Lorna Montgomery

Research output

Research output per year 2014 2017 2019 2022 2023

• 22 Article
• 15 Commissioned report
• 6 Scholarly edition
• 6 Paper
• 14 More
  • 3 Other report
  • 3 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
  • 3 Abstract
  • 2 Chapter
  • 1 Poster
  • 1 Review article
  • 1 Other contribution

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  Assessment tools used in adult safeguarding practice within the UK and Ireland: results from a small-scale qualitative study

  Doyle, L., Montgomery, L., Donnelly, S., MacKay, K. & Penhale, B., 13 Feb 2023, (Early online date) In: Journal of Adult Protection.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ireland 100%
  • social work 16%
  • evidence 13%
  • telephone interview 12%
  • professional experience 12%

• Engaging client families in assessment and managing risks

  Montgomery, L., MacDonald, M. & Walakira, E. J., 21 Feb 2023, (Accepted) The SAGE Handbook of Decision Making, Assessment and Risk in Social Work. Taylor, B. (ed.). SAGE

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

• Evaluating the Experiences of Social Work Graduates Over Time: Findings from an Exit Survey of Final Year Students

  Hayes, D., Roulston, A., Ross, J., Montgomery, L., Mackle, D., MacDermott, D., McFadden, P. & Boyle, S., 08 Mar 2023.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • social work 100%
  • graduate 81%
  • time 44%
  • experience 40%
  • student 31%
• 2022

  Elder abuse

  Montgomery, L. & Carney, G. M., 01 Apr 2022, Critical gerontology for social workers. Torres, S. & Donnelly, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Bristol: Policy Press, p. 130-145 16 p. (Research in Social Work).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

  • abuse 100%
  • WHO 17%
  • Lithuania 10%
  • research policy 9%
  • Portugal 9%

• Evaluating the Experiences of Social Work Graduates Over Time: Findings from an Exit Survey of Final Year Students

  Hayes, D., Roulston, A., Ross, J., Montgomery, L., MacDermott, D., Paula, M. & Boyle, S., 22 Dec 2022, (Accepted).

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • social work 100%
  • graduate 81%
  • health care 57%
  • time 44%
  • experience 40%

• Evaluating the Motivation, Wellbeing, Resilience and Employment Preferences of Social Work Graduates Over Time: Time 1 Report

  Roulston, A., Hayes, D., Ross, J., Montgomery, L., MacDermott, D., Paula, M. & Boyle, S., 29 Sep 2022, 32 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  • social work 90%
  • graduate 74%
  • time 40%
  • health care 29%
  • profession 22%

• Exploring the Experience of Grandparental Childcare in a Chinese City: A Qualitative Study

  Ling, J., Pinkerton, J. (ed.) & Montgomery, L. (ed.), 09 Jun 2022.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

• Freely available virtual reality experiences as tools to support mental health therapy: a systematic scoping review and consensus based interdisciplinary analysis

  Best, P., Meireles, M., Schroeder, F., Montgomery, L., Maddock, A., Davidson, G., Galway, K., Trainor, D., Campbell, A. & Van Daele, T., 01 Mar 2022, In: Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science. 7, 1, p. 100-114 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Virtual Reality 82%
  • virtual reality 65%
  • Consensus 64%
  • Virtual reality 59%
  • Systematic Reviews 50%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  167 Downloads (Pure)

• Getting our voices heard in research: a review of peer researcher’s roles and experiences on a qualitative study of adult safeguarding policy

  Montgomery, L., Kelly, B., Campbell, U., Davidson, G., Gibson, L., Hughes, L., Menham, J., McKendry, L., Newton, L-A., Parkinson, A., Redmond, E., Turnbull, J., Webb, P. & Wood, L., 28 Nov 2022, In: BMC Research Involvement and Engagement. 8, 1, p. 64 12 p., 64.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Research Peer Review 100%
  • Research Personnel 37%
  • Learning Disabilities 26%
  • coproduction 18%
  • Organizations 18%
  8 Downloads (Pure)

• Peer researchers’ experiences of a co-produced research project on supported decision-making

  Webb, P., Falls, D., Keenan, F., Norris, B., Owens, A., Davidson, G., Edge, R., Kelly, B., McLaughlin, A., Montgomery, L., Mulvenna, C. & Irvine, R. S., 07 Dec 2022, In: Research Involvement and Engagement. 8, 10 p., 70.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Decision Making 100%
  • research project 89%
  • Research Personnel 84%
  • decision making 76%
  • Disabled Persons 45%
  7 Downloads (Pure)

• Reduced inequalities

  Campbell, A. & Montgomery, L., 23 Sep 2022, Measuring up 2.0: How the UK is performing on the sustainable development goals. Ranft, A., O’Keeffe, C., Auckland, E., Sharpe, E., Venables, L. & Girma, P. (eds.). Global Compact Network UK, p. 68-73 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  Open Access

