Julie Selwyn

• Current Doctoral Students

  Jennifer Ginger

  Doctoral Student

  jennifer.ginger@education.ox.ac.uk

Publications:

• Featured Publications

  • SELWYN, J, Palacios, J, Adroher, S, Brodzinsky, D, Grotevant, H, Johnson, D, Juffer, F, Martínez-Mora, L, Muhamedrahimov, R, Simmonds, J, Tarren-Sweeney, M (2019) “Adoption in the service of child protection: an international interdisciplinary perspective”, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. American Psychological Association.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1037/law0000192

  • Selwyn, J, Wood, MJE, Newman, TJ (2017) “Looked after children and young people in England: Developing measures of subjective well-being”, Child Indicators Research. Springer.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-016-9375-1

  • Selwyn, J, Meakings, SJ, Wijedasa, DN (2015) Beyond the Adoption Order: challenges, intervention and disruption. BAAF.

  • SELWYN, J, Meakings, S “Adolescent-to-Parent Violence in Adoptive Families.”, British Journal of Social Work. Oxford University Press (OUP).
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcv072

  • Staines, J, SELWYN, J ““I wish someone would explain why I am in care”: The impact of children and young people’s lack of understanding of why they are in out-of-home care on their well-being and felt security”, Child and Family Social Work. Wiley.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12721

• Books

  • Selwyn, J, Meakings, SJ, Wijedasa, DN (2015) Beyond the Adoption Order: challenges, intervention and disruption. BAAF.

  • Saunders, H, Selwyn, J (2013) Best practice in placing sibling groups. London: BAAF.

  • Turney, D, Platt, D, Selwyn, JT, Farmer, ERG (2012) Improving Child and Family Assessments: Turning research into practice. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

  • Saunders, HK, Selwyn, JT (2011) Adopting Large Sibling Groups. BAAF.

  • Selwyn, JT, Quinton, D, Harris, P, Wijedasa, D, Nawaz, S, Wood, MJE (2010) Pathways to Permanence for Black, Asian and Mixed Ethnicity Children. London: BAAF.

  • Selwyn, JT, Sturgess, W, Quinton, DL, Baxter, C (2006) Costs and outcomes of non-infant adoptions. British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF).

  • Boushel, MME, Fawcett, MR, Selwyn, JT (2000) Focus on Early Childhood: Principles and Realities. Blackwell Scientific Publications.

• Book chapters

  • SELWYN, JULIE (2015) “The home study and assessment of applicants: research evidence”, In: J Alper, D Howe (eds.) Assessing adoptive and foster parents: Improving analysis and understanding of parenting capacity. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 37-62

  • Selwyn, JT, Wijedasa, DN (2009) “The placement of looked after minority ethic children”, In: S G., J Simmonds (eds.) The Child Placement Handbook. London: BAAF. 363-381

  • Quinton, DL, Selwyn, JT (2006) “Adoption in the UK: outcomes, influences and support”, In: C McAuley, P Pecora, W Rose (eds.) Effective Interventions for Children and Families. Jessica Kingsley. 253-265

  • Selwyn, JT, Sturgess, WA, Quinton, DL, Baxter, C (2004) “Costs of Adoption”, In: C null, A L.Netten (eds.) Unit Costs of Health and Social Care 2004. Kent: PSSRU. 11-17

  • Selwyn, JT (2004) “Placing Older Children in New Families:Changing Patterns of Contact”, In: E Neil, D Howe (eds.) Contact in Adoption and Permanent Foster Care, Research Theory and Practice. London:BAAF Adoption and Fostering. 144-164

  • Selwyn, JT (2000) “(i) Fetal development, (ii) Infancy and (iii) Technologies and environments: new freedoms, new constraints”, In: M Boushel, M Fawcett, J Selwyn (eds.) Focus on early childhood: Principles and Realities. Blackwell Scientific Publications. 21-48

  • Selwyn, JT (1999) “A for ever and ever family: siblings' views as represented in reports for adoption hearings”, In: A Mullender (ed.) We Are Family: Sibling Relationships in Placement and Beyond. BAAF. 140-149

  • Selwyn, JT (1996) “"Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who is the fairest of them all?" Involuntary childlessness and identity”, In: I Butler, I Shaw (eds.) A case of Neglect? Children's experiences and the sociology of childhood. Avebury. 37-55

