Patricia Hafford-Letchfield

Senior Lecturer and Admissions Tutor

Department: Health and social care

Contact

Telephone: +44 (0) 208 411 4506
E-mail: p.hafford-letchfield@mdx.ac.uk

Qualifications

BA (Hons) Social Science, Middlesex Polytechnic, 1980

MA Deviancy & Social Policy, Middlesex Polytechnic, 1985

PG Cert Management in Health & Social Care, Westminster University, 2000

Diploma in Music, Open University, 2004

PG Cert Learning & Teaching in Higher Education, London South Bank, 2005

Advanced Award in Social Work, (Research with Management) Kingston University, 2007

Doctorate in Education, Open University, 2010

Research Interests

Organisational and management development, intimacy and sexuality in social care, older people and lifelong learning, widening participation in higher education.
Succession planning in health and social care
Using the arts with service users to develop innovative pedagogies in health and social care
Exploring lifelong learning of older people using social care services EdD (currently in progress)

Teaching Interests

Programme Leader for Advanced Diploma/ Postgraduate Certificate in Leading and Developing Public and Community Services
Post Qualifying Awards - Safeguarding Adults/ Best interests Assessor/ Professional Practice with Adults
Admissions tutor for the BA/MSc Social Work and teacher on the Adult Elective.

Biography

Curriculum/subject area:

Pre and post qualifying awards in social work education, interprofessional learning and leadership and management.

Current work administrative and professional duties/roles:

Module leader for PQ modules in Adults, including Safeguarding and Best Interest Assessment training, Social Work admissions tutor.

Research Reports

Hafford-Letchfield, T (November 2005) Report of the evaluation of the Health and Social Care Cadet Scheme. Unpublished report presented to the Greenwich PCT and LA Health and Social Care Project Management Group.
Hafford-Letchfield, T., Higgins, M (2005) Mentoring for Success; a study of the effectiveness of work based mentoring to support students on an employment based undergraduate social work programme. Unpublished report presented to stakeholders and employers in South East London.
Hafford-Letchfield, T. (2009) A study of the learning experiences and learning opportunities of older people using social care services in Leicestershire. Commissioned by Leicestershire County Council, Adult Services.
Authored books:

Hafford-Letchfield, T (2006) Management and Organisations in Social Work, Exeter: Learning Matters .
Hafford-Letchfield, T (2007) Practising Quality: Quality Assurance and Performance Management in Social Care, Exeter: Learning Matters
Hafford-Letchfield, T (2009) Management and Organisations in Social Work, Exeter: Learning Matters,
Hafford-Letchfield, T (2010) Social Care Management: Strategy and Business Planning, London, Jessica Kingsley

Co-authored books:

Hafford-Letchfield, T., Chick, N.F., Leonard, K and Begum, N (2008) Leadership and Management in Social Care. Thousand Islands, New Delhi, London: Sage Publications.

Edited Books:

Dunk-West, P., Hafford-Letchfield, T (2011) Sexual Identities and Sexualities in Social Work: Research and Reflections from Women in the Field. Aldershot: Ashgate

Chapters in edited books:

Hafford-Letchfield, T. (2009) Management and Leadership: from Strategy to Service Delivery in Judy McKimm and Kay Phillips (Eds) Transforming Integrated Practice: Leadership and Management. Exeter: Learning Matters.
Hafford-Letchfield, T. (2011) Women and sexuality in care organisations: negotiating boundaries within a gendered cultural script. In P Dunk-West and T. Hafford-Letchfield (eds) Sexual Identities and Sexualities in Social Work: Research and Reflections from Women in the Field, Aldership: Ashgate.

Referreed articles:

