| Post: | Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Care (Social Work and Social Care) |
| Location: | Essex House Eh 220 |
| Email: | M.Lefevre@sussex.ac.uk |
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| Internal: | 7656 |
| UK: | (01273) 877656 |
| International: | +44 1273 877656 |
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Biography
QUALIFICATIONS: Doctorate in Social Work, MA Social Work Studies, MA Integrative Arts Psychotherapy, CQSW/Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work, Certificate in the Therapeutic and Educational Application of the Arts, Approved Practice Teachers Award, Postqualifying Award in Social Work, B.Mus.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION: Registered with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) as a Social Worker; Registered with the UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) 2003-12 as an Integrative Arts Psychotherapist.
CAREER OVERVIEW:
Following social work qualification, Michelle practiced in fieldwork and specialist settings as a social worker and Senior Practitioner/Consultant. Following training as an arts psychotherapist she practised clinically and as an expert witness for the family courts. Her experience included forensic investigative interviewing of children, child protection assessments, sex offender treatment, groupwork with partners of offenders, and psychotherapy with children in care and adults and children who had experienced abuse. She began contributing to professional development courses and qualifying training in 2000 and joined the University of Sussex as an academic in 2003.
Role
Michelle Lefevre is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Social Work. As well as her research commitments, Michelle is the Course Leader for the Doctorate in Social Work and supervises PhD students. Michelle contributes to a number of continuing professional development courses for experienced professionals in Children's Services. She also teaches and tutors on year 1 of the MA in Social Work, a qualifying social work programme, convening the module on Theory, Methods and Values in Practice.
Community and Business
Editorial work: currently Deputy Editor of the international journal, Social Work Education; a member of the Editorial Board of the Policy Press; previously a member of the Editorial Board of CCinform; peer reviewing of articles and books for journals such as the British Journal of Social Work, European Journal of Social Work, Child and Family Social Work, Groupwork, Practice and Children & Society.
Currently External Examiner for the qualifying MA programmes at Manchester Metropolitan University and Oxford Brookes, and previously for Royal Holloway's PQ Social Work programme
Member of the UKCP Psychotherapy with Children Committee 2004-8, providing expertise on child protection issues. Member of the Ethics sub-committee, co-drafting a new set of ethics and standards for psychotherapy with children, necessitated by the introduction of Integrative Child Psychotherapy as a section of the UKCP.
Current research: A study investigating what counts as good practice in child protection in secondary schools. This is funded by the Office of the Children's Commissioner and completes in March 2013.
Recent publications:
Lefevre, M. (2013) Becoming effective communicators with children: developing practitioner capability through social work education, British Journal of Social Work, doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bct109
Lefevre, M. (2013) Integrating the teaching, learning and assessment of communication with children within the qualifying social work curriculum, Child & Family Social Work, early view online, DOI: 10.1111/cfs.12071
Lefevre, M. (2012) Becoming Effective Communicators with Children in Social Work Practice: Who You Are, Not Just What You Know and Do. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/39582/1/Lefevre,_Michelle.pdf
Lefevre, M. (2011) Skills in direct work with looked after children, their carers and families, in Cocker, C. & Allain, L. Advanced Social Work with Children and Families (Post-Qualifying Social Work Practice) . Exeter: Learning Matters, pp. 75-88.
Lefevre, M. (2010) Communicating with Children and Young People: Making a Difference. Bristol: The Policy Press
Lefevre, M. (2010) Evaluating the teaching and learning of communication skills with children and young people, in J. Carpenter and H. Burgess (eds) Research Monograph 2: Evaluating Outcomes in Social Work Education, SWAP. Foreword from Moira Gibb, chair of the SW Taskforce for England.
Lefevre, M & Boushel, M. (2010) Integrating the Common Core of Skills, Knowledge and Understanding into Social work Education in Wales. http://www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=a26975cf-6e1c-4bbc-8e16-404863f36efc. Cardiff: Care Council for Wales.
Lefevre, M & Boushel, M. (2009) Children’s Social Work – Roles and Qualifications. A Research Study for the Care Council for Wales. [Funded project on mapping social work roles and qualifications to PQ Learning and Career Pathways (2009)].
Lefevre, M., Tanner, K. and Luckock, B. (2008) Developing social work students' communication skills with children and young people: a model for the qualifying level curriculum. Child and Family Social Work, 13 (2). pp. 166-176.
Luckock. B & Lefevre, M. (Eds.) (2008) Direct work: Social Work with Children and Young People in Care. London, BAAF.
Lefevre, M. (2008) Assessment and decision-making in child protection: Relationship-based considerations, in M. Calder (Ed.) The Carrot or the Stick? Towards Effective Practice with Involuntary Clients in Safeguarding Children Work. Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing.
Marchant, R., Lefevre, M., Jones, M. and Luckock, B. (2007) Knowledge Review: Necessary Stuff - The Social Care Needs of Children with Complex Health Care Needs and their Families. SCIE Knowledge Review, 18 . London: Social Care Institute for Excellence (Scie). Report for funded research project.
