Hazel Evans

Hazel worked in social care settings for over 17 years before taking on her role at the University.

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Background

An ARU alumna, Hazel was a guest lecturer for a number of years before joining the staff team in January 2019 as a Senior Lecturer Practitioner in Social Work. After qualifying as a Social Worker she was employed in a variety of roles in Cambridgeshire. This included being a Kinship Assessor, providing fostering supervision for Kinship Carers, serving as the county Lead Officer for Private Fostering, and predominantly working in frontline children’s services.

Within the Team and Unit models, Hazel gained experience of various functions including initial assessments, long term case supervision, court work, working with children who are looked after, and had line management responsibilities. Hazel is proud to support students as a Lecturer, Placement Tutor, Personal Tutor, and Practice Educator. Hazel has been Course Leader for the PG Cert: Practice Educator (Social Work) in Cambridge and Chelmsford since 2023.

Research interests

Hazel has particular interests in relationship-based social work including compassionate practice, father-inclusive practice, kinship networks, and reflective practice. She co-supervised the Social Work Student Summer Research Project 2020.

Teaching

Hazel delivers the PEPS 1 and PEPS 2 Practice Education modules. Hazel is part of the Step Up to Social Work teaching team at Cambridge. Hazel also contributes to teaching on the BA Social Work and MA Social Work courses.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (ARU)
• Practice Education and Supervision in Social Work - PEPS 1 & 2 (ARU)
• Learning and Teaching in Practice (ARU)
• Post Qualification Consolidation Module in Children and Families Social Work (UEA)
• MA Social Work (ARU)
• BSc (Hons) Psychology (Cardiff University)

Memberships, editorial boards

• Social Work England: SW46063
• Higher Education Academy: Fellow