Professor Ray Jones

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Jones, Ray (2024) Social work across the decades : the birth of the adults’/children’s divide. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2024) Social work across the decades : the Maria Colwell inquiry. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2024) Recalling the impact and value of Sure Start should be seen as a resource. Children & Young People,

Jones, Ray (2023) Seven lessons for practitioners from the review of children’s social care in Northern Ireland. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2023) Perhaps it is time we started banging those saucepans again. View(63), p. 24.

Jones, Ray [Reviewer] (2022) Book Review of: 'Children’s charities in crisis : early intervention and the state' by Alison Body. The British Journal of Social Work, 52(5), pp. 3054-3056. ISSN (print) 0045-3102

Hood, Rick, Goldacre, Allie, Abbott, Simon and Jones, Ray (2022) Patterns of demand and provision in English adult social care services. The British Journal of Social Work, bcac011. ISSN (print) 0045-3102 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Jones, Ray (2020) Book Review of: 'Strengths-based child protection : firm, fair and friendly' by Carolyn Oliver. The British Journal of Social Work, 50(6), pp. 1932-1934. ISSN (print) 0045-3102

Jones, Ray (2020) How social work's '50th birthday' illustrates importance of practitioners shaping the profession. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2020) Review of "De-Professionalism and Austerity : Challenges for the Public Sector". The British Journal of Social Work, bcaa101. ISSN (print) 1468-263X

Jones, Ray (2020) Half-century is an opportunity to hail social work's role in society's changes. The Guardian Social life blog,

Jones, Ray (2020) 1970-2020 : a fifty year history the personal social services and social work in England and across the United Kingdom. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 21(3), ISSN (print) 0953-5225 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Jones, Ray (2020) A timely and powerful call for evidence-informed practice. Book Review of: 'What works now? Evidence-informed policy and practice' by Annette Boaz, Huw Davies, Alec Fraser & Sandra Nutley. Professional Social Work, June, p. 32. ISSN (print) 1352-3112

Jones, Ray (2020) Claims of 'revolution' grossly exaggerated. Professional Social Work, DecJan, pp. 32-33. ISSN (print) 1352-3112

Jones, Ray (2020) The welfare state is being unwound as services are wrenched from communities. Guardian Society,

Jones, Ray (2020) Four key ingredients of shared services. Children & Young People Now, p. 32. ISSN (print) 1755-8093

Jones, Ray (2019) Act heralded end of generic social work. Children & Young People Now, p. 28. ISSN (print) 1755-8093

Jones, Ray (2019) Outsourcing children's services isn't just wrong – it's a waste of money. Guardian Society,

Jones, Ray (2019) Council partnerships offer a different way forward for struggling children's services. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2019) Boarding schools are likely to be overwhelming for most children in care. Children & Young People Now, p. 11. ISSN (print) 1755-8093

Jones, Ray (2018) How to turn a children’s social services crisis into a catastrophe. Policy Press Blog,

Jones, Ray (2018) Private firms are making big money out of children's social services. Guardian Society,

Jones, Ray (2018) In whose profit? Professional Social Work, Nov, pp. 19-20. ISSN (print) 1352-3112

Jones, Ray (2018) Newly qualified social workers should be respected, not undermined. Guardian Society,

Jones, Ray (2018) The name, blame and shame game. Professional Social Work, April, p. 29. ISSN (print) 1352-3112

Jones, Ray (2018) The UK child protection system is laudable. Why risk it with reform? Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2017) Now is not the time for Rome and fiddles or ostriches and sand – or children’s trusts. LGC : Local Government Chronicle,

Jones, Ray (2017) This targeting of social workers and managers echoes the reaction to Baby P. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2017) More children than ever need our help. But they are being ignored. Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2017) The denial of austerity's impact on social services is truly shocking. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2017) How Baby P case is shaping today's challenges in children's services. Children & Young People Now, pp. 10-11. ISSN (print) 1755-8093

