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Lynn Kelly

Lynn Kelly
Lynn Kelly

Biography

Lynn Kelly is a social worker and has worked in this country and in Australia. Lynn has been responsible for managing a wide range of multidisciplinary teams and is interested in supervising and mentoring professionals working in the complex area of child protection. Lynn has worked mainly in the area of child protection but has also managed a large therapeutic service for convicted sex offenders. Lynn first joined the University in 2004 and has been Programme Director for Child Care and Protection since 2008. Lynn is now also Programme Director for Adult Care and Protection, MSc Applied Professional Studies and the Post Graduate Diploma in Policing Studies.

Lynn is also working to complete her doctorate and is researching the area of how the media represent sex offenders and pedagogical approaches to post qualifying education. Lynn is married with one child and two grandchildren who continue to teach her lots about unconditional love and children's resilience. Lynn is a member of a local drama group the works therapeutically with children and has been appointed to the Registration and Conduct Committee of the Scottish Social Services Council. Lynn has also become a member of the School Academic and Quality Assurance Committee.

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Journal Papers
Kelly, L. & Jackson, S., 2011 Kelly, L. & Jackson, S. (2011). Fit for purpose? Post qualifying social work education in child protection in Scotland. Journal of Social Work Education, 30(5), pp480-496.
McCulloch, T. & Kelly, L., 2007 McCulloch, T. & Kelly, L. (2007). Working with sex offenders in context: Which way forward?. Probation Journal, 54(1), 7-21.
Conference Presentations
Levy, S. & Kelly, L., 2012 Levy, S. & Kelly, L. (2012), ‘Programme Review as a Catalyst for Reconceptualising the Permeability of Socio-Spatial Inter-Professional Boundaries. In: Proceedings of the Professional Practice, Education and Learning International Conference, May 9-11, University of Stirling.
Kelly, L. & Scott, K., 2012 Kelly, L. & Scott, K. (2012), ‘Re-conceptualising Scottish Police Professional Development: New Challenges for the 21st Century. In Proceedings of the Professional Practice, Education and Learning International Conference, May 9-11, 2012, (ProPel), University of Stirling
Kelly, L., 2011 Kelly, L. (2011), ‘Child Protection Education in Scotland. In: Proceedings of the European Association for Practitioner Research on improving learning in eucation and professional practice, November 22-25, University of Lisbohn.
Kelly, L. , 2010 Kelly, L. (2009), ‘Child Care and Protection - Beginning to theorise post qualifying professional education, presented to the School of Education, Social Work and Community Education Research Seminar, November 16th, University of Dundee
Kelly, L , 2009 Kelly, L (2009), ‘Child Protection Employability’, presented to the College of Arts and Social Science Conference, June, University of Dundee.
Kelly, L. , 1996 Kelly, L. (1996) “Keeping Scotland Safe: Working with Sex Offenders”. Keynote address presented to the Association of Directors of Social Work Conference
Professional Publications
Kelly, L., 2005 Kelly, L. (2005). Partnership and Inter-Professional Collaboration, University of Dundee, Faculty of Social Work and Education, 2005.
Kelly, L. & Campbell, S., 2005 Kelly, L. & Campbell, S. (2005). Working Together for Children & Families. University of Dundee, Faculty of Social Work and Education.
Kelly, L., Walker, L., Loydd, S. , 1999 Kelly, L., Walker, L., Loydd, S. (1999). ‘Evaluation of the Family Group Conference’. Barnardos, Scotland