Bio
Linda Davies was a full Professor in the School of Social Work at 51吃瓜网from 1984 until 2014.听 Her teaching and research interests centered on psychosocial approaches to clinical practice with a particular focus on contemporary psychoanalytic theory for social work. Her publications include topics related to use of self in clinical practice, child welfare and risk, and mothering and fathering in social work. At the doctoral level, Linda Davies taught qualitative research methods for many years. She created two innovative courses at the Masters level, one on Mothering which examined its social construction and subjective experience; and the other Use of Self which promoted a relational awareness in navigating emotional tensions of practice. As well as her academic career Dr. Davies trained as a licensed psychotherapist and now has a private practice in Montreal.
搁茅蝉耻尘茅
Employment
Psychotherapist, private practice (OTSTCFQ/OPQ)
Professor鈥⊿chool of Social Work, 51吃瓜网 2008-2014
Associate Professor鈥⊿chool of Social Work, 51吃瓜网 1991-2007
Assistant Professor鈥⊿chool of Social Work, 51吃瓜网 1984-1990
Education
Argyle Institute of Human Relations (Montreal) Individual Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program 2008-2011
Ph.D. (University of North London, England) 1986
M.S.W. (51吃瓜网) 1980
B.S.W. (51吃瓜网) 1979
Dipl么me en Assistance Sociale (Dawson College, Montreal) 1974
Research
Areas of Interest
鈥� Use of self in clinical practice
鈥� Mothering, Fathering and Social Work Practice
鈥� Critical approaches to child welfare and child protection
鈥� Qualitative research methods
Recent grants
2007 SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF听CANADA, J Krane (P.I.) L. Davies, Co-investigator, Engaging mothers and听 fathers: Challenges for social service practices with parents听 $97,510
2006听SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA.听 International Opportunities Grant, L. Davies, Principal Investigator Making Gender Visible in Child Welfare: An International Initiative $75,000
2003 SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, Linda听 Davies, Principal investigator "Constructing Maternal Identities: an听 examination of everyday practices in welfare state organizations,"听 $131,109.
2000 SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, Linda听 Davies, Principal investigator "Implementing the feminist vision: Case听 studies of four organizations" $102,000.
1994- SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA听 "Pregnant and parenting teens:听 An examination of social services and听 policies".听 P. Rains, principal investigator L. Davies, co-investigator, M.听 McKinnon, $65,620.
Publications
L. Froggett, E. Ramvi, L. Davies.听 (2014)听 "Thinking from experience in psycyhcosocial practice: reclaiming and teaching 鈥榰se of self鈥�"听 Journal of Social Work Practice
E. Ramvi & L. Davies (2010) 鈥淕ender, mothering and relational work鈥�.听 Journal of Social Work Practice Volume 24
L. Davies (2008) 鈥淥mnipotence in child protection: Making room for ambivalence鈥� Journal of Social Work Practice Vol .22. No. 2
L. Davies and A. Grenier, (2008) Editorial 鈥淧sychotherapeutic approaches to practice in the public sector鈥� Journal of Social Work Practice,听 Canadian Special Issue听 Vol 22:2
L. Davies, S. Collings (2008) "Emotional knowledge for child welfare practice: Reexamining our roots." Smith College for Studies in Social Work, Vol. 78, No 1, pp. 7-26
L. Davies, J. Krane, S. Collings, S. Wexler. (2007)听 鈥淒eveloping mothering narratives in child protection practice鈥� Journal of Social Work Practice. Vol. 21,1, pp.23-34
L. Davies and J. Krane (2006) 鈥淐ollaborate with caution: Protecting children, helping mothers鈥�, Critical Social Policy听 26, 2, pp.412-425
P. Rains, L. Davies, M. McKinnon, (2004) 鈥淪ocial services construct the teen mother鈥�, Families in Society听 85, 1, pp.17-26
L. Davies, S. Collings, J. Krane. (2003) 鈥淢aking mothers visible: Implications for social work practice and education in child welfare鈥�, Journal for the Association for Research on Mothering, Vol. 5, 2, pp.158-169
L. Davies and J. Krane听 (2003) 鈥淐ritical reflections on practice with battered women: Insights from Maya鈥檚 story, Atlantis:听 A Women鈥檚 Studies Journal, Vol. 28.1 pp.63-71
J. Krane and L. Davies. (2002) 鈥淪isterhood is not enough:听 The invisibility of mothering in battered women鈥檚 shelters鈥�, Affilia, Vol. 17 (2) pp. 167-190听
L. Davies, M. McKinnon, P. Rains. (2001) "Creating a family: Perspectives from teen mothers" Journal of Progressive Human Services, Vol. 12 (1) pp. 83-100
M. McKinnon, L. Davies, P. Rains (2001) "What about the fathers? Contrasting views of men in the lives of the teen mothers鈥�, Affilia. Spring, pp. 80-99
L. Davies and J. Krane (1996) "Shaking the legacy of mother blaming:听 No easy task for child welfare", Journal of Progressive Human Services, Vol 7, (2) pp.3-22.
