School of Social and Political Science

Professor Viviene Cree

Job Title

Emerita Professor of Social Work Studies

Photo
Viv's new pic 2023

Research interests

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:

Publications

Books

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

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

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

  • 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.

Background

Career History

I spent 26 years working in higher education, following on from a 16 year career in youth & community work and social work in both statutory and voluntary sectors. I am an accredited practice teacher. In 2019, Scottish Association for Social Workers (SASW) honoured me with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Now in retirement, I am enjoying research and writing, predominantly around social history topics.

Inaugural Lecture

Researching Social Work: Reflections on a Contested Profession

Publications

Books
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.
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Cree VE, Mackenzie B. Forming a new and unexpected relationship through digital technologies: Lessons for child and family social work. Adoption & Fostering. 2023 Oct;47(3):312-325. Epub 2023 Oct 19. doi: 10.1177/03085759231195936
Kirkwood S, Mullins E, McCulloch T, Cree VE. Ideological dilemmas in social work: Justice social workers in Scotland talk about gender in practice. The British Journal of Social Work. 2023 Jul;53(5):2521–2538. bcac221. Epub 2022 Nov 26. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcac221
Cree VE, (ed.), McCulloch T, (ed.). Social Work: A Reader. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2023. 282 p. (Student Social Work). doi: 10.4324/9781003178699
Cree VE. Learning from the past: The life and adventures of Mr George Robertson Nicoll. Scottish Archives. 2022 Dec 31;28:72-84. 72.
Jennings B, Cree VE, Kirkwood S. Agency and exploitation: Two sides of one coin? Women’s experiences of selling sex and engaging with NGOs in Dhaka. International Social Work. 2022 Jul 1;65(4):761-772. Epub 2020 Oct 6. doi: 10.1177/0020872820959371
Cree VE. Social work: A glocal profession. In Cree VE, editor, Becoming a Social Worker. 3 ed. Taylor and Francis Inc. 2022. p. 130-133 doi: 10.4324/9781003181989-24
Cree VE, (ed.). Becoming a Social Worker. 3rd ed. Routledge, 2022. 150 p. (Student Social Work). doi: 10.4324/9781003181989
Cree VE. Introduction. In Cree VE, editor, Becoming a Social Worker. 3rd ed. Routledge. 2022. p. 1-4. (Student Social Work). doi: 10.4324/9781003181989-1
Jennings B, Kirkwood S, Cree VE. Purdah in the 21st century: Women’s experiences of work and space in Dhaka. Women's Studies International Forum. 2022 Feb 28;90:102560. Epub 2022 Jan 11. doi: 10.1016/j.wsif.2022.102560
Wu S, Cree VE. Research with children in rural China: Reflecting on the process. Qualitative Social Work. 2021 Jul 14. Epub 2021 Jul 14. doi: 10.1177/14733250211031959
McCulloch T, Cree VE, Kirkwood S, Mullins E. ‘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 Journal. 2021 Mar 1;68(1):8-27. Epub 2020 Jul 17. doi: 10.1177/0264550520939153
Cree VE, Morrison F, Mitchell M, Gulland J. Navigating the gendered academy: Women in social work academia. Social Work Education. 2020 Jul 3;39(5):650-664. Epub 2020 Jan 23. doi: 10.1080/02615479.2020.1715934
Ruch G, Winter K, Morrison F, Hadfield M, Hallett S, Cree V. From communication to co-operation: Re-conceptualising social workers’ engagement with children. Child & Family Social Work. 2020 May;25(2):430-438. Epub 2019 Dec 11. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12699
Hadfield M, Ruch G, Winter K, Cree V, Morrison F. Social workers' reflexive understandings of their “everyday” communications with children. Child & Family Social Work. 2020 May;25(2):469-477. Epub 2019 Oct 10. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12703
