Public health and social policy

We are recruiting 3 PhD candidates for this studentship, which will focus on the poorly understood link between gendered violence and poor mental and psychosocial health and how these are experienced by migrant and mobile groups.

The successful applicants will be registered and start at the University of Essex, with extensive periods of field work in years 2 and 3.

We are particularly looking for candidates with an undergraduate and Masters degree, familiarity with quantitative or qualitative methods and data analysis experience, and knowledge of local languages that may be spoken in India, Myanmar, South Africa, or Zimbabwe.

Title: Disrupting the cycle of gendered violence and poor mental health among migrants in precarious situations (GEMMS)

Based in: School of Health and Social Care

Deadline: 7th November 2022

Applying a mixed methodology design this project aims to understand the extent to which the new provision for carers under the Care Act (2014) can promote their wellbeing, participation and inclusion through the use of direct payments. It draws on secondary analysis of carer specific national datasets and insights form carers.

Kathryn Chard

The focus of this research is on social work in NGOs, focused particularly on exploring via interviews social workers’ experiences and the ethical difficulties they face in the context of their everyday practice.

NGO staff will also be interviewed to identify perceived ideas regarding social work to demystify the interplay between social work practice and the principles of social justice.

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