Dr Jessica Urwin

Jessica is a lecturer and researcher focusing on the provision of mental health services and the impact of organisational structures. Her work considers mental health training and education across a number of sectors, but particularly within criminal justice. Jessica also carries out work relating to professional identity, multi-agency working, and how to improve organisational structures. All of her work takes a socially just approach, arguing for equality of opportunity.

Criminology, Community, Education and Social Justice Research Institute

Mental health

Youth justice

Social justice

Professional identity

Decision making

Organisational structures

Social work

Mental health

Youth justice

Professional judgement and decision making

BSc (Hons) Psychology

MRes Social Work

PGCert Higher Education

PhD Youth Justice

BA Social Work

MA Social Work

The Howard League for Penal Reform

Joint Social Work Education and Research Council 3^rd-4^th September 2018, Canterbury University, Canterbury, “Imposter phenomena in social work: workshop” workshop presentation

World Social Work Day: Health and Welfare Inequalities 23^rd March 2018, De Montfort University, Leicester, “Social Justice and Service Provision in Children’s Mental Health Services” paper presentation

Redesigning justice: Promoting civil rights, trust and fairness 21^st-22^nd March 2018, Keble College, Oxford, The Howard League for Penal Reform, “How do we ‘do’ justice? Using philosophy to clarify organisational structures” paper presentation

Justice and Penal Reform: Re-shaping the penal landscape 16 – 18 March 2016, Keble College, Oxford, The Howard League for Penal Reform, “Reshaping Youth Justice: Justice as Fairness as a Basis for Organisational Structures” paper presentation

Urwin, J. (2018) A Return to Social Justice: Youth Justice, Ideology and Philosophy, London: Palgrave MacMillan. ISBN 978-3-319-73042-4

Urwin, J. (2018) Conversation: Social Justice, in Case, S. (editor) Youth Justice: A Critical Introduction, London: Routledge, ISBN 1138233250 pg:264-265                                       

Urwin, J. (2018) “Imposter Phemonena and Experience Levels in Social Work: An Initial Investigation” British Journal of Social Work 48(5), 1432-1446 https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcx109