Dr Katrin Bain is a qualified social pedagogue and registered social worker, with a PhD in Applied Social Studies from the University of Warwick. She is a senior lecturer on our Social Work BSc and Social Work MSc. She supervises Social Work BSc and MSc students during their dissertation, and is also a PhD supervisor.
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Dr Katrin Bain is a qualified social pedagogue and registered social worker with a PhD in Applied Social Studies from the University of Warwick. She is a senior lecturer in social work and the academic lead for the BeSpoke group.
She previously worked at Royal Holloway University and Coventry University as an associate lecturer where she taught on social pedagogy, evidence informed practice, study skills, research methods and supervised master's and PhD students.
Before moving into academia, Katrin worked in Germany and England in the children and families social work sector, including youth work and training.
Katrin currently teaches 'Researchmindedness for Practice' on our Social Work MSc and 'Becoming Researchminded for Practice' and 'International Relationship-Based Approaches for Social Change' on our Social Work BSc.
Her research interests include:
- social pedagogy in England
- the relationship between state organised and provided social services with citizens and service users
- the representation of parents within social policy and social work practice
- universal design and inclusive education and workplaces
Bain, K. (2023) Using text-based vignettes in qualitative social work research, Qualitative Social Work, 0
- Board member of the International Journal of Social Pedagogy
- Member of the Social Pedagogy Reading Group and Social Pedagogy Development Network
Dr Katrin Bain
Senior Lecturer in Social Work
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