Paul S, Cree VE, Murray SA. Integrating palliative care into the community: the role of hospices and schools. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 2019 Dec 1;9(4):e31. Epub 2016 Aug 11. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-001092
Cree VE. ‘States of change’? One hundred years of the JUC. Social Work Education . 2019 Nov 17;38(8):1054-1068. Epub 2019 Jun 6. doi: 10.1080/02615479.2019.1627308
Morrison F, Cree VE, Cowan P. Family social work practice. In Payne M, Reith Hall E, editors, The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Theory. 1st ed. Routledge. 2019. p. 373-382. (Routledge International Handbooks). doi: 10.4324/9781315211053-33
Morrison F, Cree V, Ruch G, Winter KM, Hadfield M, Hallett S. Containment: Exploring the concept of agency in children’s statutory encounters with social workers. Childhood: A journal of global child research. 2019 Feb 1;26(1):98-112. Epub 2018 Nov 14. doi: 10.1177/0907568218810101
Cree VE, Phillips R. Feminist contributions to critical social work. In Webb S, editor, The Routledge Handbook of Critical Social Work. 1st ed. Routledge. 2019. (Routledge International Handbooks). Epub 2019 Jan 3. doi: 10.4324/9781351264402-12
Winter K, Morrison F, Cree VE, Ruch G, Hadfield M, Hallett S. Emotional labour in social workers’ encounters with children and their families. The British Journal of Social Work. 2019 Jan 1;49(1):217–233. Epub 2018 Apr 19. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcy016
Cree V, Jain S, Hillen DP. Evaluating effectiveness in social work: Sharing dilemmas in practice. European Journal of Social Work. 2019;22(4):599-610. Epub 2018 Feb 23. doi: 10.1080/13691457.2018.1441136
Cree VE, Kirkwood S, McCulloch T, Mullins E. Criminal justice social work: Exploring gender issues: Reflections on the 1968 Act. Edinburgh: Social Work Scotland, 2018. 19 p.
Kirkwood S, Cree VE, Winterstein D, Nuttgens A, Sneddon J. Encountering #Feminism on Twitter: Reflections on a research collaboration between social scientists and computer scientists. Sociological Research Online. 2018 Dec 1;23(4):763-779. Epub 2018 Jun 15. doi: 10.1177/1360780418781615
Christie H, Cree V, Mullins E, Tett E. University opened up so many doors for me: The personal and professional development of graduates from non-traditional backgrounds. Studies in Higher Education. 2018 Nov 2;43(11):1938-1948. Epub 2017 Mar 8. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2017.1294577
Vicary S, Cree VE, Manthorpe J. Social work education – A local and global history. Practice: Social Work in Action (Practice). 2018 Sept 21;30(4):223-226. doi: 10.1080/09503153.2018.1483646
Cree VE, (ed.), Smith M, (ed.). Social Work in a Changing Scotland. 1st ed. Routledge, 2018. 200 p. (Student Social Work). doi: 10.4324/9781315100821
Smith M, Cree VE. Introduction. In Cree VE, Smith M, editors, Social Work in a Changing Scotland. 1st ed. Routledge. 2018. p. 1-5. (Student Social Work). doi: 10.4324/9781315100821-1
Cree VE. A history of social work in Scotland. In Cree VE, Smith M, editors, Social Work in a Changing Scotland. 1st ed. Routledge. 2018. p. 9-17. (Student Social Work). doi: 10.4324/9781315100821-2
Cree V, Morrison F, Clapton G, Levy S, Ingram RM. Selecting social work students: Lessons from research in Scotland. Social Work Education. 2018;37(4):490-506. Epub 2018 Feb 2. doi: 10.1080/02615479.2017.1423050
Cree VE (Photographer). Social workers need to be upfront about what we can and can’t do Community Care Online. 2017.
Winter K, Cree V, Hallett S, Hadfield M, Ruch G, Morrison F et al. Exploring communication between social workers and children and young people. The British Journal of Social Work. 2017 Jul 1;47(5):1427–1444. Epub 2016 Jul 14. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcw083
Cree V, Smith M, Macrae R, Sharp D, Wallace E, O'halloran S. Social Suffering: Changing organisational culture through critical reflection - Insights from Bourdieu. The British Journal of Social Work. 2017 Jun;47(4):973-988. Epub 2016 Jul 10. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcw087
