In this part 1 episode we meet Claudia Bernard, Professor of Social Work and Head of Postgraduate Research in the Department of Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies at Goldsmiths University. She is a qualified social worker and, has worked in local authority children and families social work and has retained this interest in her research and teaching. Claudia joined Goldsmiths in 1994 and previously held a lectureship at the university of Portsmouth.

We focus on her new book 'Intersectionality', Claudia shares how the book came to being and her initial ambivalence in writing it which later became something she had to do in view of current circumstances - the murder of George Floyd and the impact of COVID -19 upon marginalised groups.   Claudia has published widely in child abuse and neglect and in equality and diversity issues in social work education.  Her general interests lie in the areas of social work with children and families, gender-based violence, critical race theory, equalities and social justice.

Claudia teaches on courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and also leads the PhD programme in the Department. As an educator and researcher, her primary interests are in delivering the highest quality of social work education, and in developing students’ research-mindedness for research-informed practice.

In part II of our conversation with Claudia, she shares more about her Career Journey, the highs and the lows, which I know you will also find stimulating and inspirational - do listen to the end of this episode when Claudia shares some nuggets of wisdom.

 

 

Book Launch: https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=13849

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