Richard Williams

Richard has worked in education and social work for more than 30 years. His recent experience includes:

  • Senior lecturer in social work in a well-regarded British University
  • Social Inclusion Co-ordinator in a comprehensive school
  • Joint Principal of an Education Social Work Service

Richard’s core values are: social justice; developing the individual; compassion

Richard completed a degree in town planning before qualifying as a social worker. He holds a Master’s degree in Social Work and the Certificate of Qualification in Social Work.

He provides the following services:

Organisation development consultancy: primarily within education and statutory services

Supervision: for individuals and teams working within social work or education

Conflict resolution: Richard led a project providing training and interventions in restorative justice approaches to schools, social work departments, youth offending teams and youth workers

Training: in social inclusion strategies, restorative justice, child protection

Research: service evaluation, identifying best practice interventions

Richard has published a number of research papers in prestigious academic journals including the British Journal of Social Work. His book Breaking the Cycle of Educational Alienation (co-authored with Colin Pritchard) was published by the Open University Press in 2006.