Anthony Bruner

Senior Lecturer

Health, Education, Policing and Sciences

I am the Course Lead and Lecturer for the Social Work BA(Hons) course. I have been a social worker since 2002, having practiced in several states in America, the UK and New Zealand. I am a licensed Psychotherapist in the state of California and I try to bring some of that experience to my lectures.

After graduating from the University of Washington in Seattle, I spent about 5 years in the UK working in child safeguarding. I then moved to New Zealand for about 2 years, then returned to America for an additional 10 years during which I worked with children in foster care, military families, and veterans. I returned to the UK in 2016 where I worked for the Priory Hospital before coming to Staffordshire University in 2018.

I am completing my PhD at Staffordshire University, specifically researching the intersection of social work and mental health in practice. I am interested in several areas, but specifically PTSD and extreme or abnormal psychologic conditions.

Professional memberships and activities

  • Registered with Social Work England
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Board of Behavioral Sciences
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Academic qualifications

  • PhD Candidate “How Social Workers Engage with Mental Health Concepts in Practice”, Staffordshire University.
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Higher and Professional Education, Staffordshire University.
  • Practice Education in Social Work, Anglia Ruskin University
  • Masters of Social Work, University of Washington
  • BA Criminal Justice, Eastern Washington University

Expertise

  • PTSD
  • Criminal Psychology
  • Military Mental Health
  • Personality Disorders

Research interests

  • The intersection of Social Work/Mental Health
  • History of Psychiatry
  • Criminal Psychology
  • Power Dynamics in Health Care

Teaching

Undergraduate

  • Study Skills
  • Values and Ethics
  • Understanding Organisations
  • Readiness for Supervised Practice
  • Practice Learning I

Apprenticeship

  • Research

Health and Social Care

  • Professional Issues
  • Healthy Individual Through the Lifespan
for Career Prospects

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023

for Facilities

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023

for Social Inclusion

The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023

of Research Impact is ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Very Considerable’

Research Excellence Framework 2021

of Research is “Internationally Excellent” or “World Leading”

Research Excellence Framework 2021

Four Star Rating

QS Star Ratings 2021