• Journal articles

  • Selwyn, J (2019) “Sibling Relationships in Adoptive Families that Disrupted or Were in Crisis”, Research on Social Work Practice. 29(2) 165-175.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/1049731518783859

  • Zhang, MF, Selwyn, J (2019) “The Subjective Well-Being of Children and Young People in out of Home Care: Psychometric Analyses of the “Your Life, your Care” Survey”, Child Indicators Research.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-019-09658-y

  • SELWYN, JULIE, Staines, J, Golding, K (2019) “Nurturing Attachments Parenting Programme: The relationship between adopters’ parental reflective functioning and perception of their children's difficulties”, Developmental Child Welfare.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/2516103219829861

  • SELWYN, J, Palacios, J, Adroher, S, Brodzinsky, D, Grotevant, H, Johnson, D, Juffer, F, Martínez-Mora, L, Muhamedrahimov, R, Simmonds, J, Tarren-Sweeney, M (2019) “Adoption in the service of child protection: an international interdisciplinary perspective”, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. 25(2) 57-72.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1037/law0000192

  • Palacios, J, Rolock, N, Selwyn, J, Barbosa-Duchane, M (2018) “Adoption breakdown: Concept, research, and implications”, Research on Social Work Practice.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/1049731518783852

  • Wood, M, Selwyn, J (2017) “Looked after children and young people’s views on what matters to their subjective well-being”, Adoption and Fostering. 41(1) 20-34.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/0308575916686034

  • SELWYN, J (2017) “The adoption of looked after maltreated children in England: Challenges, opportunities and outcomes”, Developing Practice: the child youth and family work journal.

  • Selwyn, J, Wood, MJE, Newman, TJ (2017) “Looked after children and young people in England: Developing measures of subjective well-being”, Child Indicators Research. 10(2) 363-380.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-016-9375-1

  • Wijedasa, D, Selwyn, J (2017) “Examining rates and risk factors for post-order adoption disruption in England and Wales through survival analyses”, Children and Youth Services Review. 83 179-189.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.10.005

  • Meakings, SJ, Selwyn, J (2016) “‘She was a foster mother who said she didn’t give cuddles’: The adverse early foster care experiences of children who later struggle with adoptive family life”, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 21(4) 509-519.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/1359104516631608

  • Selwyn, J, Meakings, SJ (2015) “‘She just didn’t smell right!’ Odour and adoptive family life”, Adoption and Fostering. 39(4) 294-302.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/0308575915612617

  • Selwyn, J, Nandy, S (2014) “Kinship care in the UK: using census data to estimate the extent of formal and informal care by relatives”, Child and Family Social Work. 19(1) 44-54.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00879.x

  • SELWYN, J, Masson, JM (2014) “Adoption, special guardianship and residence orders: a comparison of disruption rates”, Family Law Journal. 44 1709-1714.

  • Farmer, E, Selwyn, J, Meakings, SJ (2013) “'Other children say you're not normal because you don't live with your parents'.”, Child and Family Social Work.

  • Farmer, E, Selwyn, J, Meakings, S (2013) “Other children say you're not normal because you don't live with your parents'. Children's views of living with informal kinship carers: social networks, stigma and attachment to carers”, CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK. 18(1) 25-34.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12030

  • Nandy, S, Selwyn, JT (2012) “Kinship Care and Poverty: Using Census Data to Examine the Extent and Nature of Kinship Care in the UK”, British Journal of Social Work. 1-18.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcs057

  • Selwyn, JT, Nandy, S (2012) “Sibling kinship carers in England: Evidence from the 2001 UK population census”, Children and Youth Services Review. 34 194-199.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.09.015

  • Staines, JC, Farmer, ERG, Selwyn, JT (2011) “Implementing a Therapeutic Team Parenting Approach to Fostering: The Experiences of One Independent Foster-Care Agency”, British Journal of Social Work. 41 (2) 314-332.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcq043

  • Selwyn, JT, Wijedasa, DN (2011) “Pathways to adoption for minority ethnic children in England - reasons for entry to care”, Child and Family Social Work. 16(3) 276-280.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2010.00739.x

