Ian Mathews - Your Social Work Practice Placement

Ian Mathewsis a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Lincoln and a founding member of Green College, Oxford. Ian is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a registered social worker. Prior to moving into higher education, Ian gained substantial practice experience in both health and social care, as a practitioner and manager. Ian teaches on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate social work programmes and has a particular interest in adult care, mental health and spirituality.Diane Simpsonis a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Lincoln. Diane is a registered social worker and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Diane's social work career was in children and families social work in statutory and voluntary settings. Diane holds the Practice Teachers' Award and has been approved as a Stage 2 Practice Educator. Diane teaches across on the undergraduate and postgraduate social work programmes with particular interest in practice learning, readiness to practise and child development.Dr Karin Crawfordis a Principal Teaching Fellow and Director of Education and Students in the College of Social Science at the University of Lincoln. Karin is a registered social worker and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Karin has previously practised in both health and social care, as a practitioner and manager. This experience spanned statutory, voluntary and private sectors including general nursing, social work, policy development and the management of both adult and children's care management services.