School of Social and Political Science

Research interests

I have conducted research in a number of social work-related fields over the last 30 years or so,  including working for many years on research focused on children and HIV. A career highpoint was when Scottish singer Annie Lennox launched one of my research reports on children affected by HIV in Scotland, and was awarded an honorary degree at the same time. See https://tinyurl.com/jkjtk5zy

Two research projects of continuing relevance today are the 'Talking and Listening to Children' project on social workers' communication with children, conducted in 2018 and 2019 (see https://talkingandlisteningtochildren.co.uk/) and the 'Social Work Centenary' project, which celebrated the history of social work education at the University of Edinburgh and shone a light on social work and social policy history in Scotland, the UK and beyond (see https://sw100.ed.ac.uk/). A project, 'Advisers, Advocates and Activists', sponsored by the Wellcome Trust, followed. This project catalogued and archived 100 years of Social Studies at The University of Edinburgh. A blog outlines some of the findings from this most worthwhile project.

In retirement, I began researching Scottish social history through a project on emigration from Dundee to Australia in the middle of the nineteenth century. More information - see Cree (2022) and blog:

'Emigration: a personal, social and cultural journey', University of Edinburgh blog, 2019-2020. (https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/emigration-blog)

I have also continued to work on the history of social work practice, through a collaborative project on the experiences of former residents of a voluntary sector children's home in Scotland. A first article on this has been accepted for a special issue of the journal Adoption & Fostering (Cree and Mackenzie, October 2023).

Topics interested in supervising

I am especially interested in supervising projects with a focus on the history of social work (practice and profession) and/or the history of social work education.

If you would like to be supervised by Viviene Cree, please see the links below (opening in new windows) for more information:

• PhD in Social Work
• MSc (R) Social Work

Publications

Books

• Cree, V.E. and McCulloch, T. (2023) Social Work. A Reader. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. ISBN 978 1 032 01450 0
• Cree, V.E.  (ed.) (2022) Becoming a Social Worker. 3rd edition. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781032020990
• Cree, V.E. and Smith, M. (eds) (2018). Social Work in a Changing Scotland, London: Routledge. ISBN 978 1 138 29503 2
• Cree, V.E., Clapton, G. and Smith, M. (eds) (2015). Revisiting Moral Panics, Bristol: Policy Press. ISBN 978 1 4473 2185 9
• Cree, V.E. (ed.) (2015). Gender and Family. Moral Panics in Theory and Practice, Bristol: Policy Press. ISBN 978 1 4473 2191 0
• Cree, V.E (ed.) (2015). The State: Moral Panics in Theory and Practice, Bristol: Policy Press. ISBN 978 1 4473 2197 2
• Cree, V.E. (ed.) (2013). Becoming a Social Worker: Global Narratives, London: Routlege.
• Cree, V.E. (ed.) (2010). Social Work. A Reader, London: Routledge.
• Cree, V.E. (2010). Sociology for Social Workers and Probation Officers, 2nd edition, London: Routledge.
• Cree, V.E. and Myers, S. (2008). Social Work: Making a Difference, Bristol: Policy Press/BASW.
• Cree, V.E. and Davis, A. (2007). Social Work: Voices from the Inside, London: Routledge.
• Cree, V.E. (ed.) (2003). Becoming a Social Worker , London: Routledge
• Cree, V.E. (2000). Sociology for Social Workers and Probation Officers, London: Routledge.
• Cree, V.E., and Macaulay, C. (eds) (2000). Transfer of Learning in Professional and Vocational Education, London: Routledge.
• Cavanagh, K. and Cree, V.E. (eds) (1996). Working with Men. Feminism and Social Work, London: Routledge.
• Cree, V.E. (1995). From Public Streets to Private Lives. The Changing Task of Social Work, Aldershot: Avebury.

Research journal articles

2023

• Cree, V.E. and Mackenzie, R. (forthcoming) Forming a new and unexpected relationship through digital technologies: lessons for child and family social work. Adoption & Fostering Special Issue - 'The digital revolution in child and family social work: Challenges, opportunities and imagined futures'.
• Cree, V.E. (2022) Learning from the Past. The Life and Adventures of Mr George Robertson Nicoll. Scottish Archives 28: 72-84.

