This is a reflective piece written about my experiences as a social worker, manager, academic and researcher in the area of domestic abuse. I reflect on a specific domestic homicide that tragically took place when I was a team manager in a local authority child protection team in England. As I moved into academia, I took the opportunity to undertake a PhD, where I focused on the interactions between social workers and women who had been subjected to domestic abuse. This piece offers some reflection of my journey.
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