Social Media in Social Work Education

Abstract

is a former social worker and a Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Social Care at the University of Sussex. Her PhD research concerned parents' experience of professional interventions following sudden, unexpected child death. Ongoing research includes professional narrative accounts of involvement with sudden, unexpected child death; auto-ethnography and methodological innovation; psychosocial perspectives; 'sensitive' and 'taboo' topics and the provision of death education and training. Denise is interested in how academics; practitioners and service users can be encouraged to support and learn from each other and her interest in social media stems from a drive to build communities of practice which nurture and sustain. Joanne Westwood @jlwestwood Joanne trained and worked as a social worker in statutory and voluntary/community sectors. Joanne teaches child welfare, childhood theory and communication and interpersonal skills. Joanne was awarded her PhD in 2010 and she undertakes research in social media as a tool for teaching and learning in higher education and research related to the promotion of children and young people's participation and their welfare. Joanne is a co-director of the Centre for Children and Young Peoples Participation based at the University of Central Lancashire.