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Kate Hammond

Senior Lecturer In Social Work & Social Care

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
Telephone:
01242 714474
I joined University of Gloucestershire in 2018 as a Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Social Care, and I am the Academic Course Lead for the Cert HE in Health and Social Care programme. I love learning alongside my students and celebrating their achievements with them.

Biography

I am a Qualified Social Worker and Senior Practitioner, who is registered with Social Work England.

I have over 12 years of experience practicing in front-line child protection teams and within the fields of fostering and adoption. During this time, I also undertook the roles of advanced Practitioner and Team Manager.

I am a qualified Practice Educator and enjoyed supporting students on their practice placements. I joined University of Gloucestershire in 2018 as a Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Social Care, and I am the Academic Course Lead for the Cert HE in Health and Social Care programme.

Following the completion of my teaching qualifications, I began working on my PhD studies, alongside my employment at the University.

Qualifications

  • Level 7, Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Gloucestershire, 2020
  • Level 7, PEPS Stage 1 and Stage 2 in Practice Education for Social Work, University of Gloucestershire, 2012
  • BSc (Hons): Degree in Social Work, Master of Science, University of Gloucestershire, 2008
  • Level 2, Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills, GLOSCAT, 2004

Membership of professional bodies

Registered with Social Work England

Teaching & Research

Teaching

I teach across the following courses:

  • Cert HE in Health and Social Care
  • BSc (Hons) in Social Work
  • MA and PGDiP in Social Work.

Research

Current research areas:

  • Caring through the crisis: exploring experiences of informal mental health care within the family.

 

Previous research areas:

  • Understanding Legislation in fostering and adoption
  • Sexualised behaviours in children and young people
  • Therapeutic re-parenting. Complex attachment and reflective functioning Developing analytical skills in practice
  • The vagal vein and developing instinct in practice
  • The role of the foster carer. Self-management and resilience in practice
  • Historic vs current risk assessment for safe and proportionate practice.
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