Jones, Ray (2017) ‘Baby P’ 10 years on and the devastation of child protection. Policy Press Blog,

Jones, Ray (2017) Social work education is in crisis - we must act urgently. Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray [Reviewer] (2017) Book Review of: 'All our welfare: towards participatory social policy' by Peter Beresford. Critical Social Policy, 37(2), pp. 318-320. ISSN (print) 0261-0183

Jones, Ray (2017) Reclaiming social work with adults. Professional Social Work, May, pp. 17-18. ISSN (print) 1352-3112

Jones, Ray (2017) Politicians are stealthily trying to take control of social work. Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2017) How to avoid freefall in children's services. LGC : Local Government Chronicle,

Jones, Ray (2017) The handling of the Children and Social Work Bill has been shambolic. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2016) Justine Greening should withdraw the disastrous children and social work bill. Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2016) The NAO's analysis of child protection misses the bigger picture. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2016) Outsourcing children's services is not a quick fix. Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2016) Munby is right - the care system is facing a crisis. Here's why... Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2016) Giving power over social work to a cuts-obsessed government is a mistake. Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2016) Six reasons to rethink moves to strip councils of children's services. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2016) I'm wary of Le Grand's brave new world of 'turmoil'. Professional Social Work, Sep, p. 11. ISSN (print) 1352-3112

Hood, Rick, Grant, Robert, Jones, Ray and Goldacre, Allie (2016) A study of performance indicators and Ofsted ratings in English child protection services. Children and Youth Services Review, 67, pp. 50-56. ISSN (print) 0190-7409

Jones, Ray (2016) We must fight this shock therapy approach to social work reform. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2016) Why plans for government control of social work are dangerous. Community Care,

Hood, Rick, Goldacre, Allie, Grant, Robert and Jones, Ray (2016) Exploring demand and provision in English child protection services. British Journal of Social Work, 46(4), pp. 923-941. ISSN (print) 0045-3102

Jones, Ray (2016) The government’s new legislation will strip social workers of our independence. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2016) The conundrum of neglect. Professional Social Work, April, pp. 22-23. ISSN (print) 1352-3112

Jones, Ray (2016) Children's social services also face forced 'academisation'. Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2016) Ray Jones on the academisation of children’s social work. WillisPalmer News,

Jones, Ray (2016) Damning inspections will continue to lead to a continuing demand for locum workers. Locum Today,

Jones, Ray (2015) Child protection cases have rocketed – Cameron's only answer is privatisation. Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2015) Is ‘thought abuse’ about to become the fifth category of child abuse? Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2015) The end game: The marketisation and privatisation of children's social work and child protection. Critical Social Policy, 35(4), pp. 447-469. ISSN (print) 0261-0183

Jones, Ray (2015) Cameron has child protection in his sights. Social workers should be worried. Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2015) Hedge funds have no place in children's services. Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2015) Social work needs a strong independent voice at this time of rapid change. Locum Today,

Jones, Ray (2015) In a time of adversity and austerity, social work has come of age. Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2015) Out of the ashes of the College of Social Work. The Social Workers Assembly Blog,

Jones, Ray (2015) If ever there was a time when social workers must be vigilant, it is now. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2015) Health and social care integration needs e-intelligence amongst the frenzy of change. Good Governance Institute Blog,

Jones, Ray (2015) If ever there was a time to celebrate the commitment of social workers, it is now. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2015) A dark day for social work. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2015) Tory times. Professional Social Work, June, pp. 18-19. ISSN (print) 1352-3112

Jones, Ray (2015) Ofsted doesn’t recognise the practice chaos and professional carnage it leaves in its wake. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2015) Opening children’s social work up to the market place will not generate stability or continuity. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2015) Social work education is being shaped and changed by those with little understanding of social work. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2015) I’ve seen the reclaiming social work model cause service implosion. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2015) Wounded Ofsted is inadequate to inspect child sexual exploitation policies. Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2015) The stealth privatisation of children’s services. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2015) The marketisation and privatisation of children’s social work and child protection : integration or fragmentation? Journal of Integrated Care, 23(6), pp. 364-375. ISSN (print) 1476-9018