Kirkwood S, Jennings B, Laurier E, Cree VE, Whyte W. Towards an interactional approach to reflective practice in social work. In Lorenz W, Shaw I, editors, Private Troubles or Public Issues?: Challenges for Social Work Research. Routledge. 2017. 11
Cree VE, Smith M, Clapton G. Standing up to Complexity: Researching Moral Panics in Social Work. In Lorenz W, Shaw I, editors, Private Troubles or Public Issues?: Challenges for Social Work Research. Routledge. 2017. 4
Ruch G, Karen W, Cree V, Hallett S, Morrison F, Hadfield M. Making meaningful connections: Insights from social pedagogy for statutory social work practice. Child & Family Social Work. 2017 May;22(2):1015-1023. Epub 2016 Nov 7. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12321
Cree V, Tett E, Christie H. From further to higher education: Transition as an ongoing process. Higher Education. 2017 Mar 30;73(3):389-406. Epub 2016 Dec 27. doi: 10.1007/s10734-016-0101-1
Tett L, Cree VE, Mullins E, Christie H. Narratives of care amongst undergraduate students. Pastoral Care in Education. 2017;35(3):166–178. Epub 2017 Sept 1. doi: 10.1080/02643944.2017.1363813
Cree V, Clapton G, Smith M. Standing up to complexity: Researching moral panics in social work. European Journal of Social Work. 2016 Jul 3;19(3-4):354-367. Epub 2015 Sept 16. doi: 10.1080/13691457.2015.1084271
Winter K, Cree V. Social work home visits to children and families in the UK: A Foucauldian perspective. The British Journal of Social Work. 2016 Jul;46(5):1-16. Epub 2015 Aug 25. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcv069
Cree V, (ed.), Clapton G, (ed.), Smith M, (ed.). Revisiting Moral Panics. Bristol: Policy Press, 2016. 316 p. (Moral panics in theory and practice).
Cree V, Christie H, Tett E. Relationships matter: The views of college entrants to an ancient Scottish University. Scottish Educational Review. 2016 May 1;48(1):89-99. EJ1117629.
Clapton G, Cree V. Communicating Concern or Making Claims? The 2012 Press Releases of UK Child Welfare and Protection Agencies. Journal of Social Work. 2016 Mar 11;1-20. doi: 10.1177/1468017316637228
Kirkwood S, Laurier E, Cree V, Whyte W, Jennings B. Towards an interactional approach to reflective practice in social work. European Journal of Social Work. 2016 Jan 27. doi: 10.1080/13691457.2015.1126558
Christie H, Tett L, Cree VE, McCune V. "It all just clicked": A longitudinal perspective on transitions within university. Studies in Higher Education. 2016;478-490. Epub 2014 Sept 2. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2014.942271
Smith M, Clapton G, Cree V. Moral panics and beyond. In Cree VE, Clapton G, Smith M, editors, Revisiting Moral Panics. Bristol: Policy Press. 2015. p. 261-269
Cree V, (ed.). Gender and Family: Moral Panics in Theory and Practice. Bristol: Policy Press, 2015. 90 p. (Moral panics in theory and practice).
Cree V, (ed.). The State: Moral Panics in Theory and Practice. Bristol: Policy Press, 2015. 88 p. (Moral panics in theory and practice).
Cree V. Responsibility. In Wright J, editor, International Encyclopaedia of Social & Behavioural Sciences. 2nd ed. ELSEVIER ACADEMIC PRESS INC. 2015
Cree VE. Responsibility in Social Work. In Wright JD, editor, International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences:. 2 ed. Elsevier Inc. 2015. p. 581-586 doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.28078-1
Cree V. Introduction. In Cree VE, editor, Gender and Family: Moral Panics in Theory and Practice. Bristol: Policy Press. 2015. p. 1-6
Cree V. Introduction. In Cree VE, editor, The State: Moral Panics in Theory and Practice. Bristol: Policy Press. 2015. p. 1-5
Cree V, Clapton G, Smith M. Preface. In Cree VE, Clapton G, Smith M, editors, Revisiting Moral Panics. Bristol: Policy Press. 2015. p. xi-xvi
Cree V. Part One Introduction. In Cree VE, Clapton G, Smith M, editors, Revisiting Moral Panics. Bristol: Policy Press. 2015. p. 3-7
