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Carl Purcell

Dr Carl Purcell

Research Fellow

Biography

Carl came to King's in May 2017, after completing his PhD and having worked in local government for 11 years. He is particularly interested in the development and implementation of social care policies and recently published a study of children’s services policy since 1997. Carl has supported a range of other social care research projects since joining the Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce in 2017 including a study of safeguarding and child protection in schools and a major study of health provision for homeless people. He is currently leading on a case study of Shared Lives as part of the Supporting Adult Social Care Innovation (SASCI) project being led by colleagues at the LSE. Carl organises the webinar series: Contemporary issues and debates in social work education, research and practice.

Papers and publications include:

Carl Purcell (2016) 'The Politics of Policy-Making: Children's Services Reform (1997-2015). PhD thesis available at: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11919/

Carl Purcell (2014) ‘The Politics of Social Policy Reform: The Role of the Labour Treasury in the Development of Children’s Social Services Reform (1997-2010).’ Social Policy Association Conference, Sheffield: July 2014.

Carl Purcell (2013) ‘Why Parties and Policies Matter and Networks Don’t: A Case Study of the Children’s Services Policy Process.’ Policy and Politics Conference, Bristol: September 2013

Carl Purcell and Danny S. L. Chow (2011) ‘The Reorganization of Children’s Social Services in England. Public Money and Management. Vol.31(6): 403-410

Carl Purcell and Danny S. L. Chow (2010) ‘Instability of Archetypes: The Case of Children’s Services in England.’ European Academy of Management Conference, Rome: May 2010. 

Carl Purcell: ORCID iD | Research Profile at King's | Posts by Carl on the Unit blog | Carl on Bluesky

    Research

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    Supporting and engaging schools in decision-making and multi-agency working for the protection and safeguarding of children

    New evidence to inform local practice and generate recommendations for policy reform at the national level.

    Project status: Completed

    hearth-780a
    HEARTH study. Delivering primary health care to people who are homeless

    An evaluation of the integration, effectiveness and costs of different models (2015–2019)

    Project status: Completed

    words for all-780
    Words for All: Implementation and process evaluation

    Evaluating a programme that provides additional literacy support to secondary school students.

    Project status: Completed

    register-780
    The impact of regulation and registration on the residential childcare workforce: comparing England and Wales

    A collaboration between Cardiff University and King's College London

    Project status: Ongoing

    News

    At the International Conference on Evidence-based Policy in Long-Term Care

    New Deputy Director among those from the Unit travelling to Bilbao

    Group of four King's College London researchers in ornate surroundings in Bilbao

    Transcripts from witness seminars on social worker registration and the Care Certificate published

    Part of the Supporting Adult Social Care Innovation (SASCI) project

    typewriter keyboard with one key having the word 'Register' on it

    At the European Conference for Social Work Research

    Research Fellow Carl Purcell was in Milan

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    Protecting and safeguarding children in schools

    King's researchers Mary Baginsky and Carl Purcell led a dissemination event

    A group of children with backs to the camera

    Words for All - evaluation of literacy improvement programme

    Unit researchers, Mary Baginsky and Carl Purcell, are co-authors of What Works report

    Work books on a school desk

    Reaching the international research community at the 6th ILPN conference

    The International Long-Term Care Policy Network conference was held 8-10 September

    Attendees at the ILPN conference 2022

    Protecting and Safeguarding Children in Schools

    New book reports on the challenges of safeguarding in a changing policy environment

    Cover of book by Baginsky et al

    The History of Social Work and HIV/AIDS

    Reflections on the response in the 1990s by people who were there

    Red AIDS ribbon on a shirt

    Events

    11Jun

    Evaluating Fast Track Social Work Qualifying Programmes: Have We Learnt Anything?

    Professor Roger Smith (Durham University)

    Please note: this event has passed.

    14May

    Healthy social workers and sick social workers

    Messages from their working conditions - Professor Pia Tham (University of Gävle, Sweden)

    Please note: this event has passed.

    16Apr

    The Social Work Public Perception Myth: A Genealogy of Discourse

    Joe Hanley will analyse negative discourse around social work and offer suggestions about how this can be challenged.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    12Mar

    'Should I Stay or Should I Go?' Study of Child and Family Social Workers

    Professor Hugh McLaughlin will be presenting the findings of a longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers

    Please note: this event has passed.

    16Jan

    The investigative turn and flaws in the child protection evidence base

    Andy Bilson, University of Central Lancashire

    Please note: this event has passed.

