Service User and Carer Involvement is an integral and highly valued part of Social Work Education at the University of Birmingham, and is part of our undergraduate, masters and post qualifying training.
Service Users and Carers with a wide variety of experience are involved in many elements of social work education including admissions, direct teaching, assessment and development of teaching material. We are proud to work with a wide range of contributors who are able to use their experiences to improve communication, understanding and services.
Examples of current service user and carer activities
Survivor Arts Project
The Survivor Arts Project at the University of Birmingham began in 2006. It was inspired by a conversation with a service user, who spoke enthusiastically about an art class he was attending. He felt the art, as well as the friendships developed through it, had helped save his life. He wanted social workers to understand this. He also wanted people outside of the day centre to recognise the creativity of those often hidden within. More information...
Contact us
If you would like any further details about service user and carer involvement for the social work programmes at the Institute of Applied Social Studies, please contact:
Claire Sacre
Service User and Carer Administrator
Tel: +44(0)121 414 5716
Email: c.sacre@bham.ac.uk
Joy Fillingham
Service User and Carer Coordinator
Tel: +44(0)121 414 6271
Email: j.fillingham@bham.ac.uk