Dr Robin Sen
Job Title
Lecturer in Social Work
Room number
2.21Building (Address)
Chrystal Macmillan BuildingStreet (Address)
15A George SquareCity (Address)
EdinburghPost code (Address)
EH8 9LDResearch interests
Research interests
My research interests principally connect to areas of child and family social work and children's services more broadly. I am also interested in how racially minoritised and LGBTQ+ identities are manifested/not manifested in social work practice, teaching and thought. During my time working in England I became concerned about the governance of children's service and in 2023 I co-edited, with Christian Kerr, of Leeds Beckett University, a collection related to these issues The Future of Children’s Care: Critical Perspectives on Children’s Services Reform, published by Policy.
Background
University of Edinburgh Staff Profile: https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/robin-sen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3090-8250
I am currently co-editor, with Dr Michaela Rogers, of the University of Sheffield, of Practice: Social Work in Action, a journal of the British Association of Social Work. The journal receives contributions from a range of authors at all career stages but we are particularly keen to encourage newer and first time authors (people with experience of social work services, practitioners, students and early career social work researchers) to submit articles to the journal. Initial prospective queries about submission to the journal for anyone in those categories are welcome.
I volunteer at LGBT Health and Wellbeing in Edinburgh.
Current PhD Students
Donna Shields Exploring Unmarried Mothers’ Experiences of Closed Adoption in Northern Ireland between 1967 and 1987 (supervising with Dr Eve Mullins and Dr Gary Clapton)
Rhoda Jiang Youth Homelessness in Scotland (supervising with Prof. Sarah Johnsen)
Past PhD Students
Dr Rosemary Furey Social work child protection practice and the home visit: Interaction within context.
Dr Claire Brown EnGendering inclusive practice: exploring trans people’s experiences of adoption and fostering in England and Wales.
Dr Ahmed Alageili The Role of Self-help Groups in Overcoming Challenges Faced by Mothers of Autistic Children.
Dr Permala Sehmar Exploring Restorative Practices in Social Work with Families where there is Domestic Abuse and Child Welfare concerns.
Topics of Interest for Supervision
- Experiences within / of state care
- Family support practices
- The political governance of social work and related 'helping professions'
- Activism and social change connected to social work policy and practice
- Diverse social identities and social work practice
Works within
Staff Hours and Guidance
If you are a student who wishes to meet with me please contact me by email to set up a meeting time.