    14Jul

    Towards ‘An Ordinary Life’

    A witness seminar from the Supporting Adult Social Care Innovation (SASCI) programme

    Please note: this event has passed.

    16May

    Decision making in child protection – heuristics, law and organisation

    Idamarie Leth Svendsen and Frank Ebsen (Copenhagen) with reflections from Rick Hood (Kingston University)

    Please note: this event has passed.

    28Mar

    Children in foster care – their perspectives on participation

    Dr Kresta M. Sørensen, University of Copenhagen

    Please note: this event has passed.

    07Mar

    Protecting and safeguarding children in schools

    Dr Mary Baginsky and Dr Carl Purcell, King's College London

    Please note: this event has passed.

    17Jan

    Kinship care and listening to children's voices: Finding out what matters

    Dr Paul Shuttleworth, University of Sussex

    Please note: this event has passed.

      Research

      pexels-lukas-296308
      Supporting and engaging schools in decision-making and multi-agency working for the protection and safeguarding of children

      New evidence to inform local practice and generate recommendations for policy reform at the national level.

      Project status: Completed

      hearth-780a
      HEARTH study. Delivering primary health care to people who are homeless

      An evaluation of the integration, effectiveness and costs of different models (2015–2019)

      Project status: Completed

      words for all-780
      Words for All: Implementation and process evaluation

      Evaluating a programme that provides additional literacy support to secondary school students.

      Project status: Completed

      register-780
      The impact of regulation and registration on the residential childcare workforce: comparing England and Wales

      A collaboration between Cardiff University and King's College London

      Project status: Ongoing

      News

      At the International Conference on Evidence-based Policy in Long-Term Care

      New Deputy Director among those from the Unit travelling to Bilbao

      Group of four King's College London researchers in ornate surroundings in Bilbao

      Transcripts from witness seminars on social worker registration and the Care Certificate published

      Part of the Supporting Adult Social Care Innovation (SASCI) project

      typewriter keyboard with one key having the word 'Register' on it

      At the European Conference for Social Work Research

      Research Fellow Carl Purcell was in Milan

      duomo-di-milano-780

      Protecting and safeguarding children in schools

      King's researchers Mary Baginsky and Carl Purcell led a dissemination event

      A group of children with backs to the camera

      Words for All - evaluation of literacy improvement programme

      Unit researchers, Mary Baginsky and Carl Purcell, are co-authors of What Works report

      Work books on a school desk

      Reaching the international research community at the 6th ILPN conference

      The International Long-Term Care Policy Network conference was held 8-10 September

      Attendees at the ILPN conference 2022

      Protecting and Safeguarding Children in Schools

      New book reports on the challenges of safeguarding in a changing policy environment

      Cover of book by Baginsky et al

      The History of Social Work and HIV/AIDS

      Reflections on the response in the 1990s by people who were there

      Red AIDS ribbon on a shirt

      Events

      11Jun

      Evaluating Fast Track Social Work Qualifying Programmes: Have We Learnt Anything?

      Professor Roger Smith (Durham University)

      Please note: this event has passed.

      14May

      Healthy social workers and sick social workers

      Messages from their working conditions - Professor Pia Tham (University of Gävle, Sweden)

      Please note: this event has passed.

      16Apr

      The Social Work Public Perception Myth: A Genealogy of Discourse

      Joe Hanley will analyse negative discourse around social work and offer suggestions about how this can be challenged.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      12Mar

      'Should I Stay or Should I Go?' Study of Child and Family Social Workers

      Professor Hugh McLaughlin will be presenting the findings of a longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers

      Please note: this event has passed.

      16Jan

      The investigative turn and flaws in the child protection evidence base

      Andy Bilson, University of Central Lancashire

      Please note: this event has passed.

      14Jul

      Towards ‘An Ordinary Life’

      A witness seminar from the Supporting Adult Social Care Innovation (SASCI) programme

      Please note: this event has passed.

      16May

      Decision making in child protection – heuristics, law and organisation

      Idamarie Leth Svendsen and Frank Ebsen (Copenhagen) with reflections from Rick Hood (Kingston University)

      Please note: this event has passed.

      28Mar

      Children in foster care – their perspectives on participation

      Dr Kresta M. Sørensen, University of Copenhagen

      Please note: this event has passed.

      07Mar

      Protecting and safeguarding children in schools

      Dr Mary Baginsky and Dr Carl Purcell, King's College London

      Please note: this event has passed.

      17Jan

      Kinship care and listening to children's voices: Finding out what matters

      Dr Paul Shuttleworth, University of Sussex

      Please note: this event has passed.