2022

• Kirkwood, S., Mullins, E., McCulloch,T., Cree, V.E. (2022) Ideological dilemmas in social work: Justice social workers in Scotland talk about gender in practice. British Journal of Social Work bcac221, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcac221

• Jennings, B., Kirkwood, S. and Cree, V.E. (2021) Purdah in the 21st century: Women's experiences of work and space in Dhaka. Women's Studies International Forum 90: 102560. Available online 11 January 2022

2021

• Wu, S. and Cree, V.E. (2021) Research with Children in Rural China: Reflecting on the Process. Qualitative Social Work, Accepted 21st June 2021. First published 14 July 2021 https://doi.org/10.1177/14733250211031959

2020

• Jennings, B., Cree, V.E., Kirkwoord, S. (2020). Agency and Exploitation: two sides of one coin? Women’s experiences of selling sex and engaging with NGOs in Dhaka. International Social Work Accepted August 15, 2020. First published 6 October 2020 https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872820959371
• McCulloch, T., Cree, V.E., Kirkwood, S. and Eve Mullins, E. (2020). ‘Within my work environment I don’t see gender as an issue’: Reflections on gender from a study of criminal justice social workers in Scotland. Probation. First published 17th July, pp1-20. doi.org/10.1177/0264550520939153
• Cree, V.E., Morrison, F., Mitchell, M. and Gulland, J. (2020). Navigating the Gendered Academy: Women in Social Work Academia, Social Work Eduction. The International Journal Published online: 23rd January, DOI:10.1080/02615479.2020.1715934

2019

• Ruch, G., Winter, K., Morrison, F., Hadfield, M., Hallett, S. and Cree, V.E. (2019). From Communication to Co-operation: Re-conceptualising Social Workers’ Engagement with Children. Child & Family Social Work. Accepted 23rd August, pp1-16. Published as early view 11th December. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12703
• Hadfield, M., Ruch, G., Cree, V.E., Morrison, F. & Winter, K. (2019). Social workers’ reflexive understandings of their ‘everyday’ communications with children. Child & Family Social Work, Accepted 2nd September. Published as early view 10th October. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12703

• Cree, V.E. (2019). “States of Change”? One Hundred Years of the JUC, Social Work Eduction. The International Journal, , Accepted 28 May 2019, Published online: 06 Jun 2019 https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2019.1627308

2018

• Cree, V.E. (2018). ‘Commentary: Feminism and Social Work: where next for an engaged theory and practice?’, Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work 30(3): 4-7. ISSN 2463-4131 .
• Morrison, F., Cree, V.E., Hadfield, M., Ruch, G., Winter, K. (2018). ‘Containment - exploring the concept of agency in children’s statutory encounters with social workers’, Childhood, accepted 25th September 2018. doi.org/10.1177/0907568218810101 ISSN 1461-7013
• Kirkwood, S., Cree, V.E., and Winterstein, D. (2018). ‘Encountering #Feminism on Twitter: Reflections on a research collaboration between social scientists and computer scientists’, Sociological Research Online, Accepted 16th May 2018, Published 18th June 2018, http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1360780418781615
• Winter, K., Morrison, F., Cree, V.E., Hadfield, M., Ruch, G., Hallett, S. (2018). 'Emotional labour in social workers’ encounters with children and their families', British Journal of Social Work, Accepted 3 February 2018, Advanced Access 19th April, doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcy016
• Cree, V.E., Morrison, F., Clapton, G., Levy, S. and Ingram, R.D. (2018). ‘Selecting social work students: Lessons from Research’, Social Work Education: The International Journal Published online 02 Feb 2018, DOI 10.1080/02615479.2017.1423050
• Cree, V.E., Hillen, D.P. and Jain, S. (2018). ‘Evaluating Effectiveness in Social Work: Sharing Dilemmas in Practice’, European Journal of Social Work; Published online 23 Feb 2018, DOI 10.1080/13691457.2018.1441136

2017

• ‘100 years of Social Work Education at the University of Edinburgh’  – British Journal of Social Work, editorial by Viviene E. Cree (September 2017). https://academic.oup.com/bjsw/pages/edinburgh_centenary_virtual_issue

• Christie, H., Cree, V.E., Mullins, E. and Lyn Tett, L. (2017). ‘Narratives of care amongst undergraduate students’, Pastoral Care in Education, 35(3): 166-178. DOI: 10.1080/02643944.2017.1363813
• Christie, H., Cree, V.E., Mullins, E. and Tett, L. (2017). ‘”University opened up so many doors for me”: the personal and professional development of graduates from non-traditional backgrounds’, Studies in Higher Education 1-11, Published online 8 March 2017, DOI 10.1080/03075079.2017.1294577
• Tett, L., Cree, V.E. and Christie, H. (2017). ‘From further to higher education: transition as an on-going process’, Higher Education, 1-18 DOI 10.1007/s10734-016-0101-1
• Winter, K., Cree, V.E., Hallett, S., Hadfield, M., Ruch, G., Morrison, F., Holland, S. (2017). ‘Exploring communication between social workers and children and young people’, British Journal of Social Work, 47: 1427-1444, doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcw083, Advance Access Publication July 14, 2016