Jones, Ray (2014) U-turn on children's services privatisation hides underlying problems. Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2014) The mantra will be that publicly run children's services are failing and here comes the private sector cavalry. Community Care,

Jones, Ray (2014) How can inadequate child protection services be improved? Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2014) What are the causes of inadequate child protection services? Guardian Professional Social Care Network,

Jones, Ray (2014) The best of times, the worst of times: social work and its moment. British Journal of Social Work, 44(3), pp. 485-502. ISSN (print) 0045-3102

Norrie, Caroline, Weinstein, Jenny, Jones, Ray, Hood, Rick and Bhanbro, Sadiq (2014) Early experiences in extending personal budgets in one local authority. Working with Older People, 18(4), pp. 176-185. ISSN (print) 1366-3666

Jones, Ray (2013) How to privatise child protection in six easy stages. The Guardian : Second thoughts,

Jones, Ray, Bhanbhro, Sadiq M, Grant, Robert and Hood, Rick (2013) The definition and deployment of differential core professional competencies and characteristics in multiprofessional health and social care teams. Health & Social Care In The Community, 21(1), pp. 47-58. ISSN (print) 0966-0410

Jones, Ray (2012) Book Review of: 'Commissioning for health and well-being: an introduction' by Jon Glasby (ed.). British Journal of Social Work, 42(4), pp. 794-796. ISSN (print) 0045-3102

Jones, Ray (2012) Charting our own course. Professional Social Work, April, pp. 24-25. ISSN (print) 1352-3112

Jones, Ray, Mackenzie, Ann, Greenwood, Nan, Atkins, Christine and Habibi, Ruth (2012) General practitioners, primary care and support for carers in England: can training make a difference? Health & Social Care In The Community, 20(2), pp. 128-136. ISSN (print) 0966-0410

Jones, Ray (2012) Social work and the three Rs. Social Work Matters, pp. 20-21.

Jones, Ray (2012) Child protection, social work and the media: doing as well as being done to. Research, Policy and Planning, 29(2), pp. 83-94. ISSN (print) 0264-519X

Jones, Ray (2012) The leadership journey. The International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, 8(2), pp. 77-82. ISSN (print) 1754-8187

Jones, Ray (2011) Successful fostering needs support. Society Guardian, p. 9.

Jones, Ray (2011) Book review of: 'Social care management, strategy and business planning' by Hafford-Letchfield, T. Health and Social Care in the Community, 19(3), p. 336. ISSN (print) 0966-0410

Jones, Ray (2011) History and hindrance: the impact of change and churn on integrating health and social care. Research, Policy and Planning, 28(3), pp. 199-206. ISSN (print) 0264-519X

Greenwood, Nan, Mackenzie, Ann, Habibi, Ruth, Atkins, Christine and Jones, Ray (2010) General practitioners and carers: a questionnaire survey of attitudes, awareness of issues, barriers and enablers to provision of services. BMC Family Practice, 11(100), ISSN (online) 1471-2296

Jones, Ray (2010) A 'liberated' NHS: intentions, impact and implications for local government. Journal of Integrated Care, 18(6), pp. 35-40. ISSN (print) 1476-9018

Jones, Ray (2010) Book Review of: leadership in social care by Zoe van Zwanenberg (ed.). The British Journal of Social Work, 40(6), pp. 2014-2015. ISSN (print) 0045-3102

Jones, Ray (2010) Managing at a distance in social work and social care. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 14(1), pp. 59-75. ISSN (print) 0953-5225

Jones, Ray (2010) Anticipating and capitalising on change: the General Election and health and social care partnerships. Journal of Integrated Care, 18(1), pp. 20-26. ISSN (print) 1476-9018

Jones, Ray (2009) Children's acts 1948-2008: the drivers for legislative change in England over 60 years. Journal of Children's Services, 4(4), pp. 39-52. ISSN (print) 1746-6660

