Mr Paul Shuttleworth

Post:	Associate (Social Work and Social Care)
Location:	ESSEX HOUSE
Email:	P.D.Shuttleworth@sussex.ac.uk
Telephone numbers
Internal:	5767
UK:	01273 075767
International:	+44 1273 075767

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Biography

I have worked in social care for over 20 years and practised as a children and families social worker for 9 years having obtained a Masters in Social Work from Edinburgh University in 2008. My SeNSS funded PhD research was a collaborative study supported by CoramBAAF and Grandparents Plus, which explores the views of children that are in kinship care placements. I started my 1+3 PhD journey in 2016, and completed a MSC Social Science Methods in 2017.

Role

I obtained a doctoral research award from the School of Education and Social Work. Thesis title “What matters to children in living in kinship care: another way of being a normal family”.

I have been awarded the SeNSS Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award. Current project title 'Understanding What Matters: Developing effective participatory methods from the research into what matters to children living in kinship care'

Qualifications

I have a PhD in social work. My thesis centred on kinship care and child participation. I obtained a degree in Psychology and Drama & Theatre Studies in 1998. As well as obtaining a MA in Social Work, in 2008, I completed an Introduction to Childcare & Protection course from Dundee University. In March 2011, I completed the Post Qualifying Consolidation Course, and a PG Cert in Effective Practice and also a Practice Educator Course in 2015. I obtained an MSc in Social Science Research Methods in 2017.