Jonathan Parker

Dr Jonathan Parker PhD, FAcSS, FHEA, FRSA is Professor of Society & Social Welfare in the Department of Social Sciences and Social Work at Bournemouth University and Visiting Professor at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. He was one of the founders and director of the Family Assessment and Support Unit, a placement agency attached to the University of Hull, and Head of Department of Social Work. He was Chair of the Association of Teachers in Social Work Education until 2005, Vice Chair of the UK higher education representative body, the Joint University Council for Social Work Education from 2005- 2010, and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Science. He has published widely (over 200 scholarly publications, including over 30 books): on disadvantage, marginalisation and violence, Southeast Asia, religion, social work and welfare education internationally and is author of the best-selling book Social Work Practice.