L. Davies (1989) "Professional autonomy revisited:听 The case of social work practice in child abuse", Canadian Social Work Review, (2), summer, pp.186-202.
Books and Chapters in Books
J. Krane, J., Davies, L., Carlton, R., & Mulcahy, M. (2010) 鈥淭he clock starts now: Rethinking attachment theory in child protection practice鈥�. In B Featherstone, CA Hooper, J Scourfield & J Taylor, (Eds), Gender and Child Welfare in Society. Chichester Wiley Press.
L. Davies and P. Leonard (eds.) (2004) Social Work in a Corporate Era: Practices of Power and Resistance, Aldershot, U.K. Ashgate Publishing.
L. Davies and S. Collings (2004) 鈥淪ubject-to-subject:听 reclaiming the emotional terrain for practice鈥� Chapter 4 in Social Work in a Corporate Era:听 Practices of Power and Resistance, Aldershot, U.K., Ashgate听 Publishing.
L. Davies, P. Rains, M. McKinnon. (1999)听 "On my own:听 A new discourse on
dependence and independence from young mothers鈥� in Teen Pregnancy and Parenting听 D.听 Checkland and J. Wong, Eds. University of Toronto Press, pp. 38-51
L. Davies, (1990) "Limits of Bureaucratic Control: Social Workers in Child Welfare", in L. Davies and E. Shragge (eds.), Bureaucracy and Community.听 Montr茅al: Black Rose, pp. 81-101.
Selected Conference Papers & Presentations
"Emotional effects of relational work- a psycho-social perspective". European Group for Organizational Studies, Montreal, Quebec (2013)
"Vicarious trauma in Relational Professions"听 University of Stavanger, Norway, Professional Development Research Group, (2012)
鈥淎ttachment based practice in child protection 鈥� Gender & Child Welfare 鈥� An Interdisciplinary Conference, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, (2009)
Keynote Speaker听 Gender & Child Welfare 鈥� An Interdisciplinary Conference, York University, U.K.听 鈥淥mnipotence in Child Protection:听 Making room for ambivalence鈥� October, (2007)
鈥淢aternal ambivalence in child protection work鈥澨� Canadian SPECIAL ISSUE听 forum Journal of Social Work Practice, (International) 51吃瓜网 (2007)
Keynote Speaker, Public Seminar Series,听 Bradford University, U.K.听 鈥淧rotecting Children in Circumstances of violence:听 Implications for Women as Mothers鈥� (2007)
鈥淒omestic violence and child protection鈥� Why gender matters in child protection. University of Huddersfield, U.K.听 (2005).听
鈥淢othering under difficult and unusual circumstances:听 The case of women鈥檚 shelters, Association for Research on Mothering, Mothering & Feminism Conference York University, (2004).
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鈥淢othering & Social Work Education鈥� Mothering & Teaching Conference: Bringing Mothers into the Academy:听 York University, (2002)听听听听
鈥淏eyond the state:听 Conceptualizing protection in community settings鈥�, Evaluation for practice conference, University of Huddersfield, England, (2000).
"Reconceptualizing teenage mothers:听 Social services and their clients", Seventh Conference on Canadian Social Welfare Policy.听 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., (1995).
"Too young to be a mum: Examining cultural stereotypes about teenage mothers",听 Conference on Writings, Genders, Cultures.听 Faculty of Education, 51吃瓜网, May 1994.
"The creation of an alternative social service program for the black family in Montreal".听 Social Welfare Policy Conference, Memorial University, St. John's, Nfld., June 1993.
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