Dr William McGovern

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• A national evaluation of Project Cautioning And Relationship Abuse (‘CARA’) awareness raising workshops for first time offenders of domestic violence and abuse: protocol for a concurrent mixed-methods evaluation design, Morgan, S., Scott, S., Armitage, R., Culliford, D., Jolly , K., McGovern, R., McGovern, W., Roy , J., Thayakaran, R., Young, T., Parkes , J., Chandan, J. 1 Aug 2024, In: NIHR Open Research
• British South Asian and Muslim Community’s Perceptions and Experiences of Addiction and Traditional Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services, Sattar, Z., Lochhead, L., Alderson, H., Lhussier, M., McGovern, R., McGovern, W. 10 Oct 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Developing and Implementing Teaching in Sensitive Subject and Topic Areas: A Comprehensive Guide for professionals in FE and HE Settings , McGovern, W., Gillespie, A., Brandon, T., McInnes, A. 5 Feb 2024
• Ethical and practical considerations for including marginalised groups in quantitative survey research, Adley, M., Alderson, H., Jackson, K., McGovern, W., Spencer, L., Addison, M., O’Donnell, A. 2 Sep 2024, In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology
• Exploring the Impact of Stigma on Health and Wellbeing: Insights from Mothers with Lived Experience Accessing Recovery Services, Lochhead, L., Addison, M., Cavener, J., Scott, S., McGovern, W. 6 Sep 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Innovative local authority public health interventions to support the mental health of children and young people, Spencer, L., Redgate, S., Hardy , C., Adams, E., Arnott, B., Brown, H., Christie, A., Harrison, H., Kaner, E., Mawson, C., McGovern, W., Rankin, J., McGovern, R. 16 Sep 2024, In: Journal of Children's Services
• Key Concepts and Concerns of Teaching Sensitive Topics and Subjects, McGovern, W., McGovern, R., Nichol, D. 5 Feb 2024, Developing and Implementing Teaching in Sensitive Subject and Topic Areas, Leeds, Emerald Publishing
• Mechanisms That Promote and Support Family Preservation for Children at the Edge of Care: A Realist Synthesis, Redgate, S., Smart, D., Barrett, S., Barron, C., Burns, S., Frost, H., McGovern, W., Peart, V., Adams, E., Alderson, H., Kaner, E., McGovern, R. 16 Jun 2024, In: SAGE Open
• Sharing life stories about recovery from substance use in higher education settings, Wease, R., Croft, T., McGovern, W., McGovern, R. 5 Feb 2024, Developing and Implementing Teaching in Sensitive Subject and Topic Areas , Leeds, Emerald Publishing
• The Adoption of a “Diseased Identity” in Traditional 12-Step Groups: Exploring the Implications of These Processes for Individuals and Practitioners in Health and Social Care Services, McGovern, W., Addison, M., McGovern, R. 28 Sep 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

• Sociology PhD December 08 2017
• Professional Development PGCert September 26 2014
• Community Work MA September 01 2004
• BA (Hons) July 31 2003
• Youth and Community Worker DipYCW 2000
• Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2014

Addison, M.; Stockdale, K.; McGovern, R.; McGovern, W.; McKinnon, I.; Crowe, L.; Hogan, L.; and Kaner, E. (2017 submitted) Exploring the intersections between Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and other substance use in a police custody suite setting in the North East of England, Special issue of Drugs, Education, Policy and Practice

Addison M, Stockdale K, McGovern R, McGovern W, McKinnon I, Crowe L, Hogan L, Kaner E. Exploring Novel Psychoactive Substance (NPS) use and its consequences for police practitioners and substance users in the North East of England. N8 Policing Research Partnership, 2017

James, D. Hall, A. Lombardo, C. and McGovern, W. (2014) "A video feedback intervention for workforce development: exploring staff perspective using longitudinal qualitative methodology" Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities.

McKenna, L., Graham, P., Goss, J., Gallagher. J. Robson, I., McGovern, W. (2012) “Social Impact Assessment of SAFC Foundation of Light’s Wider Family Learning Programme”, Evaluation Report, for the SAFC Foundation of Light (Unpublished)

McGovern, W. (2012) Guide to the toxic trio: Managing multiple parental problems, substance use, mental health and domestic abuse, Community Care Inform.

McGovern, R. and McGovern, W. (2011) Voluntary risk-taking and heavy-end crack cocaine use: An edgework perspective. Health, Risk & Society, 13 (5). pp. 487-500. ISSN 1369-8575.