Hafford-Letchfield, T. and Chick, N. F (2006a) Talking across purposes: The benefits of an inter-agency mentoring scheme for managers working in health and social care settings in the UK, Work Based Learning in Primary Care, 4: 13-24.
Hafford-Letchfield, T. and Chick, N. F (2006b) Succession planning: developing management potential in a social services department. (Research paper) Diversity in Health and Social Care. Vol 3, no 3:191-203
Hafford-Letchfield, T and Spatcher, P (2007) Getting to know you: Social work students experiences of direct work with children in education settings, International Journal of Social Work Education, Vol 26, no 3, April, pp 311-317.
Hafford-Letchfield, T (2007) Factors affecting student retention on a social work degree in a university in the South-East of England. Learning in Health and Social Care, 6 (3), pp 170-84.
Hafford-Letchfield, T (2008) Wha's love got to do with it? : Developing supportive practices for the expression of sexuality, sexual identity and the intimacy needs of older people. Journal of Care Services Management, Vol 2, Issue 4, pp 389-405
Hafford-Letchfield, T., Nelson, A. (2008) Closeness equals pathology: working with issues of sexual desire and intimacy within substance misuse. Diversity in Health and Social Care. Volume 5, no 3, pp 215-24.
Hafford-Letchfield, T., Couchman, W., Harries, B., Downer, J., Jackson, R., Khisa, C., Leonard, K., Lora, C., Taylor, D. (forthcoming) Using arts-based methods to develop service user led learning materials for social work education. Online peer reviewed paper published as proceedings from Practical Learning International Conference, Edinburgh
Dunk-West, P., Hafford-Letchfield, T., Quinney, A. (2009) Guest Editorial: Sexuality and Gender - Intersections in Social Work. Practice: Social Work in Action, Special Issue on Gender and Sexuality in Social Work. Volume 21, No 1, pp 1 - 3.
Hafford-Letchfield, T., (2009) The age of opportunity? Revisiting assumptions about the lifelong learning needs of older people using social care services. British Journal of Social Work, Volume 40, No. 3. pp 496-412
Hafford-Letchfield, T. (2010) A glimpse of the truth: evaluating 'debate' and 'role-play' as pedagogical tools for learning about sexuality issues on a law and ethics module. International Journal of Social Work Education. Volume 29, No 3, pp 244 - 58.
Hafford-Letchfield, T., Couchman, W., Webster, M., Avery, P. (2010) A drama project about older people's intimacy and sexuality. Educational Gerontology. Volume 36, No 7, pp 1 - 18.
Cocker, C., Hafford-Letchfield, T. (2010) Critical Commentary: out and proud? Social work's relationship with Lesbian and Gay equality. British Journal of Social Work, Volume 40, No 6.
Hafford-Letchfield, T., Bourn, D. (2010) 'How am I doing?' Advancing management skills through a multi-source feedback tool. Internationational Journal of Social Work Education. .Social Work EducationPublished in Advanced access, September 2010, pp.1470-1227.
Hafford-Letchfield, Lawler, J. (2010) Reshaping leadership and management: The Emperor's new clothes? Guest Editorial. Social Work and Social Sciences Review. Volume 14, No 1, pp 5 - 8,
Chalfont, G., Hafford-Letchfield, T. (2010)‘Leadership from the bottom up: Reinventing dementia care in residential and nursing home settings’. Social Work & Social Sciences Review, 14 (1), pp.27-46.
Bourn, D., Hafford-Letchfield, T. (2011) ‘Professional supervision in conditions of uncertainty’. The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, 10(9),p.41-56.
Hafford-Letchfield, T., Lawler, J. (2011) Editorial Special Edition Leadership and Management, Social Work & Social Sciences Review, 14 (1), pp.27-46
Hafford-Letchfield, T. (in press) Grey matter really matters: A study of the learning opportunities and learning experiences of older people using social care services. International Journal of Education and Ageing. 2 (1)

Recent Conferences:

8th international PEPE Conference.- No More Needs: growing confidence and improving skills around sexuality in social work research, learning and practice. : Developing service user led materials in social work education. Edingburgh 2008
10th UK Joint Social Work Education Conference (JSWEC). Gamelan music for social work managers. 2008, Homerton College, Cambridge.
34th Biennial Congress of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IAASW). A glimpse of the truth; an evaluation of the effectiveness of 'debate' and 'role play' as pedagogical strategies and tools in the teaching of sexuality issues on a law and ethics unit in social work education
Clash of the Titans: A discourse analysis of the interface between social policy, social inclusion and lifelong learning on older people using social care services in the UK and the challenges for social work practice. 2008, Durban, South Africa
1st International Forum for Sociology (ISA) Participation Through Learning; A study of Learning Opportunities of Older People's using Social Care Services. Barcelona, Spain, 2008.
7th Annual Qualitative Research Conference: Art-Based methods for social work led by service users. With Wendy Couchman and Kate Leonard, 8 - 10 September 2008. Bournemouth University.
'RUDE' Older People, Students challenge and explore their views of sexuality and intimacy in older age through film making. Poster presented at Facing the Future: Delivering excellence through health and social care research; education and practice in London. A one day conference held at London South Bank University, 24 September 2008 (with Emma Corbett, Wendy Couchman, Kakoli Kumar, Sue Shaw, Paul Vincent and Deniece Williams)
Open for Partnership: Developing and inter-agency coach mentoring scheme for extended services in schools. Workshop with Neil Chikc for the Teachers Development Agency (tda) National Professional Development Conference, Manchester, 19 March 2009.
How Far Will They Go? An evaluation of a drama project involving older people and social work students to develop learning materials about older people's sexuality. Paper presentation with Wendy Couchman, Maxine Webster and Peter Avery at the International Conference of the Association for Education and Ageing: Reaffirming Teaching and Learning in Later Life, 1 - 3 April, Lancaster University.
XIXth IAGG, World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Paris 5 - 9 July 2009) (abstract no PD7 820, p303) Getting Rude - An Intergenerational Project Exploring Sexual Issues of Older People in Health and Social Care. Poster presentation with Maxine Webster and Peter Avery, 1st Framework and Wendy Couchman, LSBU.
11th UK Joint Social Work Education Conference with the 2nd UK Social Work Research Conference (JSWEC). How am I doing? Advancing management skills through the use of a 360 degree tool to enhance work based learning on a leadership and management programme. Paper presentation with Diana Bourn, 10 July, 2009.
Living and Learning, Learning and Teaching: Mental health in higher education. Evidenced-based e-lerning materials for professionals to promote positive ineraction with people with dementia. Co-authored with Wendy Couchman, Sandie Woods, Kate Leonard, Tony Leiba, Peter Avery and Maxine Webster. Lancaster University, 30-31 March, 2010.
12th UK Joint Social Work Education Conference with the 4th UK Social Work Research Conference (JSWEC) Entry into social work: negotiating the balancing act in recruitment and selection. Workshop with Jean Dillon and Anthea Anthony, 30 June 2010.
12th UK Joint Social Work Education Conference with the 4th UK Social Work Research Conference (JSWEC) I don't gripe to you Reiben, I'm a captain. There's a chain of command. Gripes go up, not down (Saving Private Ryan, 1998). Supervision, the inside storty. Paper presenation with Diana Bourn, 30 June, 2010.
XV11 World Congress of Sociology ‘Sociology on the move’ International Sociological Developing learning materials to promote positive interaction with people with dementia: We are all in it together!- Trish Hafford-Letchfield; Wendy Couchman; Kate Leonard; Tony Leiba; Sandi Woods; Peter Avery; Maxine Webster (UK), 13 July 2010
XV11 World Congress of Sociology ‘Sociology on the move’ International Sociological 'I'm not political': An exploration of older people's perception of policy in relation to UK policies: a case for communicative action?Trish Hafford-Letchfield, 14 July 2010
International Conference of Best Practices in Clinical Ethics Consultation and Decision Making, London South Bank. Paper: Everyday ethics when working with older people, 8 - 9 July 2010.
10th International Conference of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, Montreal, Canada. Paper: Professional Supervision in Conditions of Uncertainty: mediating organisational and professional culture within social services organisations. With Diana Bourne, 22-25 July 2010.
12^th UK Joint Social Work Education Conference with the 4^th UK Social Work Research Conference (JSWEC) Entry into social work: negotiating the balancing act in recruitment and selection. Workshop with Jean Dillon and Anthea Anthony. 30 June, 2010.
XV11 World Congress of Sociology ‘Sociology on the move’ International Sociological Developing learning materials to promote positive interaction with people with dementia: We are all in it together!Trish Hafford-Letchfield; Wendy Couchman; Kate Leonard; Tony Leiba; Sandi Woods; Peter Avery; Maxine Webster (UK), 13 July 2010.
XV11 World Congress of Sociology ‘Sociology on the move’ International Sociological 'I'm not political': An exploration of older people's perception of policy in relation to UK policies: a case for communicative action? Trish Hafford-Letchfield, 14 July 2010.
International Conference of Best Practices in Clinical Ethics Consultation and Decision Making, London South Bank. Paper: Everyday ethics when working with older people. 8 – 9 July 2010
10^th International Conference of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, Montreal, Canada. Paper: Professional Supervision in Conditions of Uncertainty: Mediating Organisational and Professional Culture within Social Services Organisations, with Diana Bourn 22-25 July 2010.
VII European Conference: IAGG, European Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Healthy and Active Ageing for All Europeans, Bologna, Italy 14-17 April 2011. Funny things happen at the Grange: Introducing comedy activities into day care settings with older people with dementia. Poster Presentation with George Badely, Chris Head and Sonia Gardner.

Editorships:

Social Work Education Editorial Board
Jounal of Social Care and Neurodisability, Associate Editor: Reviews

Honours and Prizes:

Corporate Customer Care Award, London Borough of Greenwich, 2000
Pedagogical research award, 2005
Diversity Award London South Bank 2007
Teaching Fellowship, Middlesex University March 2010

Links with partner/business orgs

Chair of Age Concern Greenwich
Executive member of National Association of Education and Ageing
Trustee for 1st Framework, Older People's Theatre
Management Coach/Mentor, Advocacy Plus, Westminster