Dr Simon Abbott
Contact
- Email: s.abbott@sgul.kingston.ac.uk
- Location: Kingston Hill
- Faculty: Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education
- School: School of Allied Health, Midwifery and Social Care
- Department: Department of Social Work and Social Care
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About
I am a member of the Psychological and Cognitive Conditions Research Group in the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education at Kingston University and St. George's University of London. My research interests involve social care perspectives on mental health and mental capacity policy and practice.
My doctoral research was undertaken at the Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research, University of Sussex. My doctoral thesis involved a hermeneutic phenomenological study on how social work Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) use the law in practice. This involved an in-depth qualitative study, across three different London boroughs. My research interests include using mixed methods approaches and involving citizens in research.
I am a registered social worker and Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP). My career has involved practice in community mental health teams; specialist community services for people experiencing psychosis; and as a forensic social worker, working with mentally disordered offenders in regional secure services and in the community.
Academic responsibilities
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications
- Doctorate in Social Work, University of Sussex.
- Masters of Applied Social Studies.
- LL.B (Hons)
- Diploma in Social Work