Cree V. Part Three Introduction. In Cree VE, Clapton G, Smith M, editors, Revisiting Moral Panics. Bristol: Policy Press. 2015. p. 133-136
Macrae R, Cree V, Smith M. The Role of Practitioner Research In Developing Cultures of Learning In Children and Families Social Work. Practice: Social Work in Action (Practice). 2015. Epub 2015 Aug 25. doi: 10.1080/09503153.2015.1074669
Cree V, Dean JS. Exploring Social Work Students’ Attitudes to Feminism: Opening up Conversations. Social Work Education. 2015;34(8):903-920. Epub 2015 Oct 27. doi: 10.1080/02615479.2015.1081884
Cree V. ‘Khaki fever’ during the First World War: A historical analysis of social work’s approach towards young women, sex and moral danger. The British Journal of Social Work. 2015;46(7):1839- 1854. Epub 2015 Nov 19. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcv103
Smith M, Cree V. Social Work and Pornography: Some Ethical Considerations. Ethics and Social Welfare. 2014 Nov;8(4):317-331. Epub 2014 Mar 3. doi: 10.1080/17496535.2014.889735
Hillen P, Cree VE, Jain S. Facilitating Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems: Reflections on Interviews with Service Users in Scotland. Practice: Social Work in Action (Practice). 2014 Oct 20;26(5):281-297. Epub 2014 Sept 25. doi: 10.1080/09503153.2014.958453
Phillips R, Cree V. What does the ‘Fourth Wave’ mean for teaching feminism in 21st century social work? Social Work Education. 2014 Oct;33(7):930-943. Epub 2014 Feb 21. doi: 10.1080/02615479.2014.885007
Cree VE, Clapton G, Smith M. The Presentation of Child Trafficking in the UK: An Old and New Moral Panic? . The British Journal of Social Work. 2014 Mar 1;44(2):418-433. Epub 2012 Aug 16. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcs120
Cree V. Stigma in Health and Social Work: Towards a New Paradigm. In Beddoe E, Maidment J, editors, Social Work Practice for Promoting Health and Wellbeing: Critical Issues. 1st ed. London: Routledge. 2014
Cree V, Clapton G, Smith M. Moral Panics, Jimmy Savile and Social Work: a 21st century morality tale. Discover Society. 2014 Jan.
Cree VE, Jain S, Hillen P. The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness in Social Work: A Case Study of an Evaluation of a Drug and Alcohol Referral Service in Scotland. The British Journal of Social Work. 2014;46(1):277-293. Epub 2014 Oct 29. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcu118
Cree VE, Macrae R, Smith M, Knowles N, O'halloran S, Sharp D et al. Critical reflection workshops and knowledge exchange: Findings from a Scottish project. Child & Family Social Work. 2014. Epub 2014 Sept 25. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12177
Cree V. ESRC Moral Panic Seminar Series Blog. 2014.
Cree V. What is the role of social work in 'moral panics'? 2013.
Cree V. New practices in empowerment. In Gray M, Webb S, editors, New Politics of Critical Social Work. Palgrave Macmillan. 2013
Clapton G, Cree V, Smith M. Moral Panics, Claims-Making and Child Protection in the UK. The British Journal of Social Work. 2013 Jun;43(4):803-812. Epub 2013 May 14. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bct061
Clapton G, Cree V, Smith M. Moral Panics and Social Work: Towards a Sceptical View of UK Child Protection. Critical Social Policy. 2013 May;33(2):197-217. Epub 2012 Sept 6. doi: 10.1177/0261018312457860
Cree V. The definition of social work is still up for grabs. 2013.
Cree V, (ed.). Becoming a Social Worker: Global Narratives. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2013. 228 p.
Cree VE. Stigma in health and social work: Towards a new paradigm. In Beddoe L, Maidment J, editors, Social Work Practice for Promoting Health and Wellbeing: Critical Issues. Taylor and Francis Inc. 2013. p. 76-85 doi: 10.4324/9780203112816
Cree VE. Introduction. In Cree VE, editor, Becoming a Social Worker: Global Narratives, Second Edition. Taylor and Francis Inc. 2013. p. 1-9 doi: 10.4324/9780203066874
Cree VE. Social work: A global profession. In Cree VE, editor, Becoming a Social Worker: Global Narratives, Second Edition. Taylor and Francis Inc. 2013. p. 212-217 doi: 10.4324/9780203066874
