Sexuality in Social Work Conference

Speaking The Unspoken: Sexuality, Social Work and Taboo Topics
5th Symposium event of the Sexuality in Social Work Interest Group
Thursday 13 September 2012
Nottingham Conference Centre, Nottingham Trent University

This conference explored the tabooed and materialised dimensions associated with discussions about sexual activity, intimate relationships and sexual identity in contemporary social work, practice, education and research.

Social work educators, practitioners, students, service users and carers were all welcome to attend this conference.

About the Sexuality in Social Work Interest group 
Since its inception in June 2004, this UK-wide group has gained over 100 email members from education and practice settings. It has developed a strong basis for generating new knowledge and practice innovations in the field of sexuality studies and social work. During this time, the group has successfully raised awareness of the relevance of sexuality issues as critical to social work knowledge and to service users and carers’ everyday lives. This has been achieved through hosting events (conferences at London South Bank University in 2006 and Salford University in 2007), publishing peer-reviewed articles and, more recently, hosting special issues on Sexuality in Social Work Education (2008) and Practice: Social Work in Action (2009). The group has also played an important function in giving members the opportunity to flag issues relating to anti-oppressive practice, such as challenging homophobia in practice and in higher education and campaigning for equality issues.
 
New members welcome! For further information contact:

Chair of the Interest group:
Paul Willis, Lecturer in Social Work
Email: P.B.Willis   
Swansea University, SA2 8PP