adoption and fostering. He is a research degree tutor and the Youth Justice strand lead for the University's Criminal Justice Partnership (CJP).
As the Youth and Justice strand lead for the CJP, John has led the initiative to establish a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Central Lancashire and the north west of England Youth Offending Teams (YOTS) in Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Cumbria, Lancashire and Liverpool on projects relating to research, best practice, workforce development, student placements and volunteering opportunities. As the CJP Youth Justice Lead, John is keen to work on an inter- disciplinary, basis across agencies and communities to develop research, training, seminars and practice to improve the lives of children who come into contact with the criminal justice system.
John is a qualified and registered social worker who has practiced for several years with children, young people and their families, mainly with children in the care and youth justice system.
- PhD - (anti)-racism, ethnicity and social work , University of Liverpool
- PG - Diploma - Applied Social Studies, University of Liverpool
- CQSW - University of Liverpool
- B. A. (hons) Applied Social Sciences - History, Edge Hill
- Fellow of Higher Education - UCLan
- Registered Social Worker - Social Work England.
- Trustee - Mary Seacole House - BAME mental health voluntary sector charity, Liverpool
- Reviewer - Genealogy Journal , Social Work Education, Journal
John's research has focused on the experiences of children and their families and BAME communities that have had contact with the criminal justice, adoption and fostering, mental health and care systems. He uses creative methodologies to encourage co production and participatory action research with participants. John is committed to engaging with participants in research that have a real world impact on the lives of their families and communities.
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- UCLan - Criminal Justice Partnership - Youth Justice
- MIDEX
- Evaluation of Reaching Communities Project - Lancashire BME network 2020-21
- Evaluation of Diversion and Prevention Services - Lancashire, Cumbria, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool Youth Offending Services 2020-21
- Evaluation of Reaching Communities Project - Lancashire BME network - £15,000 (2020-21)
- Evaluation of Diversion and Prevention Services - Lancashire, Cumbria, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool Youth Offending Services £40,000 - (2020-21)
- Evaluation of London Black Families Project - Action for Children - £25,000 - (2010-11)
Telephone:+44 (0)1772 893460
Email: Email:Dr John Wainwright
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