2016

• Ruch, G., Winter, K., Cree, V.E., Hallett, S., Hadfield, M., Morrison, F. (2016). ‘Making meaningful connections: insights from social pedagogy for statutory social work practice’, Child & Family Social Work – published 7 November 2016, pp. 1-9, DOI 10.1111/cfs.12321
• Paul, S., Cree, V.E. and Murray, S. (2016). ‘Integrating the hospice philosophy into communities: a collaborative approach to exploring the role of hospices in working with schools’, BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care bmjspcare-2015-001092 Published Online First: 11 August 2016 doi:10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-001092
• Cree, V.E., Tett, L., and Christie, H. (2016). ‘Relationships Matter: the Views of College Entrants to an Ancient Scottish University’, Scottish Educational Review, 48 (1): 89-100.
• Smith, M., Cree, V.E. and MacRae, R., Wallace, E., Sharp, D., O’Halloran, S. and Knowles, N. (2016). ‘Social Suffering: Changing Organisational Culture in Children and Families Social Work through Critical Reflection Groups—Insights from Bourdieu, British Journal of  Social Work, accepted 2 June 2016, first published online July 10, 2016, Editors' Choice, doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcw087
• Cree, V.E., Jain, S., Hillen, D.P. (2016). 'The challenge of measuring effectiveness in social work: A Case Study of an Evaluation of a Drug and Alcohol Referral Service in Scotland', British Journal of Social Work, 46 (1): 277-293. DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcu118
• Kirkwood, S., Jennings, B., Laurier, E., Cree, V.E., While, B. (2016). 'Towards an interactional approach to reflective practice in social work', European Journal of Social Work, 1369-1457 (print); 1468-2664 (online). DOI: 10.1080/13691457.2015.1126558
• Clapton, V.E., Cree, V.E. (2016). 'Communicating Concern or Making Claims?: The 2012 Press Releases of UK Child Welfare and Protection Agencies', Journal of Social Work, Advanced access
  DOI: 10.1177/146801731663722

2015

• Macrae, R., Cree, V.E., Smith, M., Skinner, K., Wilkinson, H. (2015). 'The Role of Practitioner Research In Developing Cultures of Learning In Children and Families Social Work', Practice: Social Work in Action, Volume 28, Issue 3. DOI: 10.1080/09503153.2015.1074669
• Cree, V.E. (2015). ''Khaki fever' during the First World War: a historical analysis of social work's approach towards young women, sex and moral danger', British Journal of Social Work, First published online: Nov 19 2015. DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcv103
• Cree, V.E., Smith, M., Clapton, G. (2015), 'Standing up to Complexity: Researching Moral Panics in Social Work', European Journal of Social Work, 1369-1457 (print); 1468-2664 (online).
  DOI: 10.1080/13691457.2015.1084271
• Winter, K., Cree, V.E. (2015). 'Social work home visits to children and families in the UK: a Foucauldian perspective', British Journal of Social Work, September 2015 45 (6). Editors' Choice, DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcv069
• Cree, V.E, Dean, J.S. (2015). 'Exploring Social Work Students' Attitudes to Feminism: Opening up Conversations', Social Work Education: The International Journal, Volume 34, Issue 8. (Prize for best research article.)
  DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2015.1081884

2014

• Cree, V.E., Macrae, R., Smith, M., Knowles, N., O'Halloran, S., Sharp, D., Wallace, E. (2014). 'Critical reflection workshops and knowledge exchange: findings from a Scottish project', Child & Family Social Work, First published online: 25 Sep 2014. DOI: 10.1111/cfs.12177
• Christie, H., Tett, L., Cree, V.E., McCune, V. (2014). ''It all just clicked': a longitudinal perspective on transitions within University', Studies in Higher Education. DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2014.942271
• Hillen, D.P., Cree, V.E., Jain, S. (2014). 'Facilitating recovery from drug and alcohol problems in social work practice - reflections on interviews with service users in Scotland', Practice: Social Work in Action. DOI: 10.1080/09503153.2014.958453
• Cree, V.E., Jain, S., Hillen, D.P. (2014). 'Measuring effectiveness in social work: an evaluation of a drug and alcohol referral service in Scotland', British Journal of Social Work, DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcu118:1-17

