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Kate Hammond serves as a Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Social Care at the University of Gloucestershire, teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programs including the Cert HE in Health and Social Care, BSc (Hons) in Social Work, and MA/PGDip in Social Work. With over fifteen years of frontline experience transitioning to academia in 2018, she integrates practical expertise from senior roles including Team Manager, Registered Manager, and Advanced Practitioner in child protection, safeguarding, fostering, and adoption services.
Her educational qualifications include:
- PhD in Social Work and Social Care (expected 2026), University of Gloucestershire
- Level 7 Academic Degree Apprenticeship (2021), University of Gloucestershire
- Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (2020), University of Gloucestershire
- PEPS Stage 1 and 2 in Practice Education for Social Work (2012), University of Gloucestershire
- BSc (Hons) and MSc in Social Work (2008), University of Gloucestershire
Hammond's research centers on mental health social work with emphasis on informal family caregiving systems. Her doctoral work examines women's experiences caring for young adults in mental health crises, while prior investigations span fostering/adoption legislation, sexualized behaviors in children, therapeutic re-parenting, complex attachment dynamics, and risk assessment evolution in social work practice. She bridges clinical insights with academic rigor to develop evidence-based interventions for practitioner resilience and analytical skill development.
No scientific awards were documented in the source material.
As a registered Social Work England professional and former Practice Educator, Hammond mentors emerging practitioners through curriculum development and direct teaching. Her frontline management background informs leadership training components across social work programs, focusing on case complexity navigation, court procedure preparation, and team supervision frameworks for high-risk scenarios.