  • Selwyn, JT, Sempik, J (2011) “Recruiting Adoptive Families: The Costs of Family Finding and the Failure of the Inter-Agency Fee”, British Journal of Social Work. 41(3) 415-431.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcq075

  • Selwyn, JT, Saunders, HK, Farmer, ERG (2010) “The Views of Children and Young People on Being Cared For by an Independent Foster-Care Provider”, British Journal of Social Work. 40(3) 696-713.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcn117

  • Selwyn, JT (2010) “The Challenges in Planning for Permanency”, Adoption and Fostering. 34 32-37.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/030857591003400306

  • Selwyn, JT (2009) “Non-infant adoption from care: lessons for safeguarding children.”, Child: Care, Health and Development. 35 561-567.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00978.x

  • Quinton, D, Selwyn, JT (2009) “Adoption as a solution to intractable parenting problems: Evidence from two English studies”, Children and Youth Services Review. 31(10) 1119-1126.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.07.008

  • Selwyn, JT, del Tufo, S, Frazer, L (2009) “It's a Piece of Cake?: An evaluation of an Adopter Training Programme”, Adoption and Fostering. 33 30-43.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/030857590903300104

  • Saunders, HK, Selwyn, JT (2008) “Supporting Informal Kinship Care”, Adoption and Fostering. 32(2) 31-42.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/030857590803200205

  • Selwyn, JT, Sturgess, W (2007) “Supporting the placements of children adopted out of care.”, Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 12 13-28.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/1359104507071051

  • Selwyn, J, Frazer, L, Wrighton, P (2006) “More Than Just a Letter: Service User Perspectives on One Local Authority's Adoption postbox service”, Adoption and Fostering. 30(2) 6-17.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/030857590603000203

  • Selwyn, JT (2006) “More than just a letter”, Adoption and Fostering. 30 6-17.

  • Selwyn, JT (2006) “Understanding Pathways to Permanence: Adoption and minority ethnic children”, ChildRIGHT (The Childrens Legal Centre). cR223 14-17.

  • Selwyn, JT, Frazer, LG, Quinton, DL (2006) “Paved with good intentions: The pathway to adoption and the costs of delay”, British Journal of Social Work. 36 (4) 561-576.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bch272

  • Quinton, DL, Selwyn, JT (2006) “Adoption: research, policy and practice”, Child and Family Law Quarterly. 18 (4) 459-477.

  • Frazer, LG, Selwyn, JT (2005) “Why are we waiting? The demography of adoption for children of black, Asian and black mixed parentage in England”, Child and Family Social Work. 10 (2) 135-147.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2005.00341.x

  • Selwyn, JT, Quinton, DL (2004) “Stability, Permanence, Outcomes and Support: Foster Care and Adoption Compared”, Adoption and Fostering. 28 (4) 6-15.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/030857590402800403

  • Selwyn, JT, Sturgess, WA (2002) “Achieving Permanency through Adoption: Following in US Footsteps?”, Adoption and Fostering. 26(3) 40-49.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/030857590202600307

  • Selwyn, JT, Rose, S (2000) “Child neglect - An English perspective”, International Social Work. 43(2) 179-192.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/002087280004300204

  • Quinton, DL, Selwyn, JT, Rushton, A, Dance, C (1999) “Contact between children placed away from home and their birth parents”, Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 4 519-532.

  • Quinton, D, Selwyn, J, Rushton, A, Dance, C (1999) “Contact between children placed away from home and their birth parents: Ryburn's 'reanalysis' analysed”, Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 4(4) 519-531.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/1359104599004004008

  • Quinton, DL, Selwyn, JT, Rushton, A, Dance, C (1998) “Contact with birth parents in adoption: a response to Ryburn”, Child and Family Law Quarterly. 10 349-361.

  • Selwyn, JT (1996) “Ascertaining Children’s Wishes and Feelings in Relation to Adoption”, Adoption and Fostering. 20 14-20.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/030857599602000305

  • Selwyn, JT (1994) “Spies, Informers and double agents:Adoption assessments and role ambiguity”, Adoption and Fostering. 18.4

  • SELWYN, J, Meakings, S “Adolescent-to-Parent Violence in Adoptive Families.”, British Journal of Social Work.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcv072

  • Staines, J, SELWYN, J ““I wish someone would explain why I am in care”: The impact of children and young people’s lack of understanding of why they are in out-of-home care on their well-being and felt security”, Child and Family Social Work.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12721

• Reports

  • Selwyn, J, Briheim-Crookall, L (2017) Our Lives, Our Care. School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol.

