Lecturer, Social Work, University of Strathclyde
My research, teaching, and social work practice have focused on supporting people who have experienced violence. I am passionate about uplifting the perspectives of service users/survivors. I am especially interested in Disability Studies, Mad Studies, and feminist research methods. My current research focus is on institutional violence and the pathologisation of youth in the USA 'troubled teen industry'. For my PhD, I conducted in-depth interviews and surveys on the experiences of former therapeutic boarding school students. Prior to moving into academia, I was a social worker who specialised in supporting LGBTQ+ victims/survivors of domestic abuse and LGBTQ+ homeless youth.
The Program: Netflix show exposes the dark side of America’s ‘troubled teens’ schools
Mar 25, 2024 05:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
A new Netflix documentary series, The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping, about the troubled-teen industry, is laying bare the way teenagers with so-called behavioural issues are systematically abused and tortured in the...
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