Cree V. Social Work: A Global Profession. In Cree VE, editor, Becoming a Social Worker: Global Narratives. 2nd ed. London: Routledge. 2013. p. 212-217
Cree V. Social Work and Society. In Davies M, editor, Blackwell Companion to Social Work. 4th ed. Wiley-Blackwell. 2013. p. 3-18
Cree V. Introduction. In Cree V, editor, Becoming a Social Worker: Global Narratives. 2nd ed. 2013. p. 1-9
Smith M, Gallagher M, Wosu H, Stewart J, Cree V, Hunter S et al. Engaging with Involuntary Service Users in Social Work: Findings from a Knowledge Exchange Project. The British Journal of Social Work. 2012 Dec;42(8):1460-1477. Epub 2011 Nov 9. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcr162
Cree V. The Jimmy Savile revelations are causing a classic moral panic. 2012.
Tett L, Hounsell J, Christie H, Cree VE, McCune V. Learning from Feedback? Mature Students' Experiences of Assessment in Higher Education. Research in Post-Compulsory Education. 2012 Jun 1;17(2):247-260. doi: 10.1080/13596748.2011.627174
Cree V, Jain S, Hillen P. Evaluation of Alcohol Referral Team and Drug Referral Team Services Final Report, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, 2012.
Cree V. ”I’d Like to Call You My Mother.”: Reflections on Supervising International PhD students in Social Work. Social Work Education . 2012;31(4):451-464. Epub 2011 Apr 1. doi: 10.1080/02615479.2011.562287
Rosemary Okoli. Children’s Work: Experiences of Street-vending Children and Young People in Enugu, Nigeria. The British Journal of Social Work. 2012;42(1):58-73. Epub 2011 May 19. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcr055
Smith M, Cree VE, Clapton G. Time to be heard: The Scottish Government and the construction of a myth of historical child abuse. Scottish Affairs. 2012;78(1):1-24. doi: 10.3366/scot.2012.0002
Cree V, Sidhva D. Children and HIV in Scotland: Findings from a Cross-Sector Needs Assessment of Children and Young People Infected and Affected by HIV in Scotland. The British Journal of Social Work. 2011 Dec 1;41(8):1586-1603. Epub 2011 Apr 5. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcr036
Michael Gallagher, Helen Wosu, J. Stewart, Scott Hunter, Smith M, Wilkinson H et al. Engaging with families in child protection: lessons from practitioner research in Scotland. Child Welfare: journal of the Child Welfare League of America. 2011;90(4):117-134.
Cree V. Introduction: Reading Social Work. In Cree VE, editor, Social Work: A Reader. 1 ed. London: Routledge. 2010. p. 1-8. (Student Social Work).
Cree VE, Myers S. Making a difference: Lessons from history. In Cree VE, editor, Social Work: A Reader. 1 ed. London: Routledge. 2010. p. 16-21. (Student Social Work).
Cree VE, (ed.). Social Work: A Reader. 1st ed. London: Routledge, 2010. 256 p. (Student Social Work). doi: 10.4324/9780203840894
Cree V. Sociology for Social Workers and Probation Officers. 2nd ed. Routledge, 2010. 235 p.
Cree VE. Sociology for Social Workers and Probation Officers. 2nd ed. Routledge, 2010. 256 p. (Student Social Work). doi: 10.4324/9780203846773
McCune V, Hounsell J, Christie H, Cree V, Tett L. Mature and younger students' reasons for making the transition from further education into higher education. Teaching in Higher Education. 2010;15(6):691- 702. Epub 2010 Oct 20. doi: 10.1080/13562517.2010.507303
Cree V, Perry R. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2009 Dec 1;28(8):809-810. doi: 10.1080/02615470903336442
Cree V, Perry R. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2009 Oct 1;28(7):689-690. doi: 10.1080/02615470903212015
Cree V, Christie H, Hounsell J, McCune V, Tett L. From Further Education to Higher Education: Social Work Students’ Experiences of Transition to an Ancient, Research-Led University. Social Work Education . 2009 Oct;28(8):887-901. doi: 10.1080/02615470902736741
Cree V, Perry R. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2009 Aug 1;28(5):459-460. doi: 10.1080/02615470903069134
