Save the Date! Welcome to an international conference on using personal experience in health- and social work practice, education and research. The conference is hosted by the School of Social Work and the ERASMUS partnership Experiential Knowledge.
The aim of the conference is to promote awareness of using personal experience from service users, practitioners, teachers and students in the development and improvement of health- and social work practice, education and research.
Three internationally recognized keynote speakers representing important issues within social mobilization, social work practice and education, will present how experiences of people have affected their work. The keynotes will take part in workshops, discussing the development and use of experiential knowledge within their area.
Keynote speakers
Alie Weerman, Experiential knowledge in education.
Psychologist and lecturer in mental health care and society. She combines scientific knowledge, practical-professional and experiential knowledge and mainly conducts participatory action research at the intersection of psychiatry and society.
David Tobis, From pariahs to partner.
PhD sociologist and social justice activist working to transform child welfare systems globally. He is an international leader in the fight for child welfare systems to respect the rights and meet the needs of parents and their families.
Nicolas Lunabba, Peer support and the importance of relationship with vulnerable youth.
Nicolas Lunabba is the author of the best selling book Will you be sad if I die? He is the founder of the organization Helamalmö who works for social justice and sustainability with a special focus on children and young people in Malmö, Sweden.
Programme and registration
Programme and information on registration and practicalities to be published in 2024.
Hosts
The conference is hosted by the Lund University School of Social Work and the ERASMUS partnership Experiential Knowledge. Experiential Knowledge in Higher Education is a strategic partnership between twelve universities from ten countries in Europe and their local partners. In a three-year project the partnership is focusing on developing knowledge and education on experiential knowledge.
Contact
tabitha_wright.nielsen@soch.lu.se
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