http://hdl.handle.net/10379/130 2017-10-29T22:00:35Z 2017-10-29T22:00:35Z Coogan, Declan http://hdl.handle.net/10379/6902 2017-10-11T01:01:44Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Listening to practitioners talking about child to parent violence and abuse: Some findings from an action research project Coogan, Declan Sarah Donnelly & Carmel Halton Contemporary debates about violence within the family are usually limited to the dynamics and prevention of adult-initiated violence. This largely ignores other kinds of challenges that social workers and other practitioners working with children and families in the voluntary and statutory sectors in Ireland are increasingly facing in their day to day practice (Coogan & Holt, 2015). This article takes as it s starting point one of these additional challenges known as child to parent violence and abuse (CPVA), a relatively recently identified form of violence within the family in Ireland. This problem occurs when a child under the age of 18 years uses tactics of abuse and/ or violence to coerce, control or dominate parents or those occupying a parental role, such as grand-parents or foster carers, for example. The article also describes an action research project that emerged from the practice dilemmas when working with families living with CPVA. These shared dilemmas led to an action research project, completed in 2015, in which seventy-five practitioners from social work and other disciplines in Ireland were invited to become involved in research based on a two day training programme on Non-Violent Resistance for CPVA. This research project is proposed as an example of action research, demonstrating one way in which practitioners in statutory and voluntary agencies can work together with researchers to addresses some key questions relating to emerging forms of violence in the family.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Ó Dochartaigh, Niall http://hdl.handle.net/10379/6839 2017-09-28T01:01:58Z 2013-11-24T00:00:00Z

The longest negotiation: British policy, IRA strategy and the making of the Northern Ireland peace settlement Ó Dochartaigh, Niall This article offers a new analysis of the Northern Ireland peace settlement through an examination of the pivotal relationship between two key actors: the British state and the Provisional Republican movement that included Sinn Féin and the IRA. It traces the negotiating relationship between these key parties and argues that the ending of violent conflict in the 1990s can best be understood as the outcome of a long bargaining process between these two actors that was conducted both tacitly and explicitly over a span of more than two decades. It concludes that the development of a cooperative relationship between the British state and the Provisional leadership and the active coordination of British policy and republican strategy were the crucial elements in securing an end to violence in the 1990s.

2013-11-24T00:00:00Z Mooney, Dearbhla http://hdl.handle.net/10379/6764 2017-08-29T01:00:50Z 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Does the work role of Catholic clergy contribute to the disenfranchisement of their grief? Mooney, Dearbhla Terry Bard While bereavement-related compassion fatigue and burnout have been studied in many helping professions, this researcher has found no peer-reviewed articles based specifically on bereavement experiences of Roman Catholic (RC) clergy in Ireland and only a handful on experiences of other religious ministers worldwide. There is a clear gap in research with regard to clergy experiences of personal or professional grief, the possible effects this may have on them, or the supports they use to help them cope. Peer support, some form of mentoring/supervision, and debriefing may help clergy to recognize their own grief, have it acknowledged by others, and recognize their personal strengths and limitations. While prevention of burnout is important to individual clergy, it is also vital for the health of the wider Church and formal support structures may be necessary as part of the Church s duty of care towards its clergy.

2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Khoo, Su-ming http://hdl.handle.net/10379/6754 2017-08-24T01:01:13Z 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sustainable knowledge transformation in and through higher education: a case for transdisciplinary leadership Khoo, Su-ming This article explores inter and transdisciplinarity, given the need for more complex, relevant and transformative knowledge to shift society toward more sustainable futures. It connects practical questions about economic, societal and ecological limits to questions about the limitations of academic knowledge. Transdisciplinarity involves co-constructing socially relevant, transformative knowledge with actors outside academia. In practice, transdisciplinary work requires clarity about intentions, inclusive and well- facilitated collaborative processes accommodating dissenting and transgressive perspectives. Higher education has begun to experiment with inter and transdisciplinarity via sustainability focused projects. However, it insufficiently addresses broader demands for transformation and cannot achieve this without integral leadership.

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