Jones, Ray (2008) Self-directed support: watching out for the pitfalls. Journal of Integrated Care, 16(1), pp. 44-47. ISSN (print) 1476-9018

Jones, Ray (2007) A journey through the years: ageing and social care. Ageing horizons, 6, pp. 42-51. ISSN (print) 1746-1073

Jones, Ray (2005) A sea change in the teacup! Journal of Integrated Care, 13(4), pp. 2-5. ISSN (print) 1476-9018

Jones, Ray (2004) Bringing health and social care together for older people: Wiltshire's journey from independence to interdependence to integration. Journal of Integrated Care, 12(1), pp. 27-32. ISSN (print) 1476-9018

Evans, Claire and Jones, Ray (2004) Engagement and empowerment, research and relevance: comments on user controlled research. Research Policy and Planning, 22(2), pp. 5-13. ISSN (print) 0264-519X

Jones, Ray (2003) Delayering decisions. ADSS Inform, 12(2), pp. 24-26.

Jones, Ray, Keep, John and Wates, Michelle (2003) Disabled Parents: The Social Context of Impairment. ADSS Inform, 12(1), pp. 16-17.

Jones, Ray (2000) A question of trust: creating care trusts. Health Service Journal, pp. 28-29. ISSN (print) 0952-2271

Jones, Ray and Welch, Bob (2000) A two way process. Community Care, pp. 26-27.

Jones, Ray (1998) Seize the Day. Community Care, pp. 18-19. ISSN (print) 0307-5508

Jones, Ray (1997) Bringing it all back together : integrating health and social care. Primary Care, 10(7), pp. 7-8.

Jones, Ray (1996) Decision making in child protection. The British Journal of Social Work, 26(4), pp. 509-522. ISSN (print) 0045-3102

Jones, Ray (1996) A pathway through the disabilities maze. ADSS News, 5(5), p. 12.

Jones, Ray (1995) Spanning the divide: joint commissioning health and social services. Community Care Management and Planning, 3(4), pp. 112-122. ISSN (print) 1476-9018

Jones, Ray (1983) Living and working on the patch. Community Development Journal, 18(1), pp. 10-19. ISSN (print) 0010-3802

Jones, Ray (1981) Adolescents in care and their social workers: a research note. The British Journal of Social Work, 11(1), pp. 217-222. ISSN (print) 0045-3102

Jones, Ray (1981) Intermediate treatment: research and social policy. Journal of Adolescence, 4(4), pp. 339-352. ISSN (print) 0140-1971

Jones, Ray (1980) The preventative and the penal: a comment on two models of intermediate treatment. Journal of Adolescence, 3(4), pp. 307-320. ISSN (print) 0140-1971

Jones, Ray (1978) Intermediate treatment and adolescents' perceptions of social workers. British Journal of Social Work, 8(4), pp. 425-438. ISSN (print) 0045-3102

Book

Jones, Ray and Pritchard, Colin, eds. (2022) Social work with adolescents. Abingdon : Routledge. 262p. (Routledge library editions : the adolescent, 8) ISBN 9781032378190

Jones, Ray (2020) A history of the personal social services in England : feast, famine and the future. Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan. 494p. ISBN 9783030461232

Jones, Ray (2019) In whose interest? The privatisation of child protection and social work. Bristol, U.K. : Policy Press. 320p. ISBN 9781447351283

Jones, Ray (2017) The story of Baby P : setting the record straight. Rev. ed. Bristol, U.K. : Policy Press. 384p. ISBN 9781447316220

Davies, Keith and Jones, Ray, eds. (2016) Skills for social work practice. London, U.K. : Palgrave. 229p. ISBN 9781137390264

Jones, Ray (2014) The story of Baby P: setting the record straight. Bristol, U.K. : Policy Press. 339p. ISBN 9781447316220

