Mr Timothy Odell

I am an Operational Board Member for the Kent, Medway and South East Teaching Partnership, as well as a member of the ASYE moderation panel.

I have a background in:

Practice learning

Fostering and adoption

Children’s disabilities and transition to Adult services

Preventative work with at-risk children and families

Residential substance misuse work (adults)

Counselling/mental health (adults and families)

Social Work England Registration – SW37056 

• Senior Lecturer / Professional Lead for Social Work (current role – Nov 2021- present)
• Acting Principal Lecturer/Academic Group Lead (April 2018- Nov 2021)
• Course Director – Practice Educator Courses in Social Work (2016- present)
• Member and deputy chair Faculty Ethics Panel (2016 – 2022)
• Professional Lead for Social Work (2015-2018)
• MA research supervisor
• Academic Link tutor London and Southeast Colleges programmes (2019-present)
• Modules taught: Developing Critical Practice (PG); Preparation for Social Work Practice (UG); Law and Social Policy (PG and UG); Social Work Theory (UG and PG); Research modules (PG and UG); Practice Educator modules Stage 1 and 2 (PG)

Tim's research interests include disabled children, models of practice education, and regulatory aspects of social work education. 

External Examiner roles:
- BA in Community Social Care Studies (2016 - 2021) University of Central Lancashire
- BA Hons Social Work, University of Bedfordshire (2021 – present)

- Member of the British Association of Social Workers
- HEA Fellowship
- Member Social Work England Education and Training Advisory Forum
- Member of the Joint University Council Social Work Education Teaching and Learning Committee