Joanne Lewis

Head of Department: Department of Social Work & Paramedic Science

School of Health and Wellbeing

Department of Community, Social Justice and Health

Senior Management Team

Contact Details

email: j.lewis@worc.ac.uk
tel: (01905) 542836

Joanne is the Head of Department for the Department of Social Work

Her career began as a volunteer youth worker, working with young people with learning disabilities. Having gained 25 years experience of working within the profession, Joanne is now a lecturer and researcher in the field. During her career, she has worked in a range of settings and locations across the country from County Durham to Plymouth.

Joanne's passion, interest and knowledge of working with people is evident within her lectures. She works closely with all students to enable them to reach their aspirations and goals and achieve the degree they are capable of. In her spare time, Joanne enjoys riding her bike and hopes that one day, she will ride from Lands End to John O'Groats.

Qualifications

1999 BA (Hons) Youth and Community Work

2013 MA Transformative Practice

2015 PG Cert Teaching in Higher Education and Fellow of HEA

Teaching & Research

Teaching

  • Effective Communication and Ethical Practice
  • Reflective and Evidence Based Practice 
  • Teamwork and Leadership in Multi-Professional Contexts
  • Professional Formation within Practice Applied Research in Practice

Research 

  • Evaluation into the impact of women only projects
  • Celebration and legacy of Youth and Community Work in Higher Education
  • Professionalism within practice and professional identity
  • The changing landscape of youth and community work and the adaptability of workers
  • Reflective practice
  • Working within virtual communities

Professional Bodies

Fellow Higher Education Association

Director and Chair of TAG: PALYCW The Professional Association of Lectures of Youth and Community Work  

Publications

Conference Papers

June 2018 presented at the Annual TAG – The Professional Association of Lecturers in Youth and Community Work Conference: When letting go means opening up: sticky issues for diversity of practice in youth and community work

June 2016 presented at the Annual UW Learning and Teaching Conference: Powerful Partnership Working: Course developments from the bottom up

June 2015 presented at the Annual UW Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Conference: How to Turn Boring into Playful

Other publications

Jones, R., Lewis, J., Sealey, C., Gregory, D. (2018) An Impact Evaluation of the ‘JOY’ Project

Richards, W., Lewis, J. (2018) Is it ok to miss you? Reflection on the changing face of youth and community work. In Youth and Policy: ISSN Print: 0262-9798. On-line: 2057-4266

Lewis, J. (2013) Through the Mirror: An Exploration of the Positives and Pitfalls of Encouraging Students to think Reflectively

External Responsibilities

On the Board of Governors representing the University of Worcester for an alternative education provider