Belén Parra Ramajo, professor and senior researcher at the University of Barcelona, earned her Ph.D. in social work from the University of Barcelona (2017). She has extensive experience as a practitioner in mental health. Parra is a research member of the research group GRISIJ (Research group in social-educational interventions in childhood and youth).
Her research interests span a range of topics including: theories and methods on
social work, feminist social work, critical social work and mental health social work.
Parra is actively involved in professional organizations such as the National
Social Work Organization, the National Group on Ecosocial Work and the International
Association for Social Work with Groups (IASWG). Currently, her work focuses on
group programs related to child protection systems, foster families, parenting
education and families and children at social risk. She is recognized for her
expertise in educational innovation in social work with groups. She is also an
international editor at ‘Itinerarios de Trabajo Social‘-Itineraries of Social Work (a scientific journal affiliated with the University of Barcelona). This journal aims to advance
rigorous and scientific knowledge among social workers across various fields of
intervention.
Belén Parra Ramajo, professor and senior researcher at the University of Barcelona, earned her Ph.D. in social work from the University of Barcelona (2017). She has extensive experience as a practitioner in mental health. Parra is a research member of the research group GRISIJ (Research group in social-educational interventions in childhood and youth).
Her research interests span a range of topics including: theories and methods on
social work, feminist social work, critical social work and mental health social work.
Parra is actively involved in professional organizations such as the National
Social Work Organization, the National Group on Ecosocial Work and the International
Association for Social Work with Groups (IASWG). Currently, her work focuses on
group programs related to child protection systems, foster families, parenting
education and families and children at social risk. She is recognized for her
expertise in educational innovation in social work with groups. She is also an
international editor at ‘Itinerarios de Trabajo Social‘-Itineraries of Social Work (a scientific journal affiliated with the University of Barcelona). This journal aims to advance
rigorous and scientific knowledge among social workers across various fields of
intervention.