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Research Interests
the impact of adversities and inequalities on the lives of children, adults and families; systemic practice and family therapy in different service contexts; child welfare social work; care experienced children and young people, their families and caregivers; the implementation of trauma informed care; living with illness and supportive healthcare; suicide and self harm; action, participatory and qualitative research methodologies
Teaching
I am a Social Worker and Systemic Family Psychotherapist. I currently co-lead the Association of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT UK) accredited systemic practice and family therapy programmes at Queen's. This suite of highly-rated programmes are designed for multidisciplinary professionals in both child and adult health and social care settings who wish to maximise the therapeutic benefits for individual service users or relationship groups in their everyday work.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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R4886SES: Framework for Integrated Therapeutic Care Research Programme
Mooney, S. (PI), Fargas, M. (CoI) & Linden, M. (CoI)
20/03/2020 → …
Project: Research
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R3075SES: Evidence Review - Developing Trauma informed practice in Northern Ireland
Montgomery, L. (PI), Bunting, L. (CoI), Coulter, S. (CoI), Davidson, G. (CoI), Hayes, D. (CoI), MacDonald, M. (CoI) & Mooney, S. (CoI)
29/08/2018 → …
Project: Research
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R4010NUR: Development of a training programme for the Framework for Integrated Therapeutic Care
Linden, M. (PI) & Mooney, S. (CoI)
02/10/2020 → 31/10/2021
Project: Research
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R3161SES: Justice-Mental Health Sequential Intercept Model - NI Context
Mooney, S. (PI), Bunting, L. (CoI), Coulter, S. (CoI) & Montgomery, L. (CoI)
11/08/2019 → 04/10/2019
Project: Research
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"Totally Invisible": The experiences of domestic violence and abuse victims/survivors and children engaging with private law family court processes in Northern Ireland
Corr, M.-L., Diver, A., Mooney, S., McAlister, S., Hanna, C. & McDonald, A., 03 Dec 2025, Commission for Victims of Crime NI. 277 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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“Totally Invisible” The experiences of domestic violence and abuse victims/survivors and children engaging with private law family court processes in Northern Ireland. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Corr, M.-L., Diver, A., McAlister, S., Mooney, S., Hanna, C. & McDonald, A., 03 Dec 2025, Commission for Victims of Crime NI. 33 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Breaking the ‘culture of silence’: exploring therapist perspectives of culturally sensitive systemic psychotherapy in contested sociopolitical contexts – a Northern Ireland case study
Young, C. & Mooney, S., Sept 2024, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy. 45, 3, p. 300-324 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Children’s residential workforce survey: Workforce wellbeing and views about trauma-informed care summary report, May 2024
Mooney, S. & Bunting, L., May 2024, 9 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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The Northern Ireland Framework for Integrated Therapeutic Care Evaluation - Children’s residential workforce survey: workforce wellbeing & views about trauma informed care full sample initial report: May 2024
Mooney, S. & Bunting, L., May 2024, 42 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Activities
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European Conference on Domestic Violence 2025
Corr, M.-L. (Speaker), McAlister, S. (Contributor), Mooney, S. (Contributor) & Diver, A. (Contributor)
03 Sept 2025 → 05 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Trauma-responsive practice: A qualitative exploration of how child and adolescent mental health services can better meet the needs of care-experienced young people in Aotearoa New Zealand
Mooney, S. (Examiner)
Apr 2024 → …Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Therapy with young children following sexual abuse: A child-centred relational perspective
Mooney, S. (Examiner)
06 Mar 2024Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Relationships matter! An introduction to Systemic Practice & Family Therapy – what can this modality offer individual counselling?
Mooney, S. (Keynote speaker)
22 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Four Nations Secure Care Symposium - Webinar
Mooney, S. (Member of programme committee)
14 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference