Dr Jo Finch

Finch, J. (2014) “Running with the Fox and Hunting with the Hounds:” Social Work Tutors‘ Experiences of Managing Students Failing in Practice Learning Settings, British Journal of Social Work, volume 45 (7) pp2124-2141 

Maclean, S., Finch, J. & Tedam, P. (2018) SHARE: A New Model for Social work, Kirwin Maclean Associates, Litchfield 

Finch, J. (2018) Working with failing students – Approach 1 “Community Care Inform”  (author of script) https://vimeo.com/267962306/f0f2a5aec3

Finch, J. (In press) Emotions and the Importance of Personality in Development in Parker, J. and Ashencean Crabtree, S. (Eds) Human Growth and Development in Children and Young People: Theoretical and practice perspectives (Volume 1) Bristol, Policy Press 

Finch, J. (2018)  Working with Failing Students – Approach 2  “Community Care Inform”  (author of script) https://vimeo.com/267961238/e3b2677cc0

McKendrick, D. and Finch, J. (2016) “Under Heavy Manners: Social Work, Radicalisation, Troubled Families and Non-linear War, British Journal of Social Work.  47 (2): 308-324. 

Finch, J., Schaub, J. & Dalrymple, R. (2013) Projective Identification and the Fear of Failing: Making Sense of Practice Educators’ Emotional Experiences of Failing Social Work Students in Practice Learning Settings, Journal of Social Work Practice, Vol 28 (2), pp:139-154 

Finch, J. (2018)  Working with Failing Students – Approach 2  “Community Care Inform”  (author of script) https://vimeo.com/267961238/e3b2677cc0

Finch, J. (2017) Top Tips for practice educators working with a struggling student, Community Care Inform, (14/8/17)

Parker, J. and Finch. J. (2016)   The Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, Vol 14 (1)

Finch, J. (2018) The Journal of Practice Teaching and Leaning Vol 15 (2) 

Finch, J. (in press)  Assessment in Field Education in Egan, R., Hill, N., & Rollins, W (Eds)  Challenges, Opportunities and Innovations in Social Work Field work Education, Melbourne, Routledge

Finch, J. and McKendrick, D. (2019) Securitising Social Work: Counter Terrorism, Extremism and Radicalisation in Webb, S. (ed) Routledge Handbook of Critical Social Work, Routledge, London 

Finch, J. (2016)  “…it’s just very hard to fail a student…”  Decision making and defences against anxiety – an ethnographic and practice-near study of practice assessment panels. Journal of Social Work Practice,  32 (1) pp51-65 
doi: 10.1080/02650533.2016.1158156.

Finch, J. (2017) Courageous Conversations That Make a Difference, http://www.scopt.co.uk/archives/3444 Scottish Organisation of Practice Educators (1/6/17)  

Finch, J. (2018) Reasons to be Cheerful (Part Three) – 10 Good Reasons to be a Practice Educator http://www.scopt.co.uk/archives/4755 Scottish Organisations of Practice Teachers (7/6/18) 

Finch, J. (2016)  The Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, Vol 15 (1) 

Finch, J. (2017) Don’t Throw Your Books Away: The importance of research-mindedness in social work practice (and how to get your hands on research), http://www.scopt.co.uk/archives/3255  Scottish Organisation of Practice Educators (16/5/17)

Finch, J. (in press) Looking After Yourself in Social Work in Parker, J. (Ed) Introducing Social Work, London, Sage

Finch, J. & McKendrick, D. (2015)  The Non-Linear War on Social Work in the UK: Extremism, Radicalisation, Troubled Families and the recasting of “safeguarding”  http://www.reimaginingsocialwork.nz/2015/07/the-non-linear-war-on-social-work-in-the-uk-extremism-radicalisation-troubled-families-and-the-recasting-of-safeguarding/ Reimagining Social Work Blog (New Zealand)

Finch, J. (2017) Supporting Struggling Students on Placement: A Practical Guide, Policy Press, Bristol

McKendrick, D. and Finch, J. (2017) Downpressor man: securitisation, safeguarding and social work, Critical and Radical Social Work,  Vol 5 (3) pp287-300 doi.org/10.1332/204986017X15029697482460

Finch , J. and Poletti, A. (2016) Italian and English Practice Educators Experiences of Working with Struggling or Failing Students in Practice Placements in  Taylor, I .et al (Eds) Routledge International Handbook of Social Work Education, Routledge, London 

Finch, J. (2017) "Yellow Star" in Doel (Ed) Social Work in 42 objects (or more) Kirwin Maclean Publishers

Parker, J. and Finch. J. (2016)   The Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, Vol 14 (3) 