  File

  • inclusion 100%
  • sex discrimination 97%
  • economics 62%
  • Religion 57%
  • ethnicity 55%
  3 Downloads (Pure)

• Social work students on the island of Ireland: a cross-sectional survey

  McCartan, C., Byrne, J., Campbell, J., Coogan, D., Davidson, G., Hayes, D., Kirwan, G., MacDonald, M., McCaughren, S., McFadden, P., McGregor, C., Montgomery, L., Pentaraki, M., Roddy, S., Roulston, A., Shore, C. & Wilson, E., 01 Mar 2022, In: Social Work Education: the international journal. 41, 2, p. 228-247 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Ireland 100%
  • social work 83%
  • student 26%
  • curriculum development 21%
  • education 19%
  324 Downloads (Pure)

• The needs, challenges, and burden experienced by informal caregivers in Uganda: a scoping review

  Komuhangi, A., Jenkins, C., Nakaggwa, F., Agaba, P., Githinji, F., Ewuzie, A., Apio, J., Kawooya Namwanje, A., Santin, O., MacDonald, M., McShane, C. M., Misinde, C., Montgomery, L. & Clarke Nanyonga, R., 10 Jan 2022, In: Discover Social Science and Health. 2, 1.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • caregiver 82%
  • caregiving 39%
  • psychological care 29%
  • role conception 27%
  • communicable disease 26%
  73 Downloads (Pure)

• ‘Getting involved in Research’: A co-created, co-delivered and co-analysed course for those with lived experience of health and social care services

  Blair, C., Best, P., Burns, P., Campbell, A., Davidson, G., Duffy, J., Johnston, A., Kelly, B., Killick, C., Mac Dermott, D., Maddock, A., McCartan, C., McFadden, P., McGlade, A., Montgomery, L., Patton, S., Schubotz, D., Taylor, B., Templeton, F., Webb, P. & 2 others, White, C. & Yap, J., 16 May 2022, In: BMC Research Involvement and Engagement. 8, 20, 20.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Social Work 100%
  • health care 62%
  • Delivery of Health Care 53%
  • experience 27%
  • confidence 10%
  91 Downloads (Pure)
• 2021

  Challenges and opportunities for social work education on the island of Ireland in contemporary society: A cross-sectional study

  Shore, C., Campbell, J., Davidson, G., Hayes, D., Coogan, D., Roulston, A., Roddy, S., McFadden, P., Pentaraki, M., McCartan, C., MacDonald, M., Kirwan, G., McCaughren, S., Montgomery, L., Byrne, J., Wilson, E. & McGregor, C., 06 May 2021.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Differing Knowledges: Comparing the contribution of drama students and service users in role plays preparing social work students for practice

  Duffy, J., Montgomery, L., Murphy, P., Davidson, G. & Bunting, L., 2021, In: Social Work Education.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • drama 100%
  • role play 98%
  • social work 74%
  • student 23%
  • experiential knowledge 21%
  202 Downloads (Pure)

• Exploration of the roles, responsibilities, and support needs of Ugandan carers of chronic non-communicable disease patients; a qualitative study

  Clarke Nanyonga, R., Montgomery, L., Misinde, C., Agaba, P., Apio, J., Ewuzie, A., Githinji, F., Jenkins, C., Komuhangi, A., MacDonald, M., McShane, C., Nakiganda Muganga, H., Mukwaya, D., Nabungye, N., Nakaggwa, F., Kawooya Namwanje, A. & Santin, O., 10 Nov 2021, 33 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

• Getting our voice heard: empowering people with a learning disability to influence adult safeguarding policy: empowering people with a learning disability to influence adult safeguarding policy

  Montgomery, L., Davidson, G., Kelly, B., McKendry, L., Newton, L-A., Webb, P. & Wood, L., 2021, In: Journal of Adult Protection. 23, 6, p. 384-396 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • research planning 29%
  • disability 24%
  • examination 20%
  • methodology 17%
  • experience 10%

• Infant Mental Health Review

  MacDonald, M. & Montgomery, L., 23 Apr 2021, 25 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• 2020

  Evaluating the contribution of formal youth mentoring in promoting the well-being of care-experienced young people: SAYes as a case study

  MacDonald, M., Fargas-Malet, M., Marco, J., Pinkerton, J., Mathews, S., Kelly, B. & Montgomery, L., 2020, 62 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

  File

  • mentoring 100%
  • well-being 74%
  • child care 27%
  • town 22%
  • Republic of South Africa 20%
  252 Downloads (Pure)

• Getting Our Voices Heard. Identifying the best approaches for people with a learning disability to influence adult safeguarding policy

