Juliet Koprowska

Research & Publications

Research interests

My interests lie in communication. This spans communication in social work, both in individual encounters and in meetings with service users and professionals. What does service user participation look like in reality and how is it accomplished? I draw on the theory and methods of conversation analysis and discourse analysis to study how social work and participation are ‘done’. I am also interested in systems theory and systemic methods, particularly the work of the late Yvonne Agazarian, to understand and intervene in human systems, at individual, group, team and organisational levels.

Recent, selected publications

• Koprowska, J. (2020) Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Social Work (5th edn) London: Sage Learning Matters.
• Koprowska, J. (2020) ‘Communication and Interpersonal Skills’, in J. Parker (ed), Introducing Social Work, London: Sage Learning Matters pp. 113-125.
• Koprowska, J. (forthcoming) ‘Relational Agency and Epistemic Justice in Initial Child Protection Conferences’, in K. Juhila, T. Dall, C. Hall and J. Koprowska (eds), Interprofessional Collaboration and Service User Participation: Analysing Meetings in Social Welfare. Bristol, Policy Press.