About

I qualified as a social worker in 1993 and have worked in various agencies as a social worker before moving into teaching social work, which I have done in several universities. I completed a PhD looking at decision-making when employing social workers with criminal records, and have taught all areas of social work across BA and MA levels. I have been programme leader for the different programmes and teach at all levels of the programmes offered at the University of Derby, from Foundation through to Masters level. I am involved in teaching modules such as Preparation for Practice, Placement Modules and Independent Studies.

Membership of professional bodies

I am registered with Social Work England and am a Teaching Fellow with Advance HE.

Qualifications

PhD, MA, BSc, Certificate of Qualification in Social Work

Experience in industry

I qualified as a social work in the 1990s, having worked in the care field for a few years beforehand. I then worked in the drug, HIV and mental health field in statutory and non-statutory organisations before moving into academia.