  Montgomery, L., Davidson, G., Kelly, B., McKendry, L., Leslie-Anne, N., Webb, P. & Wood, L., 01 Mar 2020, 112 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

  Open Access

• Key components of supporting and assessing decision making ability

  Webb, P., Davidson, G., Edge, R., Falls, D., Keenan, F., Kelly, B., McLaughlin, A., Montgomery, L., Mulvenna, C., Norris, B., Owens, A. & Irvine, R. S., 01 Sep 2020, In: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 72, 46 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Decision Making 100%
  • Aptitude 82%
  • decision making 76%
  • United Nations 60%
  • Learning Disabilities 59%
  81 Downloads (Pure)

• Learning through Practice: How Can We Address Loneliness among Older People?

  Devine, P., Montgomery, L., Cowden, M. & Murphy, F., 17 Feb 2020, (Early online date) In: Practice: Social Work in Action.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • social isolation 100%
  • learning 39%
  • research policy 20%
  • community development 19%
  • research practice 18%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  197 Downloads (Pure)

• Parenting Capacity Assessment When a Child Has a Disability: A Companion Monograph to Building Better Futures (BBF)

  Houston, S., Montgomery, L. & MacDonald, M., 2020

  Research output: Book/Report › Scholarly edition

• Service users' experiences and views of support for decision making

  Webb, P., Davidson, G., Edge, R., Falls, D., Keenan, F., Kelly, B., McLaughlin, A., Montgomery, L., Mulvenna, C., Norris, B., Owens, A. & Irvine, R., 23 Feb 2020, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 28, p. 1282-1291 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Decision Making 100%
  • decision making 76%
  • Disabled Persons 54%
  • Intellectual Disability 45%
  • experience 37%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  347 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  An Evaluation of Mental Health Service Provision in Northern Ireland

  Montgomery, L., Wilson, G., Houston, S., Davidson, G. & Harper, C., Jan 2019, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 27, 1, p. 105-114 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Northern Ireland 100%
  • Mental Health Services 80%
  • Focus Groups 35%
  • evaluation 33%
  • Caregivers 31%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  1247 Downloads (Pure)

• Applying the Sequential Intercept Model to the Northern Ireland Context. A selective review of practice innovations to improve the life chances of justice-involved young people and adults with complex needs

  Mooney, S., Bunting, L., Coulter, S. & Montgomery, L., 12 Dec 2019, 41 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

  File

  • innovation 90%
  • social change 46%
  • Departments of justice 35%
  • trauma 24%
  • best practice 22%
  65 Downloads (Pure)

• Assessing and Enhancing Parenting Capacity in Child Protection: A Monograph for Social Workers

  Houston, S., Montgomery, L. & MacDonald, M., 2019, 3rd edition ed. Health and Social Care Board (N.I.).

  Research output: Book/Report › Scholarly edition

  Open Access

  File
  3 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing trauma informed care in Northern Ireland: Health and mental health care systems

  MacDonald, M., Bunting, L., Montgomery, L., Mooney, S., Coulter, S., Hayes, D., Davidson, G. & Forbes, T., 2019, 39 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  File
  679 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing trauma informed care in Northern Ireland: The child welfare system

  Bunting, L., Montgomery, L., Mooney, S., MacDonald, M., Coulter, S., Hayes, D., Davidson, G. & Forbes, T., 2019, 39 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  File
  1949 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing trauma informed care in Northern Ireland: The education system

  Bunting, L., Montgomery, L., Mooney, S., MacDonald, M., Coulter, S., Hayes, D., Davidson, G. & Forbes, T., 2019, 37 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  File
  714 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing trauma informed care in Northern Ireland: The justice system

  Bunting, L., Montgomery, L., Mooney, S., MacDonald, M., Coulter, S., Hayes, D., Davidson, G. & Forbes, T., 2019, 37 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  File
  373 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing trauma informed practice in Northern Ireland: Key messages

  Bunting, L., Montgomery, L., Mooney, S., MacDonald, M., Coulter, S., Hayes, D., Davidson, G. & Forbes, T., 2019, 33 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  File
  3575 Downloads (Pure)

• Evaluation of Phase 3 of the Building Better FuturesProject

  Montgomery, L., MacDonald, M. & Houston, S., 2019

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

• Evidence Review-Developing Trauma-informed practice in Northern Ireland

  Bunting, L., Montgomery, L., Mooney, S., MacDonald, M., Coulter, S., Davidson, G., Forbes, T. & Hayes, D., 01 Apr 2019, QUB. 153 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  File
  4183 Downloads (Pure)

• Implementing trauma-informed care across child systems of care – benefits and challenges: A systematic review of the evidence

