Kofi Konadu

Kofi is a qualified Social Worker and a Best Interests Assessor (BIA) with experience in adults, older adults, and mental health in both statutory and non-statutory social work settings. He is currently a full-time Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and a part-time PhD student at the same University.

Background

Prior to joining ARU, Kofi worked as a Social Worker with the Cambridgeshire County Council. He had previously worked with Sheffield City Council’s Emergency Placement Team for Adults.

Additionally, prior to qualifying as a Social Worker, Kofi worked in both the charity sub-sector of third sector and the private sector as a Development Practitioner, Fundraiser, Chief Operating Officer among other roles both nationally and internationally and has transitioned from practice into academia.

Spoken Languages

• English
• Twi

Research interests

Kofi is currently studying part-time for his PhD at Anglia Ruskin University, and his PhD topic is linked to Social Work Practice - ‘Navigating concurrent societal crises: A case study of an English charity supporting older adults’.

Areas of research supervision

Kofi provides supervision to undergraduate and postgraduate students for their Undergraduate Major Projects (UGMP) and Postgraduate Dissertations respectively.

Teaching

Kofi currently teaches modules that relate directly to social work with adults including older adults. Kofi teaches/ contributes to teaching on both the BA and the MA Social Work courses in the following modules: Social Work with adults; Safeguarding in Context with Adults, Safeguarding in Context with Children and Families; Wellbeing - A Life Course Perspective.

Kofi is a module leader and uses an innovative approach to teach his students.  Using a problem-based learning approach, based around an innovative 360°-degree interactive home scenario technology (case study), students are asked to use this as home visit to complete social care assessments seeing the issues from the viewpoint of social workers. As module leader and tutor, Kofi has fully embedded this into the adults’ modules to make teaching, learning and assessment inclusive and to meet the diverse needs of his students.

Additionally, Kofi provides 1:1 tutorial support to students; has served as module leader; course leader; personal development tutor; and placement tutor. Kofi provides general support to his students throughout their studies.

Qualifications

• Master of Arts in Social Work, University of York
• Master of Arts in Development Studies, University of Ghana
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science, University of Ghana

Memberships, editorial boards

• Social Worker and Best Interests Assessor (BIA)- Social Work England Registration: SW110461
• Fellow of Higher Education, FHEA PR254605
• Member of the British Association of Social Workers (BASW)
• Certificate in Fundraising and Full Certificated Membership (CIOF3500686) Chartered Institute of Fundraising-UK