Reader in Child and Family Health
School of Health
Health Visiting, Community Child Health, Workforce, Qualitative methods, Parenting self-efficacy, Parenting programmes, Service user involvement
Cowley S, Whittaker K A, Malone M, Donetto S, Grigulis A, Maben J (2014) Why health visiting? Examining the potential public health benefits from health visiting practice within a universal service: a narrative review of the literature. International Journal of Nursing Studies. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.07.013;
Whittaker, K. (2014) Supporting parents and parenting practices: The health visiting context. Journal of Health Visiting 2 (5): 250-259;
Whittaker K., Browne K. (2014) Health visiting: standing the test of time and informing a new generation of home visiting in Eastern Europe. Community Practitioner. 87(6):36-37;
Whittaker K., Peckover S. (2014) Inaugural meeting a success for North of England Research Group. Journal of Health Visiting 2 (3):118;
Whittaker, K. Cox, P. Tho
more...Cowley S, Whittaker K A, Malone M, Donetto S, Grigulis A, Maben J (2014) Why health visiting? Examining the potential public health benefits from health visiting practice within a universal service: a narrative review of the literature. International Journal of Nursing Studies. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.07.013;
Whittaker, K. (2014) Supporting parents and parenting practices: The health visiting context. Journal of Health Visiting 2 (5): 250-259;
Whittaker K., Browne K. (2014) Health visiting: standing the test of time and informing a new generation of home visiting in Eastern Europe. Community Practitioner. 87(6):36-37;
Whittaker K., Peckover S. (2014) Inaugural meeting a success for North of England Research Group. Journal of Health Visiting 2 (3):118;
Whittaker, K. Cox, P. Thomas, N. Cocker, K. (2014) A qualitative study of parents’ experiences using family support services: applying the concept of surface and depth. Health and Social Care in the Community. 22(5), 479-487. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12101;
Tracey L, Bywater T, Blower S, Berry V, Cohen J, Kiernan K, Mason-Jones A, McGilloway S, Pickett K, and Whittaker K (2014) Public Involvement in Research: Social and Emotional Well-being in Early Years. University of York, IEE. ISBN: 978-0-9571068-1-9;
Whittaker K A, Carter, B. (2013) Editorial. Modernising health visiting practice whilst keeping compassion in care. Journal of Child Health Care 17(2) 111–113;
Whittaker K A, Grigulis A, Hughes J, Cowley S, Morrow E, Nicholson C, Malone M, Maben J (2013) Start and Stay: The Recruitment and Retention of Health Visitors. Department of Health Policy Research Programme. King's College, London: National Nursing Research Unit. Available: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing/research/nnru/publications/index.aspx ;
Cowley S, Whittaker K A, Grigulis A, Malone M, Donetto S, Wood H, Morrow E, Maben J (2013) Why Health Visiting? A review of the literature about key health visitor interventions, processes and outcomes for children and families. Department of Health Policy Research Programme. King's College, London: National Nursing Research Unit. Available: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing/research/nnru/publications/index.aspx ;
Whittaker, K. Cowley, S. (2012) A survey of parental self-efficacy experiences: maximising potential through health visiting and universal parenting support. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 21, 3276–3286, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04074.x ;
Whittaker, K.A., Cowley, S. (2012) An effective programme is not enough: a review of factors associated with poor attendance and engagement with parenting support programmes. Children and Society 26: 138-149 doi:10.1111/j.1099-0860.2010.00333.x ;
Isaacs, N., Whittaker, K., Burton, C., Lyons, C. (2011) Knowledge Transfer Partnership. A Report on the Knowledge Translation of Accident Prevention Delivery: ACAP to ‘STEADY on!’ Report submitted to NHS East Lancashire;
Whittaker, K., Murphy, J., Carter, B., Tudor-Edwards, R. (2011) The NHS East Lancashire Health Co-ordinator role: a realistic evaluation of practice. Report submitted to NHS East Lancashire;
Whittaker, K., Isaacs, N., Burton, C., Lyons, C. (2010) A Realistic Evaluation of the ACAP service. Report submitted to NHS East Lancashire;
Carter, B., Whittaker, K. (2009) Examining the British PhD viva. Contemporary Nurse. 32(1-2): 169-178;
Whittaker, K.A., Sutton, C.J., Burton, C.R. (2006) Pragmatic randomised controlled trials in parenting research: the issue of intention to treat. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 60(10): 858-864 ;
Whittaker K., Cowley S. (2006) Evaluating health visitor parenting support: validating outcome measures for parental self-efficacy. Journal of Child Health Care 10(4): 296-308;
Whittaker, K.A. Taylor, J. (2004) Learning from the experience of working with consumers in educational developments. Nurse Education Today 24(7):530-537;
Whittaker K. Cowley S. (2003) Parenting Support: where does it fit with public health roles? Community Practitioner. 76(3):100-103;
Carey, L. Whittaker, K.A. (2002) Students’ experiences of problem-based learning: issues for community specialist practitioner students. Nurse Education Today. 22:661-668;
Whittaker K. (2002) Lay workers for improving the uptake of childhood immunization. British Journal of Community Nursing. 7(9):474-479;
Whittaker K. A. Cornthwaite, S. (2000) Benefits for all: outcomes from a positive parenting evaluation study. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing. 4(4):189-197;
Shepherd, B. Thomson, A.M. Davies, S. Whittaker, K. (1999) Facilitating learning in the community with lecturer practitioner posts. Nurse Education Today. 19(5):373-385;
Thomson, A. Davies, S. Shepherd B. Whittaker, K. (1999) Continuing education needs of community nurse, midwives and health visitors for supervising and assessing students. Nurse Education Today. 19(2):93-106;
Whittaker, K.A. Davies, S. Thomson, A.M. Shepherd B. (1997) A survey of community practice placements for educational programmes in nursing. Nurse Education Today. 17, 463-472.
BN (1st Class Hons), with RGN and HVCert, University of Manchester;
MSc (Masters by Nursing Research) University of Manchester;
PGCE and PGCE research supervision UCLan;
PhD Nursing: King’s College London.
Title: A realistic evaluation of how parents experience the process of formal parenting support.