Tracey Williams
Tracey Williams FHEA, MBPsS, MBACP,
Tutor in Psychology
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Biography
Tracey is a tutor in the Department of Psychology as well as a qualified counsellor, and registered member of the BACP. Tracey teaches on a number of modules across various courses on Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses. She also supervises a number of research projects by BSc and MSc students, including topics in Counselling and Psychotherapy, such as compassion fatigue in various helping professions and volunteer contexts.
Tracey is completing a PhD in Psychology that investigates the implementation of a trauma-informed model of residential care for looked-after children. The project is due for completion in 2025.
Tracey’s experience as a counselling practitioner informs her research interests and enhances her teaching, as she is able to bring together theory and practice in contemporary contexts. She is particularly interested in posttraumatic growth, practitioner wellbeing and the role of the therapeutic relationship in healing. Tracey is passionate about amplifying the voices of under-represented populations through research, and was recently involved in a project that resulted in the development of a wellbeing charter for children’s home workers.
Teaching
Tracey currently teaches on a number of units across Undergraduate and Postgraduate Psychology courses. She is also the module lead for level 4 Transitions into Counselling & Psychotherapy, and for the Level 7 Personal Development and Reflection module
Research outputs
Williams, T. & Parry, S. (2023) ‘The Voice of the Child in Social Work Practice: A Phenomenological Analysis of Practitioner Interpretation and Experience.’ To be published in Children and Youth Services Review, 148(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106905
Parry, S., Williams, T. & Burbidge, C. (2021) ‘Restorative Parenting: Delivering Trauma-Informed Residential Care for Children in Care.’ Child & Youth Care Forum, 50 pp. 991-1012. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10566-021-09610-8
Parry, S., Williams, T. & Oldfield, J. (2021) ‘Reflections from the forgotten frontline: ‘The reality for children and staff in residential care’ during COVID‐19.’ Health & Social Care in the Community, 30(1) pp. 1-13 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13394
Williams, T. (2017) ‘Exploring Social Identity and Group Membership Changes During Adulthood: How do they influence self- perception?’ Student Academic Innovation Journal, ISSN 2399-8075.