Nina is responsible for leadership of her team's work on vulnerable children, children in care and young people.
Building on her previous experience as a social worker, Nina has been involved in child welfare research for many years. Her research interests focus particularly on social work with older children and adolescents. She has completed studies on leaving care, runaways from care, family support and missing persons. Nina was the editor of the journal Child and Family Social Work from 2003-2006.
Social Work Research Interests
- family support
- adoption
- family reunification
- foster care including treatment foster care.
Social Work Advisory Positions
- Editorial board member, Child and Family Social Work
- Editorial board member, Children and Youth Services Review
- Member, British Association of Adoption and Fostering, Research Group Advisory Committee
- Member, International Association for Outcome-Based Evaluation and Research on Child and Family Services (iaOBERfcs)
- Member, Research project advisory group, At Home in Care, Queen’s University, Belfast
- Consultant, Evaluation of the Children’s Commissioning Support Resource (CCSR), Welsh Assembly Government
Current Social Work Research Projects
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Supervisor of PhD
- Child labour in Indonesia - Nurhadi Nurhadi. Shared supervision with Christine Skinner, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York.
Nina Biehal's Recent Social Work Presentations
Nina Biehal's Social Work Publications
2012
Living in children's residential homes, 2012
Berridge, D., Biehal, N. and Henry, L., Research Brief, DFE-RB201, Department for Education.
Living in Children's Residential Homes, 2012
Berridge, D., Biehal, N. and Henry, L., Research Report, DFE-RR201.
Maltreatment in foster care: a review of the evidence, (forthcoming)
Biehal, N., Child Abuse Review.
Parent abuse by young people on the edge of care: a child welfare perspective, 2012
Biehal, N., Social Policy and Society, 11, 2, 251-263.
The Care Placements Evaluation (CaPE) Evaluation of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Adolescents (MTFC-A), 2012
Biehal, N., Dixon, J., Parry, E., Sinclair, I., Green, J., Roberts, C., Kay, C., Rothwell, J., Kapadia, D. and Roby, A. , Research Brief, DFE-RB194, Department for Education.
2011
Raising the Bar? Evaluation of the Social Pedagogy Pilot Programme in Residential Children's Homes, 2011
Berridge, D., Biehal, N., Lutman, E., Henry, L. and Palomares, M., Department for Education Research Report, DFE-RR148.
Raising the bar? Evaluation of the Social Pedagogy Pilot Programme in residential children's homes, 2011
Berridge, D., Biehal, N., Lutman, E., Henry, L. and Palomares, M., Research Brief, DFE-RB148, Department for Education.
Demystifying evidence in child welfare, 2011
Biehal, N., pp.30-40 in A. N. Maluccio, C. Canali, T. Vecchiato, A. Lightburn, J. Aldgate and W. Rose (eds.) Improving Outcomes for Children and Families: Finding and Using International Evidence, Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Intensive fostering: an independent evaluation of MTFC in an English setting, 2011
Biehal, N., Ellison, S. and Sinclair, I., Children and Youth Services Review, 33, 2043-2049.
Caring for Abused and Neglected Children: Making the right decisions for reunification or long-term care, 2011
Wade, J., Biehal, N., Farrelly, N. and Sinclair, I., Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
2010
Looking inside interventions for young people with behaviour problems , 2010
Biehal, N., pp. 47-49 in Knorth, E., Kalverboer, M. And Knot-Dickscheit, J. (eds.) Inside Out. How Interventions in Child and Family Care Work: An International Source Book, Garant.
Stability in long-term foster care, 2010
Biehal, N., pp. 231-232 in Knorth, E., Kalverboer, M. And Knot-Dickscheit, J. (eds.) Inside Out. How Interventions in Child and Family Care Work: An International Source Book, Garant.
Maltreatment and Allegations of Maltreatment in Foster Care: A review of the evidence, 2010
Biehal, N. and Parry, E..
Maltreatment and allegations of maltreatment in foster care: a review of the research, 2010
Biehal, N. and Parry, E., Research Works, 2010-04, Social Policy Research Unit.
Children in public care in England: well-being, poverty and rights, 2010
Biehal, N. and Rees, G., pp. 71-90 in W. Vandenhole, J. Vranken and K. De Boyser (eds.) Why Care? Children's Rights and Child Poverty, Intersentia.
Belonging and Permanence: Outcomes in long-term foster care and adoption, 2010
Biehal, N., Ellison, S., Baker, C. and Sinclair, I., BAAF.
A Report on the Intensive Fostering Pilot Programme, 2010
Biehal, N., Ellison, S., Sinclair, I., Randerson, C., Richards, A. Mallon, S., Kay, C., Green, J., Bonin, E. and Beecham, J..
Maltreated children in the looked after system: a comparison of outcomes for those who go home and those who do not, 2010
Wade, J., Biehal, N., Farrelly, N. and Sinclair, I., Research Brief, DFE-RBX-10-06, Department for Education.
2009
Foster care for adolescents, 2009
Biehal, N., pp. 159-177 in G. Schofield and J. Simmonds (eds.) The Child Placement Handbook: Research, policy and practice, British Association for Adoption & Fostering.
Characteristics, outcomes and meanings of three types of permanent placement - adoption by strangers, adoption by carers and long-term foster care, 2009
Biehal, N., Ellison, S., Baker, C. and Sinclair, I., DCSF Research Brief, DCSF-RBX-09-11, Department for Children, Schools and Families.
2008
Preventive services for adolescents: exploring the process of change, 2008
Biehal, N., British Journal of Social Work, 38, 3, 444-461.
2007
Reuniting children with their families: reconsidering the evidence on timing, contact and outcomes, 2007
Biehal, N., British Journal of Social Work, 37, 5, 807-23.
Young People on the Edge of Care: The use of respite placements, 2007
Dixon, J. and Biehal, N., Social Work Research and Development Unit.
2006
Reuniting Families: Is it always the best policy for looked after children?, 2006
Biehal, N., Childright, 224, 20-21.
Reuniting looked after children with their families, 2006
Biehal, N., JRF Findings, Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Reuniting Looked After Children with their Families: A Review of the Research, 2006
Biehal, N., National Children's Bureau.
Support for young people and their families in the community in the UK, 2006
Biehal, N. in C. McAuley, P. Pecora, & W. Rose (eds.) Enhancing the well-being of children and families through effective interventions, Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
2005
Support teams for adolescents, 2005
Biehal, N. in J. Scott & H. Ward (eds.) Safeguarding and promoting wellbeing of children, families and their communities, Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Working with adolescents at risk of out of home care: the effectiveness of specialist teams, 2005
Biehal, N., Children and Youth Services Review, 27, 9, 1045-1059.
Working with adolescents: supporting families, preventing breakdown, 2005
Biehal, N., BAAF.
Contact
Social Policy Research Unit
University of York
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD
Telephone: 0 1904 321284
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