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Papouli Eleni

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Assistant Professor

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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

Monday 3.00 –4.00, Thursday 10.00 - 11.00 (online via ms teams)

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

Social Work, Professional Ethics and Practice
 

 

Brief CV 

Eleni Papouli is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of West Attica. From 2003 to 2018, she worked as a full-time professor of applications at the Department of Social Work of the TEI of Athens, where she graduated in 1993. She earned her BSW degree from Technological Institute of Athens, her MA (ICW) from the University of East Anglia (UK) and her PhD from the University of Sussex (UK). Papouli was a social worker before moving into social work education. She has a long experience in teaching and research and in 2015, became a teaching fellow at the Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS). Eleni teaches theory and practice courses for both the BSW and MSW programs. She also runs the pedagogical project “Diversity Dolls” in order to promote respect for human diversity, as a value and attitude of life, in every social, educational and professional environment. She is author of various publications.

(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)