About

Catherine is a qualified and registered social worker who also manages the Admissions process for the BA and MA Social Work course.  She has over twenty years experience in Higher Education and is currently the Chair of the Race Equality Network.  

Teaching responsibilities

• BA - Protecting and Safeguarding Children and Young People
• Independent Study
• MA - Independent Study

Professional interests

Social Work - child criminal exploitation, mental health, diversity issues

Research interests

• Child Criminal Exploitation
• Child Protection
• Institutional Racism within public bodies

Membership of professional bodies

Social Work England registration

Qualifications

• Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy
• Best Interests Assessor
• MA Criminology
• BSc Sociology and Applied Social Studies with CQSW

Experience in industry

Case Manager for Youth Offending Service - responsible for completing risk assessments and planning intervention and support to young people serving both community and custodial sentence

Health and HIV Worker - Social Worker for a street agency located in London supporting young people who were homeless, poly drug users, men and women who worked in the sex industry; running a well woman clinic, facilitating a needle exchange