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Papouli Eleni

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Email

epapouli@uniwa.gr

Phone

+30 2105381795

Office Address

Ancient Olive Grove Campus, Building D(Δ), Office 110 (ground floor) 

Office Hours

Thursday 13.30pm -15.00pm

Academic area

Social Work with emphasis on professional ethics – Contemporary teaching approaches 

 

Teaching modules

Undergraduate Studies

  • Professional Ethics and Ethical Behavior
  • Methods of Communication and Creative Expression in Social Work
  • Fields and Services of Social Work Practice
  • Organization and Administration of Social Services

Postgraduate Studies

Professional Ethics in Social Work and Creative Learning Approaches 

 

Brief CV 

Eleni Papouli is an Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of West Attica. She received her BSW degree from TEI of Athens, her MA (ICW) from the University of East Anglia (UK) and her PhD from the University of Sussex (UK). Prior to entering in academia, Eleni worked for several years as a social worker in the field of child protection in Greece and has been trained in the dramatherapy method. She has extensively teaching and research experience and in 2015, she was appointed as teaching fellow at the Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS). Eleni is an invited speaker and expert masterclass (ECSWE 2023, Porto/Matosinhos, Portugal) at the international scientific and educational conferences. She is author of various publications and reviewer of books, and articles in international scientific journals. She is the co-editor and author of the international collective volume “Creative Critical Pedagogies: Using Arts-Based Approaches for Online and In-Person Learning” (2024) (Cognella Publishers, California, USA). Eleni teaches theory and practice courses in both the BSW and MSW programs and runs the pedagogical project “Diversity Dolls» to promote respect for human diversity, as a value and attitude of life in professional and educational settings. Eleni Papouli is Scientifically Responsible of the two-year European Erasmus+ Project “On Stage in the Golden Age: Theatrefor Healthy Ageing”(2023-2025).

(Decree of Appointment 116 / Γ’/ 06.02.2020)

 

2014- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Department of Social Work and Social Care, University of Sussex (UK)

2001- Master in International Child Welfare (MAICW), School of Social Work and Psychosocial Studies, University of East Anglia (UK) 

1993- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), Department of Social Work, Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens

 

Postgraduate Training   

1994-1998 Postgraduate Certificate in Drama Therapy, Drama Therapy Center “AION”.

  • Social work ethics and values
  • Methodology of teaching professional ethics through creative approaches
  • Research ethics
  • Social work education (theory and practice)
  • Creativity and arts in social work education and practice
  • Ethical management in social services
  • Virtue ethics, feminist ethics, care ethics

 

Selected Publications

  • Papouli, E., Chatzifotiou, S., & Tsairidis, C. (forthcoming, 2022). Character Strengths and Virtues for Competent Fieldwork Education: The Perspectives of Undergraduate Students from Two University Departments of Social Work in Greece.  The Routledge International Handbook of Field Work Education in Social Work. New York: Routledge.
  • Papouli, E. (2021). Understanding Diversity through Collaborative and Creative Workshops and across Different Contexts. Practice. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1080/09503153.2020.1865297
  • Papouli, E., Chatzifotiou, S.,& Tsairidis, C. (2020).The use of digital technology at home during the COVID-19 outbreak: Views of social work students in Greece. Social Work Education. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2020.1807496 
  • Papouli, E. (2019). Moral courage and moral distress in social work education and practice: A literature review. In S. Μ. Marson and R. Ε. McKinney (Eds) The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Ethics and Values. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Papouli, E. (2019). Diversity Dolls: a creative teaching method for encouraging     social work students to develop empathy and understanding for vulnerable populations. Social Work Education, The International Journal, 38(2), 241-260. DOI:10.1080/02615479.2018.1515904.
  • Papouli, E., Mourelatou, A., & Lampidis, A. (2019). Human Trafficking as a global illegal and unethical business practice: an overview of the phenomenon and the role of social work in Greece. Social Dialogue, 20, 59-61.
  • Papouli, E. (2018). Aristotle’s virtue ethics as a conceptual framework for the study and practice of social work in modern times. European Journal of Social Work. DOI: 10.1080/13691457.2018.1461072.
  • Papouli, E. (2018). Ethical and professional challenges for social workers in times of crisis: Lessons learned from Greece. In C. Panagiotopoulos (Ed.) Financial Crisis and Social Work (pp. 56-78).  Beau Bassin, Mauritius: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN: 620209446X
  • Papouli, E. (2017).The role of arts in raising ethical awareness and knowledge  of the European refugee crisis among social work students. An example from the classroom. Social Work Education, The International Journal, 36(7), 775-793. DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2017.1353074. Academic Publishing. ISBN: 620209446X
  • Papouli, E. (2016).Teaching and Learning for Ethical Practice in Social Work Education. In I. Taylor, M. Bogo, M. Lefevre, and B. Teater (Eds) Routledge International Handbook of Social Work Education (pp. 157-170). Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN: 9781138890237
  • Papouli, E. (2016). Development of social work values and ethics in a Greek Field Placement. Ethics and Social Welfare, 10(4), 378-389. DOI:10.1080/17496535.2016.1225688.
  • Papouli, E. (2016). Using the critical incident technique (CIT) to explore how social work students develop their understanding of social work values and ethics in the workplace during their final placement. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 13(2), 56-72.
  • Παπούλη, Ε. (2016). H χρήση των ημερολογίων αναστοχασμού στην εκπαίδευση των φοιτητών στις επιστήμες υγείας και κοινωνικής πρόνοιας: Μια προσέγγιση στα πλαίσια των κανόνων της επαγγελματικής ηθικής και δεοντολογίας. Το Βήμα του Ασκληπιού,15(1),1-16.
  • Papouli, E. (2014). Field Learning in Social Work Education: Implications for Educators and Instructors. The Field Educator, 4(2), 1-15.
  • Παπούλη, Ε. (2014). Επαγγελματικές Αξίες και Κοινωνική Εργασία: Ιστορική Αναδρομή και Διαχρονική Εξέλιξη. Κοινωνική Εργασία, Επιθεώρηση Κοινωνικών Επιστημών, 113, 1-21.

 

  • 2021-2024, Deputy President, Gender Equality Committee, University of West Attica
  • 2020-2024, Member at Large, International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD)
  • 2018-2021, Member, (alternate), University Research Ethics Committee (UREC), Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
  • March – October 2021, Member, (alternate), University Research Ethics Committee (UREC), University of Peloponnese
  • 2019-2020, Member, (alternate), University Research Ethics Committee (UREC), University of West Attica
  • 2012 – present, Erasmus + Academic Advisor, Department of Social Work, University of West Attica
  • 2017 – 2021, Academic Advisor for Students with Disabilities, Department of  Social Work, University of West Attica
  • –        Member of the various committees of the Department of Social Work
    • Peer reviewer for Social Work Education(The International Journal), International Social Work Values and Ethics
    • Member of the Hellenic Association of Social Workers (HASW)
    • Member of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)