Finch, J and Parker, J (2013) Special Edition – Failing Students, Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, Vol. 11 (3) p3-6 

Finch, J. (2016) The Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, Vol 14 (2) 

McKendrick, D. and Finch, J. (2016) The Common-Sensing of Social Work in the UK. http://www.reimaginingsocialwork.nz/2016/03/the-common-sensing-of-social-work-in-britain/ Reimagining Social Work Blog (New Zealand) 

Finch, J. & Schaub, J. (2015) Projective Identification as an Unconscious Defence: the Example of Social Work Practice Education in Armstrong, D. & Rustin, M.(eds) Social Defences against Anxiety: Explorations in the Paradigm, Karnac, London

Finch, J. (2010) Can't Fail Won't Fail - Why Practice Assessors Find it Difficult to Fail Social Work Students.  A Qualitative Study of

Practice Assessors' Experiences of Assessing Marginal or Failing Social Work Students, DSW Thesis, University of Sussex

Finch, J. (2010) “It must be a fluke” – The Self-Perceptions of Learners Entering a College of Further and Higher Education,  FACE,'Towards a New Agenda for Lifelong Learning: Access, Diversity and Participation' July

Finch, J. (2010) An Analysis of Higher Education  Student Progression in a College of Further Education, London, Havering College of F and HE

Finch, J (2009) Widening Participation in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, UEL Continuum/Higher Education Funding Council of England, London.

Conferences and Key Notes

Finch, J. (2014) Reflective Practice Educators: the relational and emotional climate to practice assessment, and factors involved in ‘failing to fail students’, Using Supervision to Evidence the PCF One Day Workshop for Practice Educators, Practice Supervisors and Social Workers, Greenwich University, Monday 8 September 2014 Finch, J. (2014)

Participation, Power, Emotion  and Decision Making in Respect of Failing Social Work Students: An ethnographic and Practice Near Exploration of Practice Assessment Panels, JSWEC, Holloway University, 23-25 July 2014.

Whiting, R., Finch, J. & Holmstrom, C. (2014) The Emotional Labour of Suitability/Fitness to practice, 16th Joint Social Work Education Community, Holloway University, 23-25 July 2014.

Finch, J & Poletti, A. (2014) “Non e’ lo stesso anche in Inghilterra?”  A comparative study of practice educators experiences of working with struggling and failing social work students in practice learning settings in the UK and Italy. 4th European Conference of Social Work Research, Bolzano,

Italy 15 - 17 July 2014

Finch, J. (2014) “Running with the Fox and Hunting with the Hounds:” Social Work Tutors‘ Experiences of Managing Students Failing in Practice Learning Settings, British Journal of Social Work, (advanced access) doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcu085

Finch, J. (2014) “...there are students who should not be in social work and we have to make that decision…” Exploring social work tutors experiences of managing struggling or failing students in practice placements, 4th European Conference of Social Work Research, Bolzano,

Italy 15 - 17 July 2014 Finch, J. (2014) “…it was the first fail, I felt terribly guilty… had sleepless nights, felt quite sick - Decision Making, Emotions, Defences and Pain – Working with a struggling or failing student in practice learning settings, Humber Practice Consortium First Annual Conference, Hull, April 2014  Finch, J. (2013) “You are just willing these students to fail” – Social Work Tutors’ Experiences of Managing Failing Students in Practice Learning Settings, 15th Joint Social Work Education Conference, Royal Holloway, 10-12 July. Schaub J. and Finch, J. (2013) Projective Identification and the Fear of Failing, 15th Joint Social Work Education Conference, Royal Holloway, 10-12 July.

Finch, J. (2013) Failing to see the Road Signs - On the road with new regulation but can it guarantee we take the right road with struggling or failing students?, National Organisation of Practice Teachers Annual Conference, Oxford, 4 July Key Note Speech

Finch, J. and Poletti, A. (2013) “I was just very angry at times”: A comparative study of practice educators experiences of working with struggling and failing social work students in practice learning settings in the UK and Italy. (Poster – won first prize), 3rd European Social Work Research Conference, Finland,

Briggs, S., Finch, J., Mulla, A., Ainscow, L. & Linford, H. (2013) Working with Practice Near Research – An Interactive Analytic Workshop, 3rd European Conference Social Work Research  Finland

Finch, J. (2012) Assessing Failing Social Work Students in Practice Learning Settings,  “Failing to Fail” Practice Educator Conference, HEA and Chester University, 16 February 2012 - Key Note Speech

