Senior Lecturer in Social Work

As an advanced clinical mental health senior social work practitioner for over 29 years, I have entered the academic and research field in 2013 as a PhD Candidate in Melbourne, Australia. I have taught undergraduate health science students, social work students on Field Education placement and provided clinical supervision.

I am in near completion of my PhD candidature, which has inspired ways in which to enhance transcultural mental health and social work practice in health settings. This journey also influenced a number of papers presented at a number of national and international conferences around topics related to my PhD research interests, such as in Melbourne (Australia), Leicester (UK) and San Diego (U.S.A).

I am particularly passionate about the continued professional growth and self-care of the social work profession and ways in which our cultural selves and identities influence clinical practice.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Social Sciences – Deakin University (Victoria, Australia)
• Bachelor of Social Work – University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)
• Graduate Diploma in Family Therapy – Latrobe University (Melbourne, Australia)
• Master of Health Sciences in Family Therapy – Latrobe University (Melbourne, Australia)
• PhD Candidate – Monash University (Melbourne, Australia)

Teaching Expertise

• Mental Health
• Cultural Diversity and Cultural Humility
• Social Work Supervision
• Social Work Practice Skills

Research Interests

• Cultural Humility in Mental Health Service Provision
• Empowerment and Professional Development of the Social Work Workforce
• Cultural dialogue and practice in Social Work Practice and Education

External Roles

Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture (SSPC) Education Committee

Publications

• Konidaris, M., & Petrakis, M. (2018). Cultural Humility Training In Mental Health Service Provision. New Paradigm. Research Into Practice. The Australian Journal On Psychosocial Rehabilitation (Summer 2017/2018), 30-33.

In Press

• Book Chapter: Konidaris, M., & Petrakis, M. (2018). Developing Self-Reflexivity in Students Regarding Awareness of Racial Inequalities in Mental Health Service Provision in The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Work Education, Palgrave Macmillan, United Sates.

Contact Details

E: mayio.konidaris@beds.ac.uk