Staff profile

Michaela has over thirty years experience as a practitioner and manager in health and social care services, in both the public and voluntary sectors. She is a qualified social worker and has degrees in social policy, sociology, education and management. She is a tutor for the Durham University Master in Social Work programme and works part time for the Care Quality Commission.

• Partnership in community care and children’s services
• The changing role of social work
• Policy development and implementation

Chapter in book

• Griffin, M., & Carpenter, J. (2007). Social Services and Local Programmes: Lessons in Partnership. In J. Schneider, M. Avis, & P. Leighton (Eds.), Supporting Children and Families. Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Journal Article

• Griffin, M. (2010). Getting to know you? Issues of trust and mistrust in understanding community, developing partnerships and delivering policy change in children's services. Early Child Development and Care, 180(7), 879-888. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430802524974
• Carpenter, J., Brown, S., & Griffin, M. (2007). Prevention in Integrated Children's Services: the Impact of Sure Start on Referrals to Social Services and Child Protection Registrations. Child Abuse Review, 16, 17-31. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.969