Jones, Ray (1987) Like distant relatives: adolescents' perceptions of social work and social workers. Hants, U.K. : Gower. 304p. ISBN 9780566053238

Jones, Ray and Pritchard, Colin, eds. (1980) Social work with adolescents. London, U.K. : Routledge and Kegan Paul. 249p. (Library of Social Work) ISBN 0710006330

Jones, Ray (1979) Fun and Therapy: Consumer and Social Worker Perceptions of Intermediate Treatment (IT papers). National Youth Bureau. 44p. ISBN 9780861550142

Jones, Ray and Kerslake, Andrew (1979) Intermediate Treatment and Social Work. Heinemann. 122p. ISBN 9780435824839

Book Section

Jones, Ray (2024) From relationships and community to risk and compliance : reflections on fifty years of protecting children. In: Clawson, Rachael , Warwick, Lisa and Fyson, Rachel, (eds.) The child protection handbook. 4th ed. Amsterdam, The Netherlands : Elsevier. pp. 3-13. ISBN 9780702079771

Jones, Ray (2021) Disaster capitalism and those who benefit. In: Watters, Dominic and Naqvi, Shahid, (eds.) Social distance in social work : covid capsule one. Social Distance Writers. pp. 11-16. ISBN 9798517317438

Jones, Ray (2020) The impact and scandal and inquiries on social work and the personal social services. In: Bamford, Terry and Bilton, Keith, (eds.) Social work : past, present and future. Bristol, U.K. : Policy Press. pp. 191-212. ISBN 9781447356530

Jones, Ray (2017) The improvement journey. In: iMPOWER, (ed.) Shining a light : inaugural children's services essay collection. iMPOWER. pp. 10-11.

Jones, Ray (2016) Writing skills for social workers. In: Davies, Keith and Jones, Ray, (eds.) Skills for social work practice. London, U.K. : Palgrave. pp. 23-39. ISBN 9781137390264

Jones, Ray, Matczak, Anna, Davis, Keith and Byford, Ian (2015) 'Troubled families': a team around the family. In: Davies, Keith, (ed.) Social work with troubled families: a critical introduction. London, U.K. : Jessica Kingsley. pp. 124-158. ISBN 9781849055499

Jones, Ray (2014) Child protection: 40 years of learning but where next? In: Blyth, Maggie, (ed.) Moving on from Munro: improving children's services. Bristol, U.K. : Policy Press. pp. 27-55. ISBN 9781447315667

Jones, Ray (2013) Managing at a distance in social work and social care. In: Hafford-Letchfield, Trish and Lawler, John, (eds.) Perspectives on management and leadership in social work. London, U.K. : Whiting & Birch. pp. 84-104. ISBN 9781861770882

Jones, Ray (2013) Working with the media. In: Parker, Jonathan and Doel, Mark, (eds.) Professional social work. London, U.K. : Learning Matters. pp. 171-187. ISBN 9781446260135

Evans, Clare and Jones, Ray (2012) Changing patterns of service user involvement, 1990-2010. In: Barnes, Marian and Cotterell, Phil, (eds.) Critical Perspectives on User Involvement. Bristol, U.K. : The Policy Press. pp. 89-99. ISBN 9781847427502

Jones, Ray (2010) Protecting children: looking forward. In: Waterman, Chris, (ed.) Take heed Mr Gove. Prestwood, U.K. : Inklink Ltd. pp. 29-33. ISBN 9780956670915

Jones, Ray (2008) Social work and management. In: Barnard, Adam , Horner, Nigel and Wild, Jim, (eds.) The value base of social work and social care: an active learning handbook. Hardcover. Maidenhead, UK : Open University Press. pp. 145-164. ISBN 9780335222155

Evans, Clare and Jones, Ray (2005) Really making it happen in Wiltshire: the experience of service users evaluating social care. In: Lowes, Lesley and Hulatt, Ian, (eds.) Involving service users in health and social care research. Abingdon, U.K. : Routledge. pp. 132-139. ISBN 0415346479

