Lee Pollard Prof.Doc, M.A, B.A, Dip SW, Dip He SW, Pg Cert LTHE, FHEA
Course Leader, BA Social Work
Summary
Qualified as social worker in 1997. Worked as a children and families social worker for Kirklees MBC and SHELTER. Became the Principal Child Protection Trainer for both Rotherham and Barnsley LSCB before moving into a management position for Barnsley LSCB. Began current post in 1997. Obtained my Doctorate in 2014.
About
Lee Pollard began his career in child protection social work in 1995. He has since worked as a children and families social worker, Principal Child Protection Training Officer and Safeguarding Children Board Development Officer for Rotherham and Barnsley local authorities.
He began his current post at Sheffield Hallam University in 2007. Social Worker Experience of Fatal Child Abuse, An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, is the culmination of four years' work and marks the completion of his Doctoral thesis. He has delivered papers on the subject of fatal child abuse at a number of conferences, most recently at the ISPCAN International Congress in Dublin and Edinburgh
Fatal Child Abuse, Phenomenology, Research
Teaching
Department of Social Work and Social Care and Community Studies
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
Currently undertaking a number of projects relating to my Doctoral thesis.
Children and Families Social Work practice, research methods
B.A. MSW. Professional Doctorate
Evidence Informed Social Work, Research Methods for Social Work
Publications
Journal articles
Nelson, P., Bissell, P., Homer, C., Pollard, L., & Powell-Hoyland, V. (2020). Is Childhood Obesity a Child Protection Concern? The British Journal of Social Work. http://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaa100
Pollard, L. (2018). Social worker experience of fatal child abuse. British Journal of Social Work, 48 (7), 1948-1966. http://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcx138
Conference papers
Pollard, L. (2014). Social worker experience of fatal child abuse, an interpretive phenomenological analysis. In BASPCAN Congress : New directions in child protection and wellbeing : making a real difference to children's lives, Edinburgh, 12 April 2015 - 15 April 2015.
Reports
Nelson, P., Bissell, P., Pollard, L., Homer, C., & Powell-Hoyland, V. (n.d.). Is childhood obesity a child protection concern? Sheffield Hallam University.
Theses / Dissertations
Johnson, D. (2015). Exploration of a new conceptualisation of leadership, utilising an appreciative inquiry approach. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Pollard, L., & Gordon, F.
Posters
Nelson, P., Homer, C., Bissell, P., Powell Hoyland, V., & Pollard, L. (2020). ‘When do we say Oh well you are going to die young but whey hey and when do we decide to do something about it? 'Childhood obesity - a child protection concern or a step too far?'. Presented at: European and International Congress on Obesity
Postgraduate supervision
2 supervisory completions.