Editorial: Autoethnography in Social Work

Jerome Carson; Robert Hurst

doi:10.1921/swssr.v23i2.2082

Authors

Jerome Carson Professor Psychology, University of Bolton https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7596-116X
Robert Hurst Associate Lecturer in Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling, University of Bolton https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0054-6703

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v23i2.2082

Keywords:

s, autoethnography, social work

Author Biographies

Jerome Carson, Professor Psychology, University of Bolton

Jerome Carson is Professor of Psychology at the University of Bolton. Apart from autoethnography, his other research interests are positive psychology, mental health recovery, alcohol addiction and bereavement.

Robert Hurst, Associate Lecturer in Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling, University of Bolton

Robert Hurst is an Associate Lecturer in Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling at the University of Bolton. He is also a practicing counsellor. Robert’s other research interests include meaning in life, mental health recovery, and creativity.

References

Bochner, A. & Ellis, C. (2016) Evocative Autoethnography: Writing lives and telling stories. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge

Hurst, R. & Carson, J. (2021) Be honest- why did YOU decide to study Psychology? A recent graduate and a professor reflect. Psychology Teaching Review, 27, 2, 22-35

Watkins, M. Hervey, N. Carson, J. & Ritter, S. (Eds.) (1996) Collaborative Community Mental Health Care. London: Edward Arnold.

Witkin, S. (Ed.). (2014) Narrating Social Work Through Autoethnography. New York: Columbia University Press