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Bob Sapey
Senior Lecturer in Disability Studies
Department: Applied Social Science
Degree: MA; PgC; CQSW
Associated research centres and groups: Centre for Disability Research CeDR
Current Teaching
ASSC 103 The Contested Nature of Social Work
ASSC 108 Social Work and Mental Health
ASSC 425 Social Work and Mental Health
Research Interests
Most of my research has been concerned with the relationship between social workers and disabled people in the provision of support services. I have also studied the use of technology within social work and the impact this has on practice. Finally, to complete this triangle of interest, I have examined the impact on technology on the social construction of disability.
I am a member of the Centre for Disabuility Research (CeDR) at Lancaster University an am currently one of its co-directors. Full details of CeDR and its work are available at www.lancs.ac.uk/cedr.
My current work includes:
Lancaster Disability Studies Conferences. I am co-organizer (with Hannah Morgan) of this biennial international disability studies conference that has been held at Lancaster University in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008. The next conference will be from 7-9th September 2010. For more information and to access the conference archive, see the CeDR website.
I am a member of the Advisory Group for the Mental Health in Higher Education (mhhe) project, which aims to enhance learning and teaching about mental well-being and ill-health across the disciplines in UK higher education.The mhhe Project Director (Jill Anderson) is based in the Department of Applied Social Science at Lancaster. MHHE is a partnership between five subject centres of the Higher Education Academy: Social Policy and Social Work; Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine; Psychology; Health Sciences and Practice; Education; and the two Centres for Excellence in Learning and Teaching about Mental Health at: The University of Birmingham and Middlesex University.
I am co-author with Michael Oliver of the 2nd and 3rd editions (1999 and 2006) of Social Work with Disabled People, published by Palgrave Macmillan.
The 2nd edition was translated into complex Chinese in 2004 (Psychological Publishing Co., Taiwan) and into simplified Chinese in 2009 (China Renmin University Press, Beijing).
The 3rd edition was translated into Japanese (Kongo, Tokyo) and is due to be translated into Korean (Sigma Press Inc., Seoul).
The 4th edition, which will also be co-authored by Dr Pam Thomas, is due to be published in 2012.
My research and interests are reflected in the following sample of my publications (others are available through eprints):
Donaldson, G. and Sapey, B. (forthcoming) Rehabilitation: perspectives on models of practice, in B. Littlechild and R. Smith (eds) Interprofessional and inter-agency practice in the human services: learning to work together, London, Pearson.
Sapey, B. (2010) Politique du handicap: un modèle basé sur l'autonomie des personnes, Informations Sociales, 159, pp. 128-137.
Sapey, B. (2008) 'Engaging with the Social Model of Disability' in, P. Higham (ed.) Post Qualifying Social Work - From Competence to Expertise, London, Sage.
Stewart, J., Sapey, B., Humphreys, L., Francis, B. and Donaldson, G. (2008) Older People and Dissatisfaction with Wheelchair Services, Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 10(1), pp. 17-28.
Sapey, B., Turner, R. and Orton, S. (2004) Access to Practice: Overcoming the barriers to placements for disabled social work students, Southampton, SWAPltsn.
Sapey, B. (2004) Practice for What? The Use of Evidence in Social Work with Disabled People, in D. Smith (ed.) Evidence-based Practice and Social Work, London, Jessica Kingsley.Sapey, B. (2001) From Stigma to the Social Exclusion of Disabled People, in T. Mason, C. Carlisle, C. Watkins and E. Whitehead (eds) Stigma and Social Exclusion in Healthcare, London, Routledge.
Sapey, B. (2000) Disablement in the Informational Age, Disability & Society , 15 , (4), pp. 619-636.
Stewart, J., Harris, J. and Sapey, B. (1999) Disability and Dependency: Origins and Futures of 'Special Needs' Housing for Disabled People, Disability & Society , 14 , (1), pp. 5-20.
Sapey, B. (1997) Social Work Tomorrow: Towards a Critical Understanding of Computers in Social Work, British Journal of Social Work , 27 , (6), pp. 803-814.
Froggett, L. and Sapey, B. (1997) Communication, Culture and Competence in Social Work Education, Social Work Education , 16 , (1), pp. 41-53.
Sapey, B. (1995) Disabling Homes: a Study of the Housing Needs of Disabled People in Cornwall, Disability & Society , 10 , (1), pp. 71-85.
Potential Doctoral Proposals
Disability studies
Career details
I have been at Lancaster since October 1999 prior to which I worked for six years in the Social Work Department of the University of Central Lancashire. Previously I held a variety of social work posts in Cornwall including residential, field, training and care management, though specialising in work with older people and disabled people.
Eprints Publications Repository and Bibliographic Database
Bob Sapey has 11 selected publication records listed on this webpage. Use links to access abstracts and full text where available. View all records to sort by date, type and title. For all ePrints records go to http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk
Sapey, Bob J. and Oliver, M. (2006) Social Work with Disabled People (3rd edition). Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1403918384
Stewart, John M. and Donaldson, G. and Sapey, Bob J. (2005) Increases in wheelchair use and perceptions of disablement. Disability and society, 20 (5). pp. 489-505. ISSN 0968-7599
Piggott, Linda A. and Sapey, Bob J. (2005) Out of touch: local government and disabled people's employment needs. Disability and society, 20 (6). pp. 599-611. ISSN 0968-7599
Sapey, Bob J. and Hughes, J. (2005) Professional barriers and facilitators: policy issues for an enabled salariat. In: Working Futures? Disabled People, Policy and Social Inclusion. Policy Press. ISBN 1861346263
Sapey, Bob J. (2004) Impairment, disability and loss: reassessing the rejection of loss. Illness Crisis & Loss, 12 (1). pp. 90-101. ISSN 1054-1373
Stewart, John M. and Donaldson, G. and Sapey, Bob J. (2004) The Social Implications of Increases in Wheelchair Use. Lancaster University, Department of Applied Social Science, Lancaster. ISBN 1-86220-153-6
Huntington, A. and Sapey, B. (2003) Real records, virtual clients. In: Information and communication technology in the welfare services. Jessica Kingsley, London, pp. 67-81. ISBN 1843100492
Sapey, Bob (2001) From stigma to the social exclusion of disabled people. In: Stigma and social exclusion in healthcare. Routledge, London, pp. 270-280.
Sapey, Bob (2000) Disablement in the informational age. Disability and society, 15 (4). pp. 619-636. ISSN 0968-7599
Harris, J. and Sapey, Bob and Stewart, J. (1999) Blairfare : third-way disaability and dependency in Britain. Disability Studies Quarterly, 19 (4). pp. 360-371. ISSN 1041-5718
Other Interests and Hobbies
I try to play bass guitar.
Associated Keywords: Disability, Disability and employment, Disability and teaching and learning, Disability and welfare, Disability and widening access, Disability studies, Mental health, Mental health services
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