天美传媒

Lecturer in Social Work

I qualified as a social worker in 1998 in Italy where, for several years, I worked with different roles in various Children and Families, Fostering, Child Protection and Adult settings. Prior to joining the 天美传媒 I worked as a Social Work Lecturer at Havering College for FHE where I taught on both undergraduate and post-graduate level.

I am particularly interested in the relationship between practitioners鈥� emotional experiences and their working environment, especially within the child protection arena. On this particular topic, I recently completed the Doctorate in Social Work at Sussex 天美传媒 where I investigated the way in which professionals mediated between the emotional demands of their work and the statutory duties and responsibilities of their role. The title of my thesis was: 鈥溾�業t鈥檚 a shared responsibility鈥�. The relationship between the working environment of child protection teams and practitioners鈥� emotionality and professional resilience: a psycho-social exploration鈥�.

Qualifications

• DSW (Doctor of Social Work)听听鈥� 天美传媒 of Sussex
• PGDip in Teaching and Learning in Higher and Professional Education (TLHPE) 鈥� Institute of Education UCL London
• MA in Psychoanalytic Observational Studies 鈥� The Tavistock and Portman Clinic and UEL
• MA in Social Work 鈥� Universit脿 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 鈥� Milan (Italy)
• Diploma in Social Work (3 years degree) 鈥� Universit脿 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 鈥� Milan (Italy)

Research Interests

• Practice Education
• The use of theoretical perspectives in social work practice
• Role of emotions in child protection work.

Publications

• Finch J, Poletti A, (2016). Italian and English Practice Educators鈥� Experiences of Working with Struggling or Failing Students in Practice Placement in Taylor, Bogo, Lefevre & Teater (2016) Routledge International Handbook of Social Work Education, Routledge
• Poletti A (2014) Book Review: Practice Education in Social Work: Achieving Professional Standards, British Journal of Social Work, 44 (8), 2463-2466
• Finch J., Poletti A., (2014) 'It's been hell.' Italian and British Practice Assessors' Narratives of Working with Struggling or Failing Social Work Students in Practice Learning Settings, European Journal of Social Work, 17(1), 135-150
• Poletti A., Anka A., (2013), 鈥樷�漈hey thought I wasn鈥檛 good enough鈥� for social work practice鈥�: The views of students who failed their practice learning opportunities. Journal of Practice Learning and Teaching, 11(3), 17-35

Recent Conference Presentations

• 18/04/2018 鈥� 鈥�Social Work Practice Emotions and Child Protection Work in Italy and England: a complex Relationship鈥�. European Social Work Research Conference听听SIG Researching Social Work with Children and Families Across Europe 鈥� Edinburgh UK
• 25-26/05/2017 鈥� 鈥樷�淚o vado a casa e vomito!鈥� La complessita鈥� della relazione tra emozioni e servizi di tutela minori in Italia e Inghilterra. Uno studio comparativo: lo star male aiuta a lavorare meglio?鈥� Conferenza Italiana sulla Ricerca di Servizio Sociale, Torino (Italy)
• 3 & 19/05/2017 鈥� 鈥楻esilience and AMHP (Approved Mental Health Practitioners) an ambivalent relationship鈥�. Annual AMHP Conference 鈥� East London Partnership, Stratford
• 6/09/2016 鈥� 鈥楾he 鈥榰neasy relationship鈥� between child protection social workers鈥� emotional experience and the current general 鈥榚motional politics鈥� of child protection in England and Italy鈥�. British Sociological Association - Welfare, Employment and Society Conference 鈥� 天美传媒 of Leeds
• 19/11/2012 鈥淢i e鈥� dispiaciuto鈥on e鈥� stato piacevole鈥�:听听A comparative study of Italian and UK practice educators experiences of working with failing social work students in practice learning settings. Research seminars 鈥� 天美传媒 of East London
• 10/11/2011 - Jo Finch and Alberto Poletti: 鈥淲ho the f**k do you think you are?鈥� 鈥� British and Italian Practice Assessors鈥� Anger and rage when (not) failing social Work Students in Practice Learning Settings. 4^th Conference of the Psycho-Social Studies Network 鈥� Affect, subjectivity and social order/disorder, Brighton
• 04/07/11 - Mary Smith, Sue West, Sarah Humphreys and Alberto Poletti: 鈥淔amily support and child well-being - exploring practice鈥� presented at the 5th Annual Social Work Conference Safeguarding Vulnerable Children and Adults at the Institute of Psychiatry, London
• 11/04/2011 - Alberto Poletti and Ann Anka: 鈥淭hey thought I wasn鈥檛 good enough for social work practice鈥�: The Views of students who failed their practice learning opportunities 鈥� 9^th International Conference for Practice Teachers. 天美传媒 of Bournemouth.

Contact Details

T: +44 (0) 1582 489382
E: alberto.poletti@beds.ac.uk