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Dr. Helen Hingley-Jones is an Associate Professor in Social Work at Middlesex University, holding roles such as Director of Programmes for MA and PGDip Social Work and BA Social Work. She leads the Social Work department, oversees regulatory compliance with Social Work England, and chairs key committees like the Faculty Social Work Fitness for Practice Committee. Her teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate modules in social work research, theories, and practice, including leadership in cross-disciplinary programmes.
Previously, she worked as a child and family social worker with a focus on disabled children, later transitioning to academia. She earned a professional doctorate in social work from the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Her research emphasizes clinical practice, observational methods, and relationship-based approaches, addressing challenges like austerity’s impact on ethics and policy implications for vulnerable groups.
Her recent work explores mentorship programs for minority students, family interventions for children 'on the edge of care,' and grandparent caregiving. She supervises doctoral students focusing on social work practice environments, autistic healthcare students, and family support policies. Active in knowledge exchange, she coordinates research degrees and contributes to interdisciplinary projects.
Her advisory roles include examining social work education standards and policy, with publications spanning over two decades in journals like Journal of Social Work Practice and Child & Family Social Work. She co-authored Observation in Health and Social Care, emphasizing practice-near research methodologies.
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