Event

Qualitative Mapping Methodologies to Engage Vulnerable Populations

A unique CPD opportunity from the Centre for Trauma Asylum and Refugees

  • Tue 4 May 21

    16:00 - 18:00

  • Online

  • Event speaker

    Dr Alison Schwarz, University of Essex

  • Event type

    Workshops, training and support

  • Event organiser

    Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, Department of

  • Contact details

    Dr Zibiah Alfred Loakthar

Join us for this unique CPD opportunity from the Centre for Trauma Asylum and Refugees and the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies.

Image credit: Rima Cherri 

Join team members from the  Centre for Trauma Asylum and Refugees (CTAR) and the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex for this  online training event on qualitative mapping methodologies to engage vulnerable populations.

  • What are qualitative mapping methodologies?
  • What are some of the benefits of using mapping to engage vulnerable populations?
  • What are some of the challenges (including ethical considerations) to using these approaches?
  • How might using these approaches support community development and participation?

This training, open to all, will be especially useful to staff and volunteers from organisations working with people, including those from refugee backgrounds, who may be facing adversity.  We welcome people of all walks of life and professional backgrounds to this workshop. No prior specialist knowledge is required, just an interest in the topic, curiosity to find out more and willingness to reflect on experiences.  Training will be interactive with opportunities for participants to contribute to discussion, ask questions and learn from each other as well as from the presenters/facilitators.

The Speaker

Alison Swartz PhD, MPH, is a Lecturer in Refugee Care in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies and team member of Centre for Trauma Asylum and Refugees at the University of Essex. She recently moved to London from Cape Town, South Africa, where she lived and trained. Alison is an interdisciplinary social scientist, with training is in Social Anthropology and Public Health. Her research explores the ways that young people used their gender identities and sexual partnerships in attempt to access a more adult form of identity in contexts of uncertainty and vulnerability. Alison has also worked with and taught a range of courses in qualitative research methodologies and qualitative data analysis approaches. 

Registration fees

  • External participants £25
  • Essex student/alumni/charity £10
  • PPS Students £10 -  refundable  after the event

This is the third event in a series of  three training sessions and a 25% discount will be available when booking for all three events.

Fee for booking onto all three events

  • External participants £56.25
  • Essex student/alumni/charity £22.50
  • PPS Students £22.50 -  refundable  after the event

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