Program PhDact
Program of each session (in CET!)
Morning session (plenary)
09.30 - 09.45 - Welcome and introduction
09.45 - 10.30 - First lecture
10.30 – 11.00 - Break
11.00 - 11.45 - Second lecture
11.45 - 12.30 - Questions and debate
Participation on the morning sessions is free of charge and accessible to everyone interested!
Afternoon session (only for enrolled PhD students)
13.30 – 16.30: Interactive seminar with the students and lecturers (with 30 minutes break)
Dates and topics
Session 1: Friday January 24, 2025
Social Workers as Intellectuals
Lecturers: Prof. Rudi Roose (Ghent University, Belgium) & Prof. Paul Michael Garrett (University of Galway, Ireland)
... where we will explore the de-intellectualisation of social work and the importance of critical theory.
Session 2: Friday March 7, 2025
Action research and Praxis in Social Work Research
Lecturers: Prof. Håvard Aaslund (Olso Metropolitan University, Norway) & Prof. Femke Kraulingfreks (InHolland University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands)
... where we we focus on action research and praxis as a participatory, reflective approach in social work research.
Session 3: Wednesday April 23, 2025
The Evidence Based Debate in Social Work Research
Lecturers: Prof. Michel Vandenbroeck (Ghent University, Belgium) & Prof. Gert Biesta (University of Edinburgh, U.K.)
... where we focus on the current debate on the way the relation between theory and practice is shaped in the evidence based debate.
Session 4: Friday May 23, 2025
The Neoliberalisation of Social Work Education and Research
Lecturers: Prof. Christine Morley (Queens University of Technology, Australia) & Bart Van Bouchaute (Ghent University, Belgium)
... where we discuss the neoliberalisation of social work programs, and the rimpact of this evolution on research and education in social work.