Jones, Ray (1997) Realising the potential. In: Iles, Valerie and Meads, Geoff, (eds.) Health and Social Services in Primary Care: An Effective Combination? London, U.K. : Financial Times Health Care. pp. 9-13. ISBN 044305911x

Jones, Ray (1996) Swimming together: the tidal change for statutory agencies and the voluntary sector. In: Hanvey, Chris and Philpott, Terry, (eds.) Sweet charity: the role and workings of voluntary organisations. London, U.K. : Routledge. pp. 39-57. ISBN 0415138000

Jones, Ray (1995) Disability, discrmination and local authority social services 1: the social services context. In: Zarb, Gerry, (ed.) Removing disabling barriers. London, U.K. : Policy Studies Institute. pp. 108-115. ISBN 9780853746676

Jones, Ray (1983) Justice, social work and statutory supervision. In: Morris, Allison and Filler, Henri, (eds.) Providing criminal justice for children. London, U.K. : Edward Arnold. pp. 89-108. ISBN 9780713163971

Monograph

Jones, Ray (2023) The Northern Ireland review of children’s social care report. (Project Report) Belfast, U.K. : Department of Finance. 288 p. ISBN 9781912313730

Rawlings, Anne, Paliokosta, Paty, Maisey, Daryl, Johnson, Jessica, Capstick, Jenny and Jones, Ray (2014) Study to investigate the barriers to learning from Serious Case Reviews (SCRs) and identify ways of overcoming these barriers. (Project Report) Manchester, U.K. : Department for Education. 112 p. ISBN 9781781053980

Weinstein, Jenny, Ellison, Sarah, Hood, Rick and Jones, Ray (2012) Evaluating the experience of older people and people with mental health issues of being assessed for and receiving a personal budget in Wandsworth. (Project Report) London, U.K. : Wandsworth Local Involvement Network. 59 p.

Jones, Ray, Mackenzie, Ann, Greenwood, Nan, Atkins, Christine and Habibi, Ruth (2010) Evaluation of the pilot GP training programme on carers. (Project Report) London : Kingston University and St. George's, University of London. 66 p. (Unpublished)

Jones, Ray (1982) From resident to community worker: A longitudinal case study of an indigenous neighbourhood worker. (Project Report) Norwich, U.K. : University of East Anglia in association with Social Work Today. 66 p. (Social Work Monographs, no. 10)

Sound Recording

Sen, Robin [Interviewer], Kerr, Christian [Interviewer] and Jones, Ray [Interviewee] (2023) Future of Children’s Care Podcast Special - Ray Jones. (Podcast, interview). (57:02) (Future of Children’s Care)

Niven, David [Interviewer] and Jones, Ray [Interviewee] (2023) Thoughts On The Social World. (Podcast, interview). (28:51) (Social World Podcast, no. 145)

McClenaghan, Andy [Host], Jones, Ray [Interviewee], Dowell, Josephine [Interviewee] and Ewart, Carolyn [Interviewee] (2023) A Ray of Light? (Podcast, interview). (01:00:54) (Let's Talk Social Work)

Ohdedar, Donna [Interviewer] and Jones, Ray [Interviewee] (2022) What Happens After a High Profile Tragedy & Why it Matters with Ray Jones. (Podcast, interview). (40:36) (The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast)

Vale, Dan [Interviewer], Zonouzi, Maryam [Interviewer], Vernon, Jo [Interviewer], Udaya Kumar, Vishal [Interviewer] and Jones, Ray [Interviewee] (2022) Series 2, episode 5 : our hosts talk with Prof Ray Jones about evidence based practice and its shortcomings. (Podcast, interview). (47:17) (How Does the Social Work?)

Plant, Sharla [Interviewer] and Jones, Ray [Interviewee] (2020) Ray Jones on the Achievements and Challenges of Social Work in the UK. (Podcast, interview). Palgrave Macmillan. (20:23) (Social Science Matters)