Parkinson, C. and Finch, J. (2011) Standing on a Precipice?  Practice Educators and the Future of Practice Learning in Social Work, 13th Joint Social Work Education Conference with the 5th Social Work Research Conference, University of Manchester

Finch, J. (2011) Placements Issues and Suitability - Research Informed Assessment of 'Suitability' in Social Work Education, SWAP with the University of Sussex, London, 13 June 2011

Finch, J, and Poletti, A. (2011)  “Who the fuck do you think you are?”  -  British and Italian Practice Assessors’ anger and rage when failing social work students in practice learning settings. 4th Psycho-Social Conference, Brighton University, 10 and 11 June

Finch, J. (2011) The Need for Critical Reflection in the Practice Educator-Social Work Student Relationship - Stories of Anger, Guilt and Ambivalence, Lunchtime Seminar Series, Royal Holloway, University of London, 9th June.

Finch, J., Schaub, J. & Dalrymple, R. (2013) Projective Identification and the Fear of Failing: Making Sense of Practice Educators’ Emotional Experiences of Failing Social Work Students in Practice Learning Settings, Journal of Social Work Practice

Finch, J. (2011) Innovation or Imitation?  - The use of the Voice Centred Relational Method in Social Work Research, Methods@Plymouth Conference, Plymouth University, 19 - 20 May

Finch, J. (2011) The Internalisation of Failure – Practice Assessors’ Narratives of [Not] Failing Social Work Students in Practice Learning Settings, 9th Practice Teaching Conference, University of Bournemouth, 11-13 April.

Finch, J. (2010) "The university didn't want to hear at all". Practice Assessors' Relationships with Higher Education Institutions. JSWEC Conference, University of Hertfordshire, 30 June - 2 July

Finch, J. and Poletti, A (2010) "E' Stato un inferno!" - Italian and British Practice Assessors Talk -  Assessing Failing Social Work Students in Practice Learning Settings, JSWEC Conference, University of Hertfordshire, 30 June - 2 July

Finch, J. (2010) "I actually felt it was my failing" Why Practice Assessors do not fail Students in Practice Learning Settings, NOPT Conference, Birmingham, 21 - 22 June 2010.

Finch, J. (2010) “”Why Practice Assessors Find it Difficult to Fail, Failing Social Work Students", Coventry University, Practice Education and Stakeholders Annual Conference, 22 March 2010

Finch, J (2009)  [un] covering bad practice – story telling or collusion, University of Sussex Student Doctoral Conference, 24 June 2009

Finch, J (2009) “It’s a fluke”. – Further Education Students Narratives of Themselves as Learners – Implications for Widening Participation Policy and Practice,   The Annual  FACE conference, University of Staffordshire, 1-3 July 2009.

Finch, J (2009) Changing Identities – The Practice Assessor as Tragic Hero -  Guilt, Anger and Threats to Identities – Why Practice Assessors Find it Difficult to Fail, Failing Students, 11th Joint Social Work Education Conference with the 3rd Social Work Research Conference, University of Hertfordshire, 8-10 July 2009.

Hyder-Wilson, J. & Finch, J (2009)  Voice Centred Relational Method – Methodological Innovation or The Emperor’s News Clothes? -  Reflections on the use of the VCR Method in Doctoral Research, 11th Joint Social Work Education Conference with the 3rd Social Work Research Conference, University of Hertfordshire, 8-10 July 2009

Finch, J. (2014) A Critical Exploration of Practice Assessment Panels: Participation, power, emotional and decision making in relation to failing social work students, York, Higher Education Academy, http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/disciplines/hsc/Social-Work-and-Social-Policy/A_critical_exploration_of_PAP_Finch

Finch, J. (2009) “Why Practice Assessors Do not Fail, Failing Social Work Students”, University of Sussex, Research Seminar Series, 26 November 2009

Finch, J and Parker, J (2013) Editorial, Special Edition – Failing Students, Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, Vol. 11 (3) p3-6

Finch, J. and Poletti, I. (2013) ‘It’s been hell.’ Italian and British Practice Educators’ Narratives of Working with Struggling or Failing Social Work Students in Practice Learning Settings, European Journal of Social Work,    DOI:10.1080/13691457.2013.800026

Finch, J. and Taylor, I. (2013) The Emotional Experience of Assessing a Struggling or Failing Social Work Student in Practice Learning Settings, Special Edition – Field Education, Social Work Education, 32 (2) pp:244-258  DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2012.720250

Finch, J. (2010) Community Care Magazine “Ask the Expert” How Can I gain a statutory placement? (10/11/10)

Finch, J. (2010) Community Care Magazine “Research Realities” Police Notifications of Domestic Violence – (5/11/10)