Aisha Howells
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Email
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Location
Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
I am a registered social worker with 13 years’ experience of working within social care. I started my career as a residential worker and volunteer for the Youth Offending Team. My practice background is in child and family social work. I am also experienced in the supervision of learning and assessment for Newly Qualified Social Workers, apprentices and student social workers. I have held a strategic social work role which involved developing, facilitating and leading the practice education programme and strategy within a local authority across both Adult Social Care and Children & Families services. My previous appointment as Senior Lecturer at University of Suffolk involved Course Lead for two highly commended social work programmes; the undergraduate and apprenticeship provisions. I am also a Senior Fellow (SFHEA). My Ph.D. is exploring the experiences of mothers whose children have experienced child sexual abuse in and around the family using a narrative approach. Professional Membership • Social Work England • Higher Education Academy (HEA) Senior Fellow My current areas of interest and research include: • Creative practice education and social work • Domestic Abuse • Child Sexual Abuse (CSA)
Qualifications
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MA Advanced Social Work University of East Anglia,
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MA Social Work Anglia Ruskin University,
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BA (Hons) European Business Anglia Ruskin University,
Appointments
University of Essex
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Lecturer in Social Work, University of Essex (1/11/2023 - present)
Other academic
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Senior Lecturer & Course Lead for Social Work, University of Suffolk (22/10/2017 - 31/10/2023)
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Introduction to Sociological and Psychological Frameworks (HS190)
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Emotional, Relational and Mental Health Issues (HS291)
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Interpersonal Skills for Practice (HS192)
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Legislation, Regulation and Ethics for Practice (HS292)
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Professional Skills 2 (HS294)
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Practice Skills and Placement 2 (HS655)
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Developing Professional Practice (HS741)
Publications
Journal articles (3)
Howells, A., Walters, S., Duckett, N., Barker, S., Clarke-Emmerson, S., Darke, J., Johnson, C., Meggs, C. and Reeve, S., (2023). ‘Is Gold Dust to My Mind’: Exploring Lived Experience in Social Work Education. The British Journal of Social Work. 53 (3), 1385-1407
Howells, A. and Bald, C., (2022). ‘This is my oasis’: an exploration of student hub support for social work students’ wellbeing. Social Work Education. 41 (4), 556-576
Bald, C. and Howells, A., (2019). How do we professionalise social work without losing our soul? A reflection on the role and purpose of practice placements within social work education. Journal of Practice Teaching and learning. 15 (3), 75-87
Books (1)
Dix, H. and Howells, A., (2022). Creative Approaches to Practice Learning. Critical Publishing. 1915080010. 9781915080011
Book chapters (3)
Howells, A., IDEAS, Domestic Abuse & Social Work. In: Relationship-based Social Work with Adults. Editors: dix, H. and Hollinrake, S., . Critical Publishing. 9781912096275
Howells, A., (2022). Restorying Trauma: Child Sexual Abuse. In: Stories, Storytellers, and Storytelling. Editors: Vine, T. and Richards, S., . Palgrave Macmillan. 217- 238. 978-3-031-07233-8
Dix, H. and Howells, A., (2022). Power. In: Creative Approaches to Practice Learning. Critical Publishing. 9781915080011