Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Course Coordinator CPD courses in Social Work
I qualified as a social worker in 1986 and before joining the University, worked in local authority child care and fostering and adoption services and progressed from social worker to team manager level. I began working for the University in 2007 and am responsible for continuing professional development courses in social work, training children and families social workers, managers and practice educators. My teaching interests are in children and families social work and in particular in developing reflective practice for effective social work and developing supervision knowledge and skills in social workers. My research focus is on reflective practice and developing emotional resilience for social work practice.
Qualifications
Academic
- MA Social Policy, Open University, 2000-2004
- BA (Hons) Applied Social Science (First Class), Coventry (Lanchester) Polytechnic, 1982-1986
Professional
- Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Bedfordshire, 2007-2009
- Diploma in Management, University of Southampton (Solent) Institute of Leadership and Management, 2006-2007
- Post Qualifying Award in Social Work 1, University of Bournemouth, 2004
- Practice Teacher Award, University of Birmingham (CETSW), 1990-1992
- Certificate in Qualification in Social Work, Coventry (Lanchester) Polytechnic (CETSW), 1984-1986
Teaching Role
- Reflective Practice
- Supervision in Social Work
- Inter professional Practice in Children and Families Social work
Research Interests
- Emotional literacy, emotional resilience and social work
- Reflective practice in social work
Recent Research Projects
- Researching emotional literacy in social work students
- Emotional resilience in social work students
Recent Conference Presentations
- Grant, L. & Kinman, G. (2009). Developing emotional resilience in social work: supporting effective reflective practitioners, JSWEC Conference, Hertfordshire, Hertford UK.
- Grant, L. & Kinman, G. (2009) Developing emotional resilience in social work: Supporting better reflective practitioners, MRC Seminar University of Bedfordshire UK
- Kinman, G & Grant, L. (2010). Emotional competencies, resilience and wellbeing in trainee social workers, British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology Conference, Brighton UK.
- Grant L & Jones K (2010) Mapping the Territory Historical contexts present frameworks and future challenges in Practice Education Practice Educator Conference Hertfordshire County Council Hertford UK.
- Kinman G. & Grant L (2010) Emotional intelligence, reflective abilities and wellbeing in social workers RIPEN seminar University of Bedfordshire Luton UK.
- Grant, L. & Kinman, G. (2010). Developing a curriculum to facilitate and support social work students to become better reflective practitioners and enhance their resilience to stress. 16th International Reflective Practice Conference, Luton, UK.
- Grant L And Kinman G (2011) Developing Emotional Literacy and Reflective Practice in Social Workers Conference on Emotional Intelligence in Practice Leonardo Da Vinici European Partnerships Project Gzira, Malta.
- Grant L & Kinman G (2011) Protecting and developing the emotional resilience of trainee and newly qualified social workers SWAP HEA Teaching and Learning Event University of Bedfordshire Luton UK.
- Kinman G, Grant L & Leggetter S (2011) Enhancing Reflective Practice, resilience and wellbeing in the caring professions Resilience Why Bother Conference University of Brighton UK.
- Grant L and Kinman G (2011) Emotional Resilience in Social Work National Organisation of Practice Teachers Annual Confernece, Manchester UK.
Recent Publications
- Kinman, G. & Grant, L. (2010) Predicting stress resilience in trainee social workers: the role of emotional and social competencies, British Journal of Social Work.
- Grant L & Kinman G (2010) The Challenge of Equipping Social Work Students with Resilience to Ensure Employability in Atlay M Creating Bridges University of Bedfordshire.
- Grant L & Kinman G (2011 in press) Enhancing wellbeing in social work students;building resilience in the next generation,Social Work Education the International Journal.
