Rate My Professor Nicola Atwool

Atwool's research specializations encompass attachment theory, child protection, resilience in children in foster care, trauma-informed practice, birth family contact, transitions from care, and intensive family interventions in bi- and multi-cultural contexts. She has published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals, influencing child welfare policy and practice. Key publications include "Intensive intervention with families experiencing multiple and complex challenges: An alternative to child removal in a bi- and multi-cultural context?" (Child & Family Social Work, 2021), "Transition from care: Are we continuing to set care leavers up to fail in New Zealand?" (2020), "Care and protection/family violence: Aotearoa New Zealand" (2020), "Child-Centred Practice in a Bi- and Multi-Cultural Context: Challenges and Dilemmas" (2019), "Challenges of operationalizing trauma-informed practice in child protection services in New Zealand" (2018), "Life Story Work: Optional Extra or Fundamental Entitlement?" (2016), "Birth Family Contact for Children in Care: How Much? How Often? Who With?" (2013), "Child protection and out of home care: Policy, practice, and research connections Australia and New Zealand" (2013), "Attachment and Resilience: Implications for Children in Care" (Child Care in Practice, 2006), and "Participation in Decision-Making: The Experience of New Zealand Children in Care" (Child Care in Practice, 2006). Additional contributions include book chapters such as "Children and vulnerability" in Childhoods: Growing up in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Her scholarship bridges research, policy, and practice, emphasizing child-centered approaches in diverse cultural settings.