Dr Helen Cosis Brown

Principal Lecturer Social Work

Department: School of Health and Social Sciences

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Qualifications

BA (Hons) MSW CQSW PhD

Research Interests

Fostering and adoption. Sexual orientation and sexuality and social work

Teaching Interests

Social work law, communication skills, models and methods of social work intervention, fostering and adoption

Biography

Selected publications:

  • Authored books: Brown H. C. (1998)Sexuality and Social Work: Working with Lesbians and Gay Men, Basingstoke: Macmillan
  • Edited books: Brown, H. C., Fry, E. and Howard, J. (eds) (2005) Support Care: New Directions for Family Placement. Lyme Regis: Russell House

Articles and chapters in edited books:

  • Brown, H.C. (2002) (2nd Ed) 'Counselling' in R. Adams, L. Dominelli and M. Payne, (eds) Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates, Basingstoke: Macmillan. Pp 139-148
  • Brown, H.C. (2002) 'Fostering and Adoption' in R. Adams, L. Dominelli and M.  Payne, (eds) Critical Practice, Basingstoke: Palgrave. Pp 106-115
  • Brown, H.C. (2005) 'Carrying Out Research in Social Work' in R. Adams, L. Dominelli and M. Payne, (eds) Social Work Futures, Basingstoke: Palgrave/Macmillan. Pp 251-263.

Referred articles:

Brown, H.C. and Kershaw, S. (2008) 'The legal context for social work with lesbians and gay men in the UK: updating the educational context' Social Work Education, 27:2

Professional membership

Department for Children, Schools and Families research reference group for treatment foster care
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering
The British Association for Social Work

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