Staff Profile
Professor Patricia Sloper
BA (Nottingham); MA (Nottingham); PhD (Manchester) C.Psychol.
Tricia Sloper joined SPRU in 1995 and directed the research of the Children and Families team in the Unit until her retirement in 2010. She led a programme of work on children's participation in services and care-co-ordination / key-working for families of disabled children. Her research transformed the way we think about children as service users and as research participants and has influenced practice in health and social care settings and the conduct of research.
Social Policy and Children's Health Research Interests
- The needs of children and young people with chronic illness or disability and their families
- Psychosocial issues in health, particularly in relation to stress and coping
- Multi-agency working
- The implementation of research findings in practice
Patricia Sloper's Publications
2012
Managing Behaviour and Sleep Problems in Disabled Children: An investigation into the effectiveness and costs of parent-training interventions: Appendix A - Rapid Reviews, 2012
Beresford, B., McDaid, C. and Sloper, P., Department for Education. 2011
Multi-agency transition services: greater collaboration needed to meet the priorities of young disabled people with complex needs as they move into adulthood, 2011
Clarke, S., Sloper, P., Moran, N., Cusworth, L., Franklin, A. and Beecham, J., Journal of Integrated Care, 19, 5, 30-40. Making choices in my life: listening to the ideas and experiences of young people in the UK who communicate non-verbally, 2011
Mitchell, W. and Sloper, P., Children and Youth Services Review, 33, 4, 521-527. Transition to adult services for disabled young people and those with complex health needs, 2011
Sloper, P., Beecham, J., Clarke, S., Franklin, A., Moran, N. and Cusworth, L., Research Works, 2011-02, Social Policy Research Unit. 2010
'Swimming against the tide' - the influence of fertility matters on the transition to adulthood or survivorship following adolescent cancer, 2010
Crawshaw, M. and Sloper, P., European Journal of Cancer Care, 19, 5, 610-620. Models of Multi-agency Services for Transition to Adult Services for Disabled Young People and Those with Complex Health Needs: Impact and costs, 2010
Sloper, P., Beecham, J., Clarke, S., Franklin, A., Moran, N. and Cusworth, L., Social Policy Research Unit. 2009
Male and female experiences of having fertility matters raised alongside a cancer diagnosis during the teenage and young adult years, 2009
Crawshaw, M., Glaser, A., Hale, J. and Sloper, P., European Journal of Cancer Care, 18, 4, 381-390. Supporting the participation of disabled children and young people in decision-making, 2009
Franklin, A. and Sloper, P., Children & Society, 23, 1, 3-15. Behavioural interventions to help parents manage sleep problems in young disabled children, 2009
McDaid, C. and Sloper, P., Research Works, 2009-2, Social Policy Research Unit. Evidence on Effectiveness of Behavioural Interventions to Help Parents Manage Sleep Problems in Young Disabled Children: A rapid review, 2009
McDaid, C. and Sloper, P., Social Policy Research Unit. Burnout, psychiatric morbidity, and work-related sources of stress in paediatric oncology staff: a review of the literature, 2009
Mukherjee, S., Beresford, B., Glaser, A. and Sloper, P., Psycho-Oncology, 18, 10, 1019-1028. An exemplary scheme? An evaluation of the Integrated Children's System, 2009
Shaw, I., Bell, M., Sinclair, I., Sloper, P., Mitchell, W., Dyson, P., Clayden, J. and Rafferty, J., British Journal of Social Work, 39, 4, 613-626. Every Child Matters outcomes: what do they mean for disabled children and young people?, 2009
Sloper, P., Beresford, B. and Rabiee, P., Children & Society, 23, 4, 265-278. Clinical dilemmas in children with life-limiting illnesses: decision making and the law, 2009
Wright, B., Aldridge, J., Wurr, K., Sloper, P., Tomlinson, H. and Miller, M., Palliative Medicine, 23, 3, 238-247. 2008
Understanding the Dynamics of Decision-Making and Choice: A scoping study of key psychological theories to inform the design and analysis of the Panel Study, 2008
Beresford, B. and Sloper, P., Social Policy Research Unit. Young males' experiences of sperm banking following a cancer diagnosis - a qualitative study, 2008
Crawshaw, M., Glaser, A., Hale, J. and Sloper, P., Human Fertility, 11, 4, 238-245. Access to and use of NHS Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS): the views of children, young people, parents and PALS staff, 2008
Heaton, J., Sloper, P. and Clarke, S., Child: Care, Health & Development, 34, 2, 145-151. Evaluation of the Pilot Programme of the Integrated Children's System: The disability study, 2008
Mitchell, W. and Sloper, P., Social Policy Research Unit. The Integrated Children's System and disabled children, 2008
Mitchell, W. and Sloper, P., Research Works, 2008-1, Social Policy Research Unit. The Integrated Children's System and disabled children, 2008
Mitchell, W. and Sloper, P., Child and Family Social Work, 13, 3, 274-285. The Integrated Children's System and disabled children: parents' and practitioners' initial experiences and evaluations, 2008
Mitchell, W. and Sloper, P., Care Matters: Transforming Lives - Improving Outcomes Conference, 7-9 July 2008, Keble College, Oxford, UK: Digest of Papers, pp. 216-19. Key workers and schools: meeting the needs of children and young people with disabilities, 2008
Webb, R., Greco, V., Sloper, P. and Beecham, J., European Journal of Special Needs Education, 23, 3, 189-205. 2007
Outcomes for parents with disabled children and carers of disabled or older adults: Similarities, differences and the implications for assessment practice, 2007
Arksey, H., Beresford, B., Glendinning, C., Greco, V. and Sloper, P., Social Policy Research Unit. The costs of key worker support for disabled children and their families, 2007
Beecham, J., Sloper, P., Greco, V. and Webb, R., Child: Care, Health & Development, 33, 5, 611-18. The Integrated Children's System: An evaluation of the practice, process and consequences of the ICS in councils with social services responsibilities, 2007
Bell, M., Shaw, I., Sinclair, I., Sloper, P. and Rafferty, J.. Outcomes for parents with disabled children, 2007
Beresford, B., Rabiee, P. and Sloper, P., Research Works, 2007-03, Social Policy Research Unit. Priorities and Perceptions of Disabled Children and Young People and Their Parents Regarding Outcomes from Support Services, 2007
Beresford, B., Rabiee, P. and Sloper, P., Social Policy Research Unit. Priorities and Perceptions of Disabled Children and Young People and Their Parents Regarding Outcomes from Support Services: Appendices, 2007
Beresford, B., Rabiee, P. and Sloper, P., Social Policy Research Unit. Desired outcomes for children and adolescents with autistic spectrum disorders, 2007
Beresford, B., Tozer, R., Rabiee, P. and Sloper, P., Children & Society, 21, 1, 4-16. Exploring health-related experiences of children and young people with congenital heart disease, 2007
Birks, Y., Sloper, P., Lewin, R. and Parsons, J., Health Expectations, 10, 1, 16-29.
Contact
Social Policy Research Unit,
University of York,
Heslington,
York,
UK, YO10 5DD
Telephone: 01904 321950
University of York,
Heslington,
York,
UK, YO10 5DD
Telephone: 01904 321950
