Chair: Professor Nathan Hughes, University of Sheffield

Session 1: Everyday Parenting with Care Experience , Dr Katie Ellis, University of Sheffield
Dr Katie Ellis is a qualitative researcher and Senior Lecturer in Child Welfare at The University of Sheffield. Her research considers the intersection between health and safeguarding and explores the experiences of children in care and adults with care experience.

Session 2: Pre-birth assessments in the context of substance use: the experiences of women and social workers, Dr Shirley Lewis, University of Sheffield
Dr Shirley Lewis is a research associate at The University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on children and adults who have been affected by involvement with children’s social care including care experienced people, parents who have had a child in care, children in care, and adoptive parents. Shirley is also a registered social worker.