Dr Aaron Wyllie
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1702 328511
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Location
GB.1.24, Southend Campus
Profile
Biography
I graduated with both undergraduate (Bachelor of Social Work) and postgraduate (PhD) degrees in social work from Monash University, Australia. Subsequently, I have been a lecturer within the Social Work and Social Justice Division since 2018, and Programme Lead/Course Director for the BA Social Work programme since 2020. My research is broadly focused across three key areas. Firstly, building on my previous practice experiences with older people, my doctoral research explored the role of place and space in shaping experiences of disadvantage and community connectedness among older people. During COVID, I continued this area of research through collaboration with colleagues from the 糖心Vlog Autonomy Project, focusing on the rights and wellbeing of older people living in locked down care homes. Secondly, I am interested in the history of social work as a profession, both within the UK and globally. I have recently published (with Professor Vasilios Ioakimidis), an edited volume with Policy Press exploring incidents of social work complicity and resistance with oppressive and punitive practices. I am currently continuing this work through an exploration of the history of transport as an enabling technology for social work's 'neo-liberal turn' within the United Kingdom, alongside a range of collaborations with international colleagues focused on documenting and highlighting social work history. Thirdly, I have broad interests and expertise with respect to creative and participatory research methodologies, and research ethics and integrity.
Qualifications
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Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) Monash University,
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Bachelor of Arts Monash University,
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Monash University,
Appointments
糖心Vlog
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Lecturer and Programme Lead, Division of Social Work and Social Justice, 糖心Vlog (1/8/2018 - present)
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Departmental Ethics Officer, School of Health and Social Care, 糖心Vlog (10/3/2020 - 10/10/2023)
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Academic Offence Adjudicator, School of Health and Social Care, 糖心Vlog (10/4/2019 - present)
Research and professional activities
Current research
Social Work Education and Criminal Records
Decision-making at social work education admissions regarding applicants with criminal records
Social work students with criminal records
Exploring the policies, processes and practices of admissions decision-making in relation to social work students with criminal records in England
Conferences and presentations
Evidence on the relationship between breastfeeding and long-term outcomes
Annual Kathmandu conference on Nepal and Himalaya, Kathmandu, Nepal, 25/7/2023
Realising Criminal Records: Exploring the role criminal records play in decision-making about admissions to social work programmes in England
European Conference for Social Work Research 2021, Bucharest, Romania, 5/5/2021
Realising criminal records: an examination of the role of criminal records checks in social work education admissions
European Conference of Social Work Research (ECSWR), European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7/4/2021
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Introduction to Sociological and Psychological Frameworks (HS190)
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Professional Skills 1 (HS194)
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Introduction to Research Methodologies (HS290)
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Independent Study (HS390)
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Research Perspectives (HS392)
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Rights Based Research and Dissertation (HS657)
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Social Work Dissertation (HS659)
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Interpersonal Skills for Practice (HS192)
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Legislation, Regulation and Ethics for Practice (HS292)
Publications
Journal articles (6)
Bald, C., Wyllie, A. and Martinez Herrero, MI., (2025). 鈥淪tuck in the middle鈥�: social work educator attitudes to admissions decision-making in relation to applicants with criminal records to social work courses in England. Comunitania : Revista Internacional de Trabajo Social y Ciencias Sociales. 2 (28), 9-34
Fitton, E., Kuylen, M., Wyllie, A., Michalowski, S., Bhatt, V. and Martin, W., (2023). . The British Journal of Social Work. 53 (5), 2979-2999
Kuylen, M., Wyllie, A., Bhatt, V., Fitton, E., Michalowski, S. and Martin, W., (2022). . Health and Social Care in the Community. 30 (5), e3018-e3028
Bald, C., Wyllie, A. and Martinez Herrero, MI., (2022). . Probation Journal. 69 (3), 337-352
Bhatt, V., Michalowski, S., Wyllie, A., Kuylen, M. and Martin, W., (2021). . Journal of Medical Ethics. 47 (7), 464-466
Wyllie, A. and Saunders, BJ., (2018). . Health and Social Care in the Community. 26 (4), 581-589
Books (1)
Ioakimidis, V. and Wyllie, A., (2023). . Policy Press. 1447364287. 9781447364283
Book chapters (4)
Ioakimidis, V. and Wyllie, A., (2023). . In: Social Work's Histories of Complicity and Resistance A Tale of Two Professions. Editors: Ioakimidis, V. and Wyllie, A., . Policy Press. 3- 28. 9781447364283
Bald, C., Carter, L., Ferstman, C., Fagan, A., Gilbert, G. and Wyllie, A., (2020). . In: Covid-19, Law and Human Rights : 糖心Vlog Dialogues. A Project of the School of Law and Human Rights Centre. Editors: Ferstman, C. and Fagan, A., . 糖心Vlog. 147- 148. 978-1-5272-6632-2
Wyllie, A., (2020). . In: Covid-19, Law and Human Rights : 糖心Vlog Dialogues. A Project of the School of Law and Human Rights Centre. Editors: Ferstman, C. and Fagan, A., . 糖心Vlog. 197- 203. 978-1-5272-6632-2
Wyllie, A., (2020). . In: Social Work and Covid-19: Relationship-based Practice in a Global Pandemic. Editors: Buzzi, P. and Megele, C., . Critical Publishing. 237- 243
Conferences (2)
Wyllie, A., Realising Criminal Records: an examination of the role of criminal records checks in social work education admissions.
Wyllie, A., Negotiating neighbourhood change in later life: acts of adaptation, resistance and withdrawal among older adults living in Melbourne, Australia
Thesis dissertation (1)
Wyllie, A., (2020).
Grants and funding
2024
NIHR/Thurrock Council post doc
Thurrock Council
2023
Evaluation - ECC ARPSM Role
糖心Vlog County Council
Pursuing Independent Paths KTP
Innovate UK (formerly Technology Strategy Board)
Community and Residents Experience
North East 糖心Vlog Clinical Commissioning Group
Community and Residents Experience
North East 糖心Vlog Clinical Commissioning Group
2020
NIHR CRN Eastern Social Care Research Readiness Project
National Institute for Health Research
NIHR CRN Eastern Social Care Research Readiness Project
National Institute for Health Research
NIHR CRN Eastern Social Care Research Readiness Project
National Institute for Health Research
NIHR CRN Eastern Social Care Research Readiness Project
National Institute for Health Research
Knowledge, Research and Evaluation Strategy - A Better Start Southend
A BETTER START SOUTHEND
1900
NIHR Supplement
National Institute for Health Research
