ESW Open Seminar Series
Centre for Social Work Innovation and
Research (C-SWIR)
Tuesday 26th May, 5pm
Room 104, Fulton
Speakers
Gillian Ruch, Professor of Social Work, University of Sussex,
presents:
Relationships and Reciprocity in the Research
Process: Exploring the role of containment
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Within the context of research ethics, beneficence consistently
receives less attention than non-maleficence, and research
‘benefits’ are predominantly understood in tangible, intentional
terms. Scanter attention has been given to the more subtle
aspects of the research process that elicit less tangible, and often
unexpected, benefits for research participants.
Drawing on a study conducted with social workers in two child care
social work settings, Professor Ruch will outline how psycho-social
approaches to research - and specifically the concept of
containment - can provide fruitful theoretical and conceptual
frameworks for the development of a more complex understanding
of beneficence in the research process. She will conclude by
proposing that there is scope to enhance the experience and
quality of research if, from the outset, attention to containment is
embedded within the research process.
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This seminar can be joined remotely by logging on to:
https://connectpro.sussex.ac.uk/sw_ruch26may15
A recording of this event will be available to view retrospectively at:
www.sussex.ac.uk/socialwork/seminarseries