  Mooney, S., Bunting, L., Montgomery, L., MacDonald, M. & Coulter, S., 2019, p. 187. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

  • child care 100%
  • trauma 89%
  • childhood 52%
  • evidence 42%
  • system change 20%

• Playing for Real: towards higher fidelity simulation in preparation for practice learning

  Montgomery, L. & Murphy, P., 06 Mar 2019.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

  • drama 69%
  • social work 47%
  • learning 43%
  • student 31%
  • role play 31%

• Social isolation and older men – learning from research

  Devine, P., Montgomery, L., Anand, J. & Ní Dhónaill, C., 05 Apr 2019, In: Community Development Journal. 54, 2, p. 273-289 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Social Isolation 100%
  • social isolation 54%
  • learning 52%
  • services 40%
  • service provision 27%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  229 Downloads (Pure)

• Trauma Informed Child Welfare Systems-A Rapid Evidence Review

  Bunting, L., Montgomery, L., Mooney, S., MacDonald, M., Coulter, S., Hayes, D. & Davidson, G., 03 Jul 2019, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16, 13, 22 p., 2365.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • child welfare 100%
  • Child Welfare 72%
  • trauma 46%
  • Screening 33%
  • Wounds and Injuries 26%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  179 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  Building Better Futures: Assessing and Enhancing Parenting Capacity in Child Protection

  Houston, S., Montgomery, L. & MacDonald, M., 2018

  Research output: Book/Report › Scholarly edition

• Building Better Futures for Children and Families A Model to Guide Parenting Capacity Assessment and Enhancement

  Montgomery, L., MacDonald, M. & Houston, S., 04 Jul 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Implementing and evaluating the Building Better Futures model for assessing and enhancing parenting: an Early Intervention Transformation project.

  MacDonald, M., Montgomery, L., Dunn, H. & Keown, S., 17 Apr 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • child welfare 100%
  • evaluation 45%
  • family situation 44%
  • child protection 36%
  • empathy 31%

• Learning to Absent the Absent: Critical Realism and Social Work Education: Critical realism and social work education

  Houston, S. & Montgomery, L., 18 Jun 2018, Critical Realism for Welfare Professions. Kjørstad, M. & Solem, M-B. (eds.). Routledge, p. 57-74 18 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • realism 100%
  • social work 75%
  • learning 32%
  • education 29%
  • student 23%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  138 Downloads (Pure)

• Report for the Review of the 2014 Framework Specification NIDSWP

  Montgomery, L., Lytle, J., McCall, S. & McLaughlin, M., 30 May 2018

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

• Supported decision making - experiences, approaches and preferences

  Davidson, G., Edge, R., Falls, D., Keenan, F., Kelly, B., McLaughlin, A., Montgomery, L., Mulvenna, C., Norris, B., Owens, A., Irvine, R. A. S. & Webb, P., 29 Jun 2018, 70 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

  Open Access

  File

  • decision making 100%
  • coproduction 61%
  • experience 49%
  • research project 38%
  • disability 36%
  416 Downloads (Pure)
• 2017

  10,000 Voices: Service users experiences of adult safeguarding

  Montgomery, L., Hanlon, D. & Armstrong, C., 31 Aug 2017, In: Journal of Adult Protection. 19, 5, p. 236-246 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • pilot project 100%
  • experience 73%
  • health care 34%
  • staff 28%
  • methodology 24%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  4646 Downloads (Pure)

• Adult safeguarding in Northern Ireland: prevention, protection, partnership

  Montgomery, L. & McKee, J., 01 Aug 2017, (Early online date) In: Journal of Adult Protection.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • faith 100%
  • Legal framework 99%
  • legislation 71%
  • evidence 44%
  • literature 44%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  2776 Downloads (Pure)

• Assessing and Enhancing Parenting Capacity in Child Protection: A Monograph for Social Workers

  Houston, S., Montgomery, L. & MacDonald, M., 2017, 2nd Edition ed. Health and Social Care Board (N.I.).

  Research output: Book/Report › Scholarly edition

• Bereavement Counselling in Uganda and Northern Ireland: A Comparison

  Montgomery, L. & Owen-Pugh, V., 13 Sep 2017, (Early online date) In: British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Northern Ireland 100%
  • Bereavement 96%
  • Uganda 87%
  • Counseling 63%
  • counseling 59%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  442 Downloads (Pure)

• Exploring the impact of mindfulness on mental wellbeing, stress and resilience of undergraduate social work students

  Roulston, A., Montgomery, L., Campbell, A. & Davidson, G., 19 Oct 2017, (Early online date) In: Social Work Education. 37, 2, p. 157-172

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • social work 90%
  • well-being 46%
  • Group 35%
  • student 28%
  • statistical test 27%
  17 Citations (Scopus)

  1706 Downloads (Pure)