Peter Marsh

Professor Peter Marsh, born in 1950, is a British academic administrator and academic in the fields of sociology and social work. He is the Professor of Child and Family Welfare and Dean of Social Sciences at Sheffield University

He is currently working on practice development in the Primary Care Research and Development Unit at the University. Current and recent research has been on a strategy for social social work research, inter-disciplinarity, motivation and practice and the evaluation of different aspects of Family Group Conferences. He is professional advisor to the Research in Practice evidence-based services initiative. He has contributed material the "Blackwell Companion to Social Work" [Blackwell Companion to Social Work. [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=Peter+Marsh+%22Sheffield+University%22&btnG=Search] ] , one of the leading social work textbooks for undergraduates. [Amazon editorial reviews on The Blackwell Companion. [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/1405170042] ]

Publications

*cite book | last=Marsh | first = Peter | coauthors = Doel, M | title = Task-centered Social Work | date = 1992 | location = Aldershot | publisher = Ashgate
*cite book | last=Marsh | first = Peter | coauthors = Fisher, M | title = In and out of Care | date = 1986 | location = London | publisher = Batsford
*cite book | last=Marsh | first = Peter | coauthors = Trisetliots, J | title = Prevention and Reunification in Child Care | date = 1996 | location = London | publisher = Batsford
*Marsh, P. (2002) "Task-centred work"', in Davies, M. [ed.] The Blackwell Companion to Social Work, Second Edition Oxford: Blackwell. 106-113.
*Marsh, P (2006) ‘Promoting children’s welfare by inter-professional practice and learning in social work and primary care’ Social Work Education 25(2) 2006 pp148-160
*Marsh, P and Fisher, M. (2005) Developing the Evidence Base for Social Work and Social Care Practice Report #10. Social Care Institute for Excellence, London. 2005
*Marsh, P. and Doel, M. (2005) The Task-centred Book, London: Routledge
*Fisher, M. and Marsh, P. (2003) "Social Work Research and the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise: an initial overview", Social Work Education 22(1) pp71-78
*Marsh, P. and Peel, M. (1999) Leaving Care in Partnership, Norwich: Stationery Office. [PDF File available with full findings]
*Marsh, P. and Crow, G. (1997) Family Group Conferences in Child Welfare, Oxford: Blackwell Science. [PDF File available with findings]
* [http://bjsw.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/bcm116v1 The Development of Problem-Solving Knowledge for Social Care Practice] British Journal of Social Work -- Oxford Journals (online)
* [http://bjsw.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/14/1/337 The Development of Socially Skilled Practice: Social Skills Training in Social Work Education] British Journal of Social Work -- Oxford Journals (online)

References

* [http://www.shef.ac.uk/socstudies/staff/staff-profiles/marsh.html Staff page at Sheffield University]
* [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=2JZBQ1y2GbEC&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=Peter+Marsh+%22Sheffield+University%22&ots=Kncz0JWkLZ&sig=h3Qumz6r9ZZQQuucR2IaTS84QsY List of Contibutors to Blackwells] at Google
* [http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pc_fgdm_research_fgcew&printer_friendly=1 Studies of Family Group Conferences in England and Wales] American Humane website

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