Judith Furnivall

Judy Furnivall is a lecturer at the Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland based in the University of Strathclyde with lead responsibility for consultancy. She worked as a member of staff and assistant director at Peper Harow Therapeutic Community for seven years. Since moving to Scotland she has worked as a lecturer, researcher, trainer and consultant with a particular focus on residential child care. She is a founder member of Scottish Attachment in Action, a network of professionals across Scotland committed to improving the understanding of attachment and its importance in providing the best care for all children.

As well as her belief in the importance of attachment she also maintains a focus on the need to adopt an approach to vulnerable children that is informed by a trauma perspective but which recognises the importance of developing resilience. Her other interests include the education and health of looked after children, therapeutic care, the interface between fostering and residential care and the dynamics of organisations.