Annamae Burrows, a PhD student in the School of Health and Life Sciences, joins the Common Good Podcast to talk about her forthcoming study into the impact of gender and masculinity on male loneliness and social isolation. Annamae outlines the project, which aims to talk to men aged between 18 and 30, and how we define terms like "loneliness" and "masculinity". She also discusses the role alcohol plays within this community and how it helps people communicate their feelings.

The impact of gender and masculinity on male loneliness and social isolation with Annamae Burrows

This story is based around role play sessions that are held between social work students at the University of Strathclyde and members of the service user and carer group. The role play is part of an exercise called Fitness to Practice, so students have to take part in a role play before they go out on placement (this is done with second year undergraduate students on the BA course as well as first year students on the Masters course). These sessions used to be carried out solely between students, but that didn't seem to be working, with it being much harder for students to imagine each other as service users and to use that experience to inform their future work.

https://www.iriss.org.uk/resources/case-studies/service-user-and-social-work-student-role-play-sessions-university-strathclyde

Service user and social work student role play sessions - student discussions

improving lives through knowledge, evidence and innovation. Topics of interest to Social Services, Social Work and Social Care in Scotland

Service user and social work student role play sessions - student discussions

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