MA module in Creative Social Work
Gayle Chong Kwan, MA Module workshop for social care staff, The Women's Museum, Barking, 2025. Courtesy Gayle Chong Kwan, New Town Culture and London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Goldsmiths, University of London. Photo: Jimmy Lee.
Developed in collaboration with social worker Rachel Hughes and Professor Claudia Bernard at Goldsmiths, University of London, this was the first MA module in Creative Social Work in the UK, delivered jointly by artists, social care practitioners, academics and curators. The programme drew directly on the experiences of the New Town Culture project to create a new form of professional education at the intersection of artistic practice and social work, informed by social pedagogy and critical social work theory.
Gayle Chong Kwan, MA Module workshop for social care staff, The Women's Museum, Barking, 2025. Courtesy Gayle Chong Kwan, New Town Culture and London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Goldsmiths, University of London. Photo: Jimmy Lee.