Avril Bellinger

Profile summary

Honorary Fellowship, University of Plymouth 2024

Elder in Residence, UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts (RILA), University of Glasgow https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/aboutus/eldersinresidence/#deirdreford,avrilbellinger

Honorary Associate Professor in Social Work

Social Work Practice Learning Co-Ordinator Retired 2013

Independent volunteer with Kulika, Ugandan NGO https://www.kulika.org/since 2004

Founder of Students and Refugees Together (START)in 2001 https://www.studentsandrefugeestogether.com/wp/

Core member of the Centre for Excellence in Professional Placement Learning (CEPPL)

Fellow of the Centre for Sustainable Futures (CSF)

Professional memberships

Registered Social Worker (Social Work England)

British Association of Social Workers (BASW)

International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)

Social Work Action Network (SWAN)

Roles on external bodies

British Journal of Social Work reviewer

Teaching interests

My particular area of interest is in promoting reflective and analytical learning through practice and seeking to influence the development of theory through transformational practice.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):