Professor Brett Smith discusses the Moving Social Work Project which is co-producing training and resources for social workers to support people with a disability to be more physically active.
Supporting people with a disability to undertake physical activity is not usually considered to be a social work task. As it is associated with health, it is more often considered to be the role of a health professional. However, there are often considerable barriers preventing some people with a disability becoming more active and a social model is required to understand and address them.
The Moving Social Work project is co-producing training and resources to support social workers working with individuals to address the challenges preventing them from becoming more physically active. The team is taking a thorough approach to developing these resources to ensure that they support change in the workforce. This episode features a conversation with Professor Brett Smith about gathering evidence about what should be included in the training programme.
Brett Smith is a Professor of Disability and Physical Activity in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Durham University. His research focuses on disability, physical activity, sport, and health, and draws upon thinking from psychology, sociology, public health, and critical disability studies.
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