Cree V, Perry R. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2009 Jun 1;28(4):333-335. doi: 10.1080/02615470902937653
Cree VE, Perry R. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2009 Jan 1;28(1):1-2. doi: 10.1080/02615470802525343
Cree V. The Changing Nature of Social Work. In Adams R, Dominelli L, Payne M, editors, Social Work. Themes Issues and Critical Debates. 3rd ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 2009. p. 20-29
Cree V, Sidhva D. ‘I Want to be Like the Others’: : A Cross-Sector Needs Assessment of Children Infected and Affected by HIV in Scotland. Waverly Care, 2009.
Cree V, Sidhva D. Children and HIV in Scotland’. In Seminar to launch research report. 2009
Cree VE, Wallace SJ. Risk and Protection: Working With Children and Families. In Adams R, Payne M, Dominelli L, editors, Practising Social Work in a Complex World. Palgrave Macmillan. 2009
Cree VE, Perry R. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2008 Nov 17;27(8):817-818. doi: 10.1080/02615470802553394
Cree VE, Perry R. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2008 Sept 18;27(7):693-694. doi: 10.1080/02615470802408433
Cree VE, Perry R. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2008 Sept 5;27(1):1-2. doi: 10.1080/02615470701770917
Cree VE, Perry R. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2008 Aug 1;27(5):457-458. doi: 10.1080/02615470802220838
Cree VE, Perry R. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2008 Jun 1;27(4):347-348. doi: 10.1080/02615470802031425
Cree V, Myers S. Social Work: Making a Difference. Policy Press, 2008.
Cree V, Perry R. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2008 Apr 1;27(3):227-228. doi: 10.1080/02615470802008464
Cree V, Myers S. Social work: Making a difference. Policy Press, 2008. 202 p.
Cree V. Review of Fish, J., "Heterosexism in Health and Social Care". Journal of Social Work. 2008;8(3):313. doi: 10.1177/14680173080080030602
Cree V. Review of Morrow, D.F. and Messinger, L. (eds) ‘Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression in Social Work Practice’. Journal of Social Work. 2008;8(1):104-105. doi: 10.1177/14680173080080010704
Hounsell J, Christie H, Cree V, McCune V, Tett L. ‘Talking and sharing: the role of peer support and retention in Higher Education’. Journal of Access, Policy and Practice. 2008;6(1):35-51.
Christie H, Cree V, Hounsell J, McCune V, Tett L. ‘A real rollercoaster of confidence and emotions': learning to be a university student. Studies in Higher Education. 2008;33(5):567-581. doi: 10.1080/03075070802373040
Cree V. ‘Confronting Sex-Trafficking: Lessons from History’. International Social Work. 2008;51(6):763-776.
Clapton G, Cree V, Allan M, Edwards R, Forbes R, Irwin M et al. Thinking 'Outside the Box': A New Approach to Integration of Learning for Practice. Social Work Education. 2008;27(3):334-340. doi: 10.1080/02615470701379826
Cree V. ‘It’s Good to Go for a Test’: Report of the Evaluation of Waverley Care’s HIV Testing Campaign in Glasgow. Edinburgh: Waverly Care: University of Edinburgh, 2008.
Cree V, Perry RW. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2007 Jan 1;26(5):431-432. doi: 10.1080/02615470701377598
Cree V, Perry RW. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2007 Jan 1;26(3):215-216. doi: 10.1080/02615470701251777
Cree V, Perry RW. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2007 Jan 1;26(8):747-748. doi: 10.1080/02615470701633651
Cree V, Perry RW. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2007 Jan 1;26(1):1-2. doi: 10.1080/02615470601049214
Cree VE, Perry RW. Editorial. Social Work Education . 2007 Jan 1;26(4):327-328. doi: 10.1080/02615470701276501
Cree V, Gallagher M. Evaluation of Sunflower Garden Project: Final Report and Research Summary. Church of Scotland Crossreach, 2007.
Cree V. Janet Lusk. In Pipes R, Ewan EL, Innes S, Reynolds S, editors, The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 2007
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