Luckock, Barry, Lefevre, Michelle and Tanner, Karen (2007) Teaching and learning communication with children and young people: developing the qualifying social work curriculum in a changing policy context. Child and Family Social Work, 12 (2). pp. 192-201. ISSN 1356-7500
Luckock, Barry, Lefevre, Michelle, Orr, David, Jones, Mary, Marchant, Ruth and Tanner, Karen (2006) Knowledge Review: Teaching, Learning and Assessing Communication Skills with Children and Young People in Social Work Education. London: Social Care Institute for Excellence (Scie). Report for funded research project.
Lefevre, M. (2006) 'Some Ethical Considerations in Psychotherapy with Children', The Psychotherapist, Autumn 2006, pp.9-11.
Lefevre, M (2005) 'Facilitating Practice Learning and Assessment: The Influence of Relationship', in Social Work Education, 24, 5, pp. 1-19.
Lefevre, M (2004) 'Finding the Key: Containing and Processing Traumatic Sexual Abuse', in The Arts in Psychotherapy, 31, 3, pp.37-152.
Lefevre, M (2004) 'Playing with Sound: The Therapeutic Use of Music in Direct Work with Children', in Child and Family Social Work. 9, pp.333-345
Selected Conference Presentations
2013 Improving social workers’ communication with children: developing the qualifying curriculum. Joint Social Work Education Conference (JSWEC), Egham, Surrey.
2012 Becoming effective communicators with children in social work practice: a model for the qualifying curriculum. IASSW/World conference on Social Work & Social Development, Sweden.
2012 Communicating with Children and Young People: Bridging the Gap between research Messages and Practice Constraints. CWDC Early Professional Development Research Seminar, London.
2010 'Developing More Effective Ways of Teaching Trainee Social Workers how to Communicate with Children and Young People'. IASSW Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Hong Kong.
2010 Communication skills with children and young people: Learning pathways to competent practice - through qualification and beyond. 12th UK Joint Social Work Education Conference with the 4th UK Social Work Research Conference, Hertfordshire.
2009 What skills and qualifications might an effective children’s workforce need? Challenges for post qualifying learning and training. With M. Boushel. 11th UK Joint Social Work Education Conference with the 3rd UK Social Work Research Conference, Herfordshire.
2009 Evaluating the teaching and learning of communication skills with children and young people. Symposium on The Outcomes of Social Work Education, London.
2008 Evaluation of a ‘whole programme’ strategy for developing social work students’ skills in communication with children and young people. 10th UK Joint Social Work Education Conference with the 2nd UK Social Work Research Conference, Cambridge.
2008 'Not just what you do, but who you are': Knowledge, skills, values and attributes for effective communication with children. Keynote presentation at the NCB conference: Communicating with Children, London.
2008 "No we can't use less words! Or can we?" Reflections on a journey into e-learning. With Sally Richards, Pamela Trevithick and Dominic King. 10th UK Joint Social Work Education Conference with the 2nd UK Social Work Research Conference, Cambridge.
2007 An Integrative Model for Developing Social Work Students' Communication skills with Children and Young People, 9th UK Joint Social Work Education Conference with the 1st UK Social Work Research Conference, Cambridge, Swansea.
2007 Effective Communication with Children and Young People. Keynote presentation at the BAAF conference, Have social workers forgotten how to communicate with children?, London.
2007 Being, Doing and Knowing: Core Qualities and Skills for Working with Children. Keynote presentation at the NCB conference, Communication with Children, London.
2006 Skilled communication with children to promote both needs and rights: a challenge for social work education and practice' International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) Congress, York.
Course leader for the Doctorate in Social Work (DSW)(http://www.sussex.ac.uk/esw/internal/departments/socialwork/pgcourses/2012/L5001R).
Research supervision and examination of Phd and DSW students.
On the qualifying MA programme, module convenor for the first year module, Theory, Methods and Values in Practice for first year students(http://www.sussex.ac.uk/esw/internal/departments/socialwork/modules/2011/13371. Tutor for first year students: this role includes acting as link with practice supervisors when students are out on placement.
Skills teaching for BA and MA students on communication and direct work with children and young people.
Previous course leader for, and ongoing contributor to, professional programmes for qualified social workers, leaders and managers, and practitioners from a health, education or social care background in Children's Services settings, for example Understanding Children (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/esw/internal/departments/socialwork/pgcourses/2007/L5514T/22435), Risk and Decision Making for Children's Services Managers and Practitioners (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/esw/internal/departments/socialwork/modules/2011/29092), and Communicating with Children in Complex Circumstances (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/socialwork/pgstudy/cpd/complex).
Student Consultation
MA1 students will see Michelle regularly for group tutorials. In addition, a 1/2 hour tutorial slot is made available in autumn and summer terms, and a mid-placement review in the spring term. Queries re. assignments etc. may be posted via study direct. If students need to see Michelle outside of those times they should email her to arrange a time.