  • Selwyn, J (2017) Post-adoption support and interventions for adoptive families: Best practice approaches. Munich: German Research Center on Adoption (EFZA).

  • Ottaway, H, Selwyn, J (2016) "No-one told us it was going to be like this". Fostering Attachments Ltd.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.33955.45606

  • Selwyn, J, Golding, K, Joanne, A, Gurney Smith, B, Hewitt, O (2016) A quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the Nurturing Attachments Group Programme. Adoptionplus.

  • Selwyn, J, Meakings, S (2015) Beyond the adoption order (Wales): Discord and disruption in adoptive families.. Welsh Assembly Government.

  • Selwyn, J, Wood, M (2015) Measuring Well-Being. University of Bristol.

  • Wood, M, Selwyn, J (2015) Children and Young People's views of being in care. University of Bristol.

  • Selwyn, J, Wijedasa, DN, Meakings, SJ (2014) Beyond the Adoption Order: challenges, interventions and disruptions. Department for Education.

  • Selwyn, JT, Farmer, E, Meakings, SJ, Vaisey, P (2013) The Poor Relations? Children and Informal Kinship Carers Speak Out. Bristol: School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol.

  • Turney, DJ, Platt, D, Selwyn, JT, Farmer, ERG (2011) Social Work Assessment of Children in Need: What do we know? Messages from research. Department for Education.

  • Wijedasa, DN, Selwyn, JT (2011) Transition to adulthood for adopted young people:Secondary analyses of data from the longitudinal study of young people in England (LSYPE). Hadley Trust.

  • Selwyn, JT, Sempik, J, Wijedasa, D, Thurston, P (2010) Adoption and the inter-agency fee Research Report DCSF-RR149. DCSF.

  • Selwyn, JT, Sempik, J, Wijedasa, DN, Thurston, P (2009) Adoption and the inter-agency fee. DCSF.

  • Selwyn, JT, Wijedasa, DN (2009) An evaluation of a new model for providing adoption services. DCSF.

  • Jenkins, S, Chindoroy, R, Selwyn, JT, Saunders, HK (2009) Foster Carer Payments Schedule and Fees Framework. Welsh Assembly Government.

  • Hutchinson, B, Selwyn, JT (2009) Independent assessment process in relation to the Sexual Orientation regulations and their impact on faith based adoption and fostering agencies. Prime Minister's Office and Government Equalities Office.

  • Saunders, HK, Wijedasa, DN, Selwyn, JT (2008) Educational Support Services provided by Independent Foster Care Providers (IFPs). DCSF.

  • Selwyn, JT, Harris, PP, Quinton, DL, Wijedasa, DN, Nawaz, S, Wood, M (2008) Pathways to Permanence for Black, Asian and Mixed Ethnicity Children: Dilemmas, Decision Making and Outcomes - Research Brief. The Department for Children, Schools and Families.

  • Selwyn, JT, Misca, GM (2006) Could it be you? A national survey of Barnardo's adopters, foster carers and short break carers. Barnardo's.

  • Selwyn, JT, Frazer, LG, Fitzgerald, A (2004) Finding Adoptive Families for Black, Asian and Black Mixed Parentage Children: Agency Policy and Practice. Bristol: NCH and Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies.

  • SELWYN, JULIE, Briheim-Crookall, L OUR LIVES OUR CARE Looked after children’s views on their well-being.

• Other

  • Selwyn, JT (2010) Kinship care: Expert Paper. NICE/SCIE 'Guidance on improving the physical health and emotional health and well-being of looked after children and young people'.

  • Selwyn, JT, Wijedasa, DN (2010) Pathways to permanence for Black and Minority Ethnic Children. Leiden, Netherlands:

  • Selwyn, JT (2010) Pathways to permanence for minority ethnic children: expert paper. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the Social Care Institute for Excellence 'Guidance on improving the physical health and emotional health and well-being of looked after children and young people.

  • Selwyn, JT, Sturgess, WA (2001) International Overview of Adoption: Policy and Practice. School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol.