Isobel Drew

Isobel Drew is an Honorary Academic and Adjunct Professor at the University of Kent's School of Social Sciences, affiliated with both the social work programmes and the Centre for Child Protection. She serves as a module convenor for undergraduate and postgraduate courses and supervises dissertations. With a BA in Sociology, Anthropology, and Gender Studies, and an MA in Social Work (University of Hull), she has extensive experience in statutory social work practice, focusing on child welfare and protection. She holds a postgraduate teaching qualification from the University of Kent and is a HEA Fellow.

Her research explores the role of emotion in professional practice and the intersectional impacts of race and class on service users and practitioners. Teaching interests include critical dissent and pedagogical disruption in social work education, with modules such as 'The Unconscious at Work' and 'Critical and Reflective Practice'.

Isobel actively contributes to professional networks, including the social work education anti-racism network (SWEARN) and chairs the Association of Child Protection Professionals' (AoCPP) 'Culture and Child Protection' special interest group. She has presented at JSWEC conferences, addressing topics like institutional racism in safeguarding and neoliberal challenges to social work.

• Professional Memberships: Social Work England (SWE), British Association of Social Workers (BASW).
• Practice Qualifications: Qualified Practice Teacher (Goldsmiths College), LSCB and Cafcass experience.
• Teaching Qualifications: Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE).

No peer-reviewed articles are explicitly listed in the provided text, though conference presentations highlight her engagement with critical themes in social work education and child protection.