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Centre for Criminal Justice
and Criminology The Centre for Criminal Justice and Criminology acts as a focus for criminological research and teaching in the Department, and for collaboration with other Departments and other Universities. Recent projects include a long study of prisoner resettlement in collaboration with Cardiff University, a national study of Black and Asian offenders on probation in England and Wales in collaboration with Lancaster, Lincoln and Glamorgan Universities, and a study of the prevention of crime by young people in Swansea. Overseas research projects include work in Romania and in the Channel Islands, and regular links are maintained with researchers in Canada, Ireland and Europe, and with the Institute of Criminology in Cambridge and the Centre for Criminological Research in Oxford. Staff of the Centre also supervise a number of PhD students (currently nine). A copy of the Periodic Report by the Centre for 2007 can be downloaded by double clicking the image below: |
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Staff currently associated with the
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For further information on the Centre for Criminal Justice and Criminology, please:
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Centre for Social Work and Social Carework Research The Centre for Social Work and Social Carework Research (CSWSCR) was established in the Department of Applied Social Sciences in 2006. The Centre generates new research knowledge about social work and social carework and contributes to the international evidence base. It gathers and analyses social care workforce information, and provides advice and guidance for policy makers, service providers / employers and service user and carer groups. Click here for information on current research in the Centre (opens in new window).
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OPAN Cymru and the Interdisciplinary
Centre on Ageing
The Older People & Ageing
Research & Development Network (OPAN Cymru) aims to improve the lives of
older people through the integration of research, policy and practice in
Wales. The objectives of the network are to: The
multi-disciplinary research network, based in the School of Human Sciences
and School of Health at Swansea University, links research to practice and
policy-making through shared research initiatives, workshops, seminars,
conferences and the
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(www.opanwales.org.uk). Directors of the
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Linking in with the network is the Interdisciplinary Centre on Ageing, which provides an environment for research and training in the study of ageing and is also based in the School of Human Sciences. The Centre Director is Vanessa Burholt, Professor of Gerontology, and the following staff members are also associated with the Centre:
Further details on the Centre can be found here.
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Wales
International Centre for Childhood Studies
The Wales International Centre for Childhood Studies will become part of the new Centre for Child-Related Studies during 2008. The new Centre will draw together academic researchers currently working on child-related issues under the umbrella of one research centre with the aim of supporting high quality, collaborative, inter-disciplinary research into child-related issues. The Centre is the product of collaboration between academic staff from such diverse subjects as criminology, education, law, medicine, nursing, psychology, social work, and social policy. The work of the Centre will focus on the following key themes: health and quality of life; children’s rights and legal issues; learning and schools; development; parenting and welfare; and social inequality and exclusion. |
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For further information on the Wales International Centre for Childhood Studies, please:
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| The Post-Qualifying Consortium for Wales | |
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The Post Qualifying Award in Social Work (PQSW) gives recognition to candidates who have developed the full range of competencies required of a social worker, shown competence in work of increasing complexity and taken responsibility for the learning and practice of others. It is a generic award, which can be undertaken by a practising social worker in any setting. It can be achieved through work-based learning via a portfolio route or through undertaking an accredited programme, or a combination of the two. The Advanced Award in Social Work (AASW) gives recognition at a higher level to social workers who have acquired extensive practice experience and expertise, made a significant contribution to service developments, delivery and evaluation and demonstrated the skills and capacity for leadership. The role of the Post Qualifying Consortium is to promote continuing professional development for social workers in Wales. It is responsible for the registration of candidates, the accreditation of PQSW / AASW courses and the assessment of Candidates’ Portfolios for the PQSW and AASW Awards. You can find out more about the Consortium on their webpages by clicking here.
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For further information on the PQ Consortium, or the awards they offer, please contact:
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Welsh Consortium For Approved Social Worker
Training
A Consortium of 16 Local Authorities oversees the the training of experienced, qualified social workers who undertake training to become approved under the 1983 Mental Health Act. The Programme is managed from the University of Wales Swansea by the Programme Director, Patrick Pope and Administrative Assistant, Deborah Davies. The Programme is approved and monitored by the Care Council for Wales. The aims of the Programme is to produce a group of highly trained social workers who are able to carry out effectively statutory duties under the Mental Health Act. In March 2003, the Care Council for Wales undertook its 5 yearly Review and commented
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