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Personal Statement
My research interests broadly involve deepening our understanding of key areas of practice in order to improve the experiences and life chances of children and young people in residential child care. I am currently involved in research looking to identify potential threshold concepts in education for residential child care practitioners. My largest study to date involved in-depth exploration and theorisation around physical restraint in residential child care.
My teaching is mostly on residential child care, with supporting research, theory and social policy related to child development and the impact of trauma and other forms of adversity on that development. I lead up the MSc in Advanced Residential Child Care and serve as Vice Convener on the University's research ethics committee.
I joined the University of Strathclyde in 2003 and am simultaneously part of the School of Social Work & Social Policy and CELCIS (the Centre of Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland). Before coming to the University, I worked in direct practice, management and training in residential treatment for adolescents in the United States and residential child care here in Scotland.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Understanding physical restraint in residential child care : Juxtaposing frames of containment and an ethic of care, University of Strathclyde
Award Date: 1 Jan 2013
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Identifying and Exploring Threshold Concepts in Crisis Intervention
Steckley, L. (Principal Investigator), Sellers, D. (Principal Investigator), Izzo, C. (Research Co-investigator) & Mccabe, L. (Research Co-investigator)
16/04/18 → …
Project: Non-funded project
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Scottish Physical Restraint Group (SPRAG) - RALF: a reflection and action learning forum
McCreadie, C. (Principal Investigator) & Steckley, L. (Co-investigator)
3/04/23 → 31/05/25
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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The Reflection and Action Learning Forum (RALF): Full Report
Steckley, L., Deeley, S. & Watson, G., 29 May 2025, Glasgow. 40 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open AccessFile -
The Reflection and Action Learning Forum Project (RALF) Final Report: Summary
Steckley, L., Deeley, S. & Watson, G., 29 May 2025, Glasgow. 9 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open AccessFile
Prizes
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Kay McDougall British Journal of Social Work Prize for 2018
Steckley, L. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Care Visions Professional Talk [video podcast]
Steckley, L. (Recipient)
27 Feb 2025Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Public Events
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‘Care’ and ‘Love’ in Public Services Seminar: Place, Ethics and Potential. University of Cambridge, Institute of Criminology.
Steckley, L. (Invited speaker)
24 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course