2012

• Cree, V.E. (2012). ''I'd like to call you my mother.' Reflections on Supervising International PhD students in Social Work', Social Work Education, 31 (4): 451-464. DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2011.562287
• Tett, L., Hounsell, J., Christie, H., , Cree, V.E. , McCune, V. (2012). 'Learning from feedback? 'Non-traditional' students' experiences of assessment', Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 17(2): 247-260. DOI: 10.1080/13596748.2011.627174
• Cree, V.E., Clapton, G., Smith, M. (2012). 'The Presentation of Child Trafficking in the UK: An Old and New Moral Panic?', British Journal of Social Work, Published online: August 16, 2012.
  DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcs120
• Smith, M., Cree, V.E., Clapton, G. (2012). 'Time to be heard: Interrogating the Scottish Government's response to historical child abuse', Scottish Affairs, Vol. 78, Winter, 2012: 1-24.
• Clapton, G., Cree, V.E., Smith, M. (2012). 'Moral Panics and Social Work: towards a sceptical view of UK child protection', Critical Social Policy, Published online before print September 6, 2012.
  DOI: 10.1177/0261018312457860

2011

• Smith, M., Gallagher, M., Wosu, H., Stewart, J., Cree, V.E., Hunter, S., Evans, S., Montgomery, C., Holiday, S., Wilkinson, H. (2011). 'Engaging with Involuntary Service Users in Social Work: Findings from a Knowledge Exchange Project', British Journal of Social Work, DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcr162
• Cree, V.E., Sidhva, D. (2011). 'Children and HIV in Scotland. Findings from a Cross-Sector Needs Assessment of Children and Young People Infected and Affected by HIV in Scotland', British Journal of Social Work, Advance Access published April 5, 2011.
  DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcr036
• Gallagher, M., Smith, M., Wosu, H., Stewart, J., Hunter, S., Cree, V.E., Wilkinson, H. (2011). 'Engaging with families in child protection: lessons from practitioner research in Scotland', Child Welfare, pp117-134.
• Okoli, R., Cree, V.E. (2011). 'Children's Work: Experiences of Street-vending Children and Young People in Enugu, Nigeria', British Journal of Social Work, First published online: May 19, 2011.
  DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcr055

2010

• McCune, V. , Hounsell, J., Christie, H., Cree, V.E., Tett, L. (2010). 'Mature and younger students' reasons for making the transition from further education into higher education', Teaching in Higher Education, 15 (6): 691- 702. DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2010.507303

2009

• Cree, V.E., Hounsell, J., Christie, H., McCune, V., Tett, L. (2009). 'From Further Education to Higher Education: Social Work Students' Experiences of Transition to an Ancient, Research-Led University', Social Work Education, 28 (8): 887-901. DOI: 10.1080/02615470902736741

2008

• Hounsell, J., Christie, H., Cree, V.E., McCune, V., Tett, L. (2008). 'Talking and sharing: the role of peer support and retention in Higher Education', Journal of Access, Policy and Practice, 6 (1): 35-51.
• Cree, V.E. (2008). 'Confronting Sex-Trafficking: Lessons From History', International Social Work, 51 (6): 763-776. DOI: 10.1177/0020872808095249
• Clapton, G., Cree, V.E., Allan, M., Edwards, R., Forbes, R., Irwin, M., MacGregor, C., Paterson, P., Brodie, I., Perry, R. (2008). 'Thinking 'Outside the Box': A New Approach to Integration of Learning for Practice', Social Work Education: The International Journal, 27 (3): 334-40. DOI: 10.1080/02615470701379826
• Christie, H., Tett, L., Cree, V.E., Hounsell, J., McCune, V. (2008). 'A Real Rollercoaster of Confidence and Emotions: Learning to be a University Student', Studies in Higher Education, 33 (5): 567-581.
  DOI: 10.1080/03075070802373040

