Dr Gavin Heron
Lecturer
Social Work
Personal statement
Personal statement
Has expertise in:
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teaching and learning
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student assessment and feedback practices
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equality and discrimination
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Publications
- Intervention methods in secure care : what is going on for society's most vulnerable children?
- Heron Gavin, Gibson Ross
- Social Sciences Vol 14 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14090523
- The role of deliberation in correcting and validating intuition : a holy grail for childcare professionals or a false dawn?
- Heron Gavin, Black Kate
- British Journal of Social Work Vol 55, pp. 243-260 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcae137
- The role of uncertainty in professionals' thinking about children who harm other people
- Heron Gavin, Black Kate
- British Journal of Social Work Vol 53, pp. 2922-2939 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcad056
- Reconceptualizing protective factors in response to risk with vulnerable children
- Heron Gavin, Lightowler Claire
- Journal of Social Work Vol 23, pp. 205–220 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221142761
- Breaking into secure : Introducing philosophical discussions to young people in secure accommodation
- Cassidy Claire, Heron Gavin
- Journal of Social Work Vol 20, pp. 287-306 (2020)
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017318815399
- Examining professionals' critical thinking about children who pose a serious threat to others
- Heron Gavin, Lightowler Claire
- British Journal of Social Work Vol 50, pp. 598-615 (2020)
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaa002
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Research Interests
My research interests focus on social work education. This includes students’ ability to convey critical thinking in their written work, the way race issues are understood by students, use of assessment tools and the effective delivery of feedback.
Professional Activities
- What do I Not Know? AI, Risk and Probation
- Participant
- 12/3/2025
- Justice Leaders Workshop: AI and Risk Decision-Making
- Organiser
- 1/11/2024
- Working with Uncertainty - Applying the Learning
- Organiser
- 25/6/2024
- Working with Uncertainty: Training in ChatGPT
- Organiser
- 18/6/2024
- Working with Uncertainty
- Organiser
- 3/6/2024
- International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children
- Participant
- 27/6/2017
Projects
- Digital Storytelling, Accomodated Children and Children's Hearings
- Heron, Gavin (Principal Investigator) Steckley, Laura (Co-investigator)
- 27-Jan-2015 - 25-Jan-2015
- Exploring the influence of feedback on student social workers' understanding of child care and protection
- Heron, Gavin (Principal Investigator) Duncalf, Zachari (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2011 - 31-Jan-2013