Kathryn Chard
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Email
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Location
Colchester Campus
Profile
- Social work with adults
Biography
I am a full time PhD student in the Department of Health and Social Care assessing the impact of the Care Act (2014) on the social experience of being a carer. I'm particularly focused on exploring the impact of personal budgets on a carers ability to participate in economic and social life. My background is in social work with adults and more latterly I have held carers policy and commissioning lead roles in two Local Authorities in England.
Qualifications
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MSc Health Research Methods University of Essex (2017)
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MSW Social Work University of York (1998)
Research and professional activities
Thesis
Exploring social inclusion and participation: assessing the impact of the Care Act (2014) on the social experience of being a carer.
Supervisor: Ewen Speed , Susan McPherson