CPD students are allocated a 25min tutorial with their tutor each term. If they need to consult with Michelle in addition to this they should submit queries via email or study direct. They may also make an additional time to see her via email.
Lefevre, Michelle (2013) Becoming Effective Communicators with Children: Developing Practitioner Capability through Social Work Education. British Journal of Social Work, 43 (4). pp. 1-21. ISSN 0045-3102
Lefevre, Michelle (2013) Integrating the teaching, learning and assessment of communication with children within the qualifying social work curriculum. Child and Family Social Work. ISSN 1356-7500
Taylor, Imogen and Lefevre, Michelle (2012) Editorial. Social Work Education, 31 (1). pp. 1-3. ISSN 0261-5479
Taylor, Imogen and Lefevre, Michelle (2011) Editorial. Social Work Education, 30 (5). pp. 477-479. ISSN 0261-5479
Taylor, Imogen and Lefevre, Michelle (2011) Editorial. Social Work Education, 30 (1). pp. 1-3. ISSN 0261-5479
Taylor, Imogen and Lefevre, Michelle (2011) Editorial. Social Work Education, 30 (7). pp. 721-722. ISSN 0261-5479
Lefevre, Michelle (2010) Communicating with children and young people: Making a Difference. Social Work in Practice series . The Policy Press, Bristol. ISBN 9781847422835
Taylor, Imogen and Lefevre, Michelle (2010) Editorial. Social Work Education, 29 (4). pp. 337-339. ISSN 0261-5479
Taylor, Imogen and Lefevre, Michelle (2010) Editorial. Social Work Education, 29 (3). pp. 227-229. ISSN 0261-5479
Taylor, Imogen and Lefevre, Michelle (2010) Editorial. Social Work Education, 29 (2). pp. 117-119. ISSN 0261-5479
Taylor, Imogen and Lefevre, Michelle (2010) Editorial. Social Work Education, 29 (1). pp. 1-3. ISSN 0261-5479
Taylor, Imogen and Lefevre, Michelle (2010) Editorial. Social Work Education, 29 (7). pp. 701-703. ISSN 0261-5479
Lefevre, Michelle (2010) Evaluating the Teaching and Learning of Communication Skills for use with Children and Young People. Project Report. Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Social Policy and Social Work, Southampton.
Lefevre, Michelle and Boushel, Margaret (2010) Intergrating the common core of Skills, Knowledge and Understanding into Social Work in Wales. Project Report. Care Council for Wales, Cardiff.
Lefevre, Michelle, Tanner, Karen and Luckock, Barry (2008) Developing social work students' communication skills with children and young people: a model for the qualifying level curriculum. Child and Family Social Work, 13 (2). pp. 166-176. ISSN 1356-7500
Lefevre, Michelle and Luckock, Barry (2008) Communicating and Engaging with Children and Young People in Care through Play and the Creative Arts. In: Direct work: Social Work with Children and Young People in Care. British Association for Adoption and Fostering, London, pp. 130-150. ISBN 9781905664290
Luckock, Barry and Lefevre, Michelle (2008) Direct work: Social Work with Children and Young People in Care. British Association for Adoption and Fostering, London, Xxxii + 313. ISBN 9781905664290
Lefevre, Michelle and Luckock, Barry (2008) Knowing, Being and Doing: Core qualities and skills for working with children and young people who are in care. In: Direct Work: Social Work with Children and Young People in Care. British Association for Adoption and Fostering, London, pp. 21-39. ISBN 9781905664290
Marchant, Ruth, Lefevre, Michelle, Jones, Mary and Luckock, Barry (2007) Knowledge Review: Necessary Stuff - The Social Care Needs of Children with Complex Health Care Needs and their Families. SCIE Knowledge Review, 18 . Social Care Institute for Excellence (Scie), London. ISBN 978-1-904812-42-5
Luckock, Barry, Lefevre, Michelle and Tanner, Karen (2007) Teaching and learning communication with children and young people: developing the qualifying social work curriculum in a changing policy context. Child and Family Social Work, 12 (2). pp. 192-201. ISSN 1356-7500
Luckock, Barry, Lefevre, Michelle, Orr, David, Jones, Mary, Marchant, Ruth and Tanner, Karen (2006) Teaching, Learning and Assessing Communication Skills with Children and Young People in Social Work Education. Social Work Education Knowledge Review . Social Care Institute for Excellence. ISBN 9781904812142
Lefevre, Michelle, Luckock, Barry, Orr, David, Jones, Mary, Marchant, Ruth and Tanner, Karen (2006) Teaching, Learning and Assessing Communication Skills with Children and Young People in Social Work Education. Project Report. Policy Press, Bristol.
Lefevre, Michelle (2005) Facilitating practice learning and assessment: the influence of relationship. Social Work Education, 24 (5). pp. 1-19. ISSN 0261-5479
Lefevre, Michelle (2004) Playing with sound: the therapeutic use of music in direct work with children. Child and Family Social Work, 9 (4). pp. 333-345. ISSN 1356-7500