2006

• Wallace, J., Cree, V.E., Kay, H., Tisdall, K. (2006). 'Risk and HIV: Scottish Schools', Scottish Affairs, 55: 107-124.
• Cree, V.E., Doyle, F., Lough, L., Mercandante, I., Peat, L., Robertson, G. (2006). 'Innovation in Social Work Students' Assessment', Social Work Education, 25 (2); 189-91. DOI: 10.1080/02615470500487739
• Cree, V.E., Croxford, L., Halliwell, J., Iannelli, C., Kendall, L., Winterstein, D. (2006), 'Widening Participation at an Ancient Scottish University', Scottish Affairs, 56: 102-130.
• Christie, H., Cree, V., Hounsell, J., McCune, V., Tett, L. (2006). 'From College to University: Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards', Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 11: 351-365.
  DOI: 10.1080/13596740600916591
• Clapton, G, Cree, V.E, Allan, M., Edwards, R., Forbes, R., Irwin, M., Paterson, W., Perry, R. (2006). 'Grasping the Nettle: Integrating Learning and Practice revisited and re-imagined', Social Work Education, 25 (6): 645-56. DOI: 10.1080/02615470600833634
• Cree, V.E., Kay, H., Tisdall, K., Wallace, J. (2006). 'Listening to Children and Young People Affected by Parental HIV: Findings from a Scottish Study', AIDS Care, 18 (1):73-76. DOI: 10.1080/09540120500161793

2004

• Cree, V.E., Kay, H., Tisdall, K., Wallace, J. (2004). 'Stigma and parental HIV', Qualitative Social Work, 3 (1): 7-25. DOI: 10.1177/1473325004041129
• Cree, V.E., Kay, H., Tisdall, E., Kay, M., Wallace, J. (2004). 'Social Support and Children Affected by Parental HIV', European Journal of Social Work, 7 (2): 195-209.
  DOI: 10.1080/1369145045042000237454

2003

• Cree, V.E. (2003). 'Worries and Problems of Young Carers. Issues for Mental Health', Child & Family Social Work, 8: 310-309. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2003.00292.x
• Perry, R., Cree, V. (2003). 'The Changing Gender Profile of Applicants to Qualifying Social Work Training in the UK', Social Work Education, 22 (4): 375-384. DOI: 10.1080/02615470309144

2002

• Cree, V.E., Kay, H., Tisdall, K., Wallace, J. (2002). 'Research with Children: Sharing the Dilemmas', Child & Family Social Work, 7 (1): 47-56. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2002.00223.x

