Joanne Lewis
Course Leader: Youth and Community Work BA (Hons)
Department of Social Work and the Community
email: j.lewis@worc.ac.uk
tel: 01905 542160
My career within the profession of working with young people and the community has spanned over 25 years. Starting as a volunteer youth worker, working with young people with learning disabilities to today where I research and lecture within the field. Over this period of time, I have worked in a range of settings and locations across the country from County Durham to Plymouth; not exactly Lands End to John O Groats but getting close! My passion, interest and knowledge of working with people is evident within my lectures. I work closely with all students to enable them to reach their aspirations and goals and achieve the degree they are capable of. When I am not working, I enjoy riding my bike and perhaps one day I will bike 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 of the Secretariat of TAG The Professional Associations of Lecturers in Youth and Community Work Education
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