Learn from the Professionals and Researchers
Researchers and professionals' perspectives and experiences can provide a great deal of theoretical and practical knowledge to conduct reseearch. These talks will help you to learn from their experiences.
Kristina Göransson
Intensive Parenting and Raising Resilient Children - A talk with Dr Kristina Göransson. Dr Kristina is a social anthropologist and associate professor at school of social work, Lund university, Sweden. In this talk she shares her ethnographic research conducted in Singapore, and reflects on, How ideas of brain-claiming, resilience, and natural exposure shape parenting practices around young children’s learning? Watch Here
Wendy Harcourt
Dr Wendy Harcourt is a professor of gender diversity and sustainable development at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, The Netherlands. In this interview we will learn from her about her book Body Politics in Development. Watch Here
Helen Kara
Talk with Dr. Helen Kara: She is a leading independent researcher, author, teacher and speaker specialised in creative research methods, and research ethics. She is an author of over 25 titles including Qualitative Research for Quantitative Researchers (2022), Creative Writing for Social Research: A Practical Guide (2021), and Creative Research Methods: A Practical Guide (2020). Watch Here
Shahida Batool
Dr. Syeda Shahida Batool is a professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology, GC University Lahore - Pakistan. In this talk she shared her views on the common problems that students face while they conduct qualitative inquiries. Watch Here
Tiina Lehto-Lundén
Dr. Tiina Lehto-Lundén is a researcher and Post-doc Fellow at University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She has background in Social Work and Qualitative Social Research. Currently she is working on support person and support family intervention programs in Finland. In this interview, she talked about her current research providing a conceptual and emperical insight of support person and support family relationship and their role in social inclusion of children through social networking Watch Here
Salma Siddiqui
Prof. Salma Siddiqui is a clinical psychologist and Dean School of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad - Pakistan. In this interview, Prof. Salma talked about the role of qualitative research skills for a novice researcher in clinical psychology and need for a comprehensive roadmap for qualitative research training and practice. Watch Here
Patric Nordbeck
Dr. Patric Nordbeck is a researcher and Post-doc Fellow at Department of Psychology, Lund University, Sweden. He is working on Ecological Psychology and Dynamic Systems Theory In this interview, he talked about Phenomenology in Psychology, the barriers that researchers from mainstream psychology may face while doing phenomenological research, and the epistemological positions they should consider to work on. Watch Here
Sara Kauko
This talk will guide you to begin with your first ethnographic research. Dr. Sara Kauko is a cultural anthropologist, and a post-doc researcher at the Department of Gender Studies, Lund University, Sweden. She has conducted ethnographic research in Argentina, Brazil, and England. Watch Here
Anna Nádasi
Anna is working with unaccompanied young adults arriving in Helsinki, Finland. In this talk she provides a useful insight about doing social work with young migrants in Finland. We discussed about the needs of the migrants, challenges that social workers face, the support they have, and the suggestions for social workers who want to work with migrants. Watch Here
Julia Bahner
Dr. Julia Bahner is Associate Senior Lecturer at School of Social Work, Lund University Sweden. In this talk she shared her research on ‘Disability’ and ‘Sexuality’ and discussed relevant concepts, connection and investigation approaches. Watch Here
Minna Larvio
Minna is doing a project focusing on youth with migrant background in Helsinki, Finland. In this talk she provides a useful insight about doing social work with young migrants in Finland. We discussed about the needs of the migrants, challenges that social workers face, the support they have, and the suggestions for social workers who want to work with migrants. Watch Here
Andrea García-Santesmases
Dr. Andrea García-Santesmases is Assistant Professor at Department of Social Work, National Distance Education University, Spain. In this talk she shared her research on ‘Disability’ and ‘Sexuality’ and discussed relevant concepts, connection and investigation approaches. Watch Here
Enni Mikkonen
A talk with Dr Enni Mikkonen (Researcher, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland, Finland) on Professional Orientations of Social Workers towards Whiteness and Racialised Structures. Watch Here
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