Staff research interests (Social Work)
Gender-based violence and how narratives of racism and gender oppression affect the way trauma ensuing from familial maltreatment is experienced, understood and named. Dr Bernard also leads a research group that is exploring diversity and progression of social work students in England.
Dr Claudia Bernard
The role of faith communities in the public realm, particularly in terms of policies and practices related to service provision, community cohesion and participatory community governance.
Dr Adam Dinham
Diversity and progression in social work training; evaluation of training for work with parents initiatives; lesbian and gay parenting; parenting and domestic violence and practice education.
Anna Fairtlough
Relationship-based social work and therapeutic epiphanies; diversity and progression in social work training and multi-generational, multi-family group work with teenage mothers.
Joan Fletcher
User views and experiences, particularly black perspectives; looked-after children; adoption, adoption support, transracial and transnational adoption. Dr Harris has also been working on a DfES-funded study, ‘Pathways to Permanence for Children of Black, Asian and Mixed Parentage: Dilemmas, Decision-Making and Outcomes’.
Dr Perlita Harris
- MA in Advanced Social Work: Practice Education (qualified Social Workers)
- PGDip in Higher Specialist Social Work: Practice Education (qualified Social Workers)
- MA/PGDip/PGCert in Practice Education (non-Social Work qualified staff working in Social Welfare roles)
- MA in Social Work
- MPhil & PhD in Social Work
- Staff research interests
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