Mr Dan Allen
Principal Lecturer of Social Work, Liverpool Hope University, United Kingdom
Email: allend@hope.ac.uk
Profile
I am a social work practitioner and academic with over 20 years of experience focused on advancing social work and child protection with Romani and Traveller communities. Recognised as a leading expert, I have published extensively and presented at high-level forums such as the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, the House of Lords, and international conferences. My research has influenced practice, policy, education, and ethics, leading to measurable benefits for marginalised communities and broader systemic reform. Through local and global collaborations, I continue to strengthen impact across multiple sectors. As an affiliated researcher at Ilisimatusarfik’s Center for Children & Adolescent Research Environment, I support culturally grounded, evidence-informed child welfare practices that meet local needs while contributing to global discourse.
Research
Publications
Curran, L., Allen, D., & Feather, J. (2024) Bridging divides to build connections: A scoping review of police practices, behaviours and actions with Roma and Traveller communities. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. 98(3): 527–547
Allen, D., et al. (2024) A scoping review of social work with Roma and Traveller communities: introducing the ROMA model. European Journal of Social Work. 00: 1-16
Feather, J., Allen, D., Crompton, R., Jones, Z., Christiansen, A., & Butler, G. (2024). Transitional support interventions for care leavers: A scoping review. Children & Society, 34(5), 1579-1601.
Rogers, M., & Allen, Dan (2023) Embedding reflexivity in social work research through the Critical Reflexive Framework. British Journal of Social Work. 54(4): 1753–1772
Allen, D. (2023) ‘Staying Close’: enabling social interdependence for young people leaving residential care in England. Children & Society, 00: 1-14
Allen, D., & Hamnett, V. (2022). Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children in child welfare services in England. The British Journal of Social Work, 52(7) 3904-3922.
Allen, D., & Hulmes, A. (2021). Aversive Racism and Child Protection Practice with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Children and Families. Seen and Heard, 31(2).
Allen, D., & Riding, S. (2018). The Fragility of Professional Competence: A Preliminary Account of Child Protection Practice with Romani and Traveller Children. European Roma Rights Centre. Retrieved from http://www.errc.org/
Allen, D. (2016). Working with automatic prejudice towards Gypsies, Roma and
Travellers during care proceedings. Seen and Heard, 26(2), 40-52. Retrieved from
http://www.nagalro.com/seen-and-heard-journal/seen-and-heard.aspx
Allen, D. (2015). Protecting the cultural identity of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children living in the publiccare system. Today's Children Tomorrow's Parents, (40-41), 122-139.
Allen, D. C., Baker, T., & Rootes, D. L. (2014). Becoming a Nursing and Social Work Student: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Interprofessional Education. Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education, 4(1).