Book chapters

• Morrison, F., Cree, V.E., and Cowan, P. (2019). ‘Family social work practice’, in Payne, M. and Reith Hall, E. (eds) Routledge Handbook of Social Work Theory, London, Routledge.
• Cree, V.E. and Phillips, R.  (2018). 'Feminist Contributions to Critical Social Work’, in Webb, S.A. (ed) Handbook of Critical Social Work Part 2: Mapping the Theoretical and Conceptual Terrain, Ch 12, London, Routledge.
• Cree, V.E. (2018). ‘A History of Social Work in Scotland’, in Cree, V.E. and Smith, M. (eds) Social Work in a Changing Scotland, London, Routledge, 9-17.
• Smith, M. and Cree, V.E. (2018). ‘Introduction’, in Cree, V.E. and Smith, M. (eds) (2018) Social Work in a Changing Scotland, London: Routledge 1-5.
• Cree, V.E., Smith, M. and Clapton, G. (2017). ‘Standing up to Complexity: Researching Moral Panics in Social Work’, in Lorenz, W. and Shaw, I. (eds) Private Troubles or Public Issues? Challenges for Social Work Research, London: Routledge, ch 4.
• Kirkwood, S., Jennings, B., Laurier, E., Cree, V.E. and While, B. (2017). ‘Towards an interactional approach to reflective practice in social work’, in Lorenz, W. and Shaw, I. (eds) Private Troubles or Public Issues? Challenges for Social Work Research, London: Routledge, ch 11.
• Beddoe, E. and Cree, V.E. (2017). ‘The risk paradigm and the media in child protection’, in Connolly, M. (ed.) Beyond the Risk Paradigm in Child Protection, Current Debates and New Directions, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Cree, V.E., Clapton, G. and Smith, M. (2015). ‘Preface’, in Cree, V.E., Clapton, G. and Smith, M. (eds) Revisiting Moral Panics, Bristol: Policy Press. ISBN 978 1 4473 2185 9 pp xi-xvi.
• Smith, M., Clapton, G. and Cree, V.E. (2015). ‘Moral panics and beyond’, in Cree, V.E., Clapton, G. and Smith, M. (eds) Revisiting Moral Panics, Bristol: Policy Press. ISBN 978 1 4473 2185 9 pp 261-269.
• Cree, V.E. (2015). ‘Responsibility’, in Wright, J. (ed.) International Encyclopaedia of Social & Behavioural Sciences, 2nd edition, Amsterdam: Elsevier.
• Cree, V.E. (2014). ‘Stigma in Health and Social Work: Towards a New Paradigm’, in Beddoe, E. and Maidment, J. (eds) Social Work Practice for Promoting Health and Wellbeing: Critical Issues, London: Routledge.
• Cree, V.E. (2013). ‘New practices of empowerment’, in Gray, M. and Webb, S. (eds) New Politics of Social Work, London: Sage.
• Cree, V.E. (2013). ‘Social Work: A Global Profession, in Cree, V.E. (ed) Becoming a Social Worker, Global Narratives, London, Routledge: 212-217
• Cree, V.E. (2013). ‘Introduction’, in Cree, V.E. (ed) Becoming a Social Worker, Global Narratives, London, Routledge: 1-9.
• Cree, V.E. (2013). ‘Social Work and Society’, in Davies, M. (ed.) Blackwell Companion to Social Work, 4th edition, Oxford: Blackwell.
• Cree, V.E. (2010). ‘Introduction: Reading Social Work’, in Cree, V.E. (ed.) Social Work A Reader, London: Routledge: 1-7.
• Cree, V.E. and Wallace, S.J. (2009). 'Risk and Protection' in Adams, R., Payne, M. and Dominelli, (eds) Practising Social Work in a Complex World, 2nd edition, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
• Cree, V.E. (2009). 'The Changing Nature of Social Work', in Adams, R., Dominelli, L. and Payne, M. (eds) Social Work. Themes Issues and Critical Debates, 3rd edition, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan. 
• Cree, V.E. (2007). 'Social Work and Society', in Davies, M. (ed.) Blackwell Companion to Social Work, 3rd edition, Oxford, Blackwell.
• Cree, V.E. (2006). 'Janet Lusk', in Pipes, R. (ed.) Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
• Cree, V.E. (2005). 'Students Learning to Learn', in Burgess, H. and Taylor, I. (eds) Effective Learning and Teaching in Social Work and Social Policy, London: Routledge Falmer.
• Cree, V.E. and Wallace, S.J. (2005). 'Risk and Protection' in Adams, R., Payne, M. and Dominelli, (eds) Social Work Futures, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan: 115-127.
• Cree, V.E. (2003). 'Becoming and Being a Social Worker', in Cree, V.E. (ed) Becoming a Social Worker, London, Routledge: 155-169.
• Cree, V.E. (2003). 'Introduction', in Cree, V.E. (ed) Becoming a Social Worker, London, Routledge: 1-8.
• Clark, C. and Cree, V.E. (2003). 'The Voluntary Sector: No Time Like the Present', in Martin, I. and Shaw, M. (eds) Educational Resources for Renewing Democracy in Scotland, Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh.
• Cree, V.E. (2002). 'The Changing Nature of Social Work', in Adams, R., Dominelli, L. and Payne, M. (eds) Social Work. Themes Issues and Critical Debates, Basingstoke, Palgrave: 20-29.
• Cree, V.E. (2002). 'Social Work and Society' in Davies, M. (ed.) Blackwell Companion to Social Work, Second edition, Oxford, Blackwell: 275-287.
• Cree, V.E. (2001). 'Men and Masculinities in Social Work Education' in Christie, A. (ed.) Men and Social Work. Theories and Practices, Basingstoke, Macmillan: 147-163.
• Cree, V.E. and Davidson, R.F. (2000). 'Enquiry and Action Learning: a Model for Transferring Learning in Practice', Cree, V.E., and Macaulay, C. (eds) Transfer of Learning in Professional and Vocational Education, London, Routledge: 92-105.
• Cree, V.E. (2000). 'The Challenge of Assessment', in Cree, V.E., and Macaulay, C. (eds) Transfer of Learning in Professional and Vocational Education, London, Routledge: 27-52.
• Cree, V.E. (1996). 'Why Do Men Care?' in Cavanagh, K. and Cree, V.E. (eds) Working with Men. Feminism and Social Work, London, Routledge: 65-86.
• Cree, V.E. and Cavanagh, K. (1996). 'Men, Masculinism and Social Work' in Cavanagh, K. and Cree, V.E. (eds) Working with Men. Feminism and Social Work, London, Routledge: 1-8.
• Cavanagh, K. and Cree, V.E. (1996). 'Moving On' in Cavanagh, K. and Cree, V.E. (eds) Working with Men. Feminism and Social Work, London, Routledge: 181-187.