Author: Dr Laura Biggart

About Dr Laura Biggart: Dr Laura Biggart is an applied psychologist. Her PhD research examined ‘Psychosocial influences on the work-family life of fathers’ from 2006 to 2009. In 2007, she won a scholarship from the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) to undertake secondary analysis of their 2006 Work Life Balance datasets. Post-doc, Laura worked on research examining offending in looked after children, (funded by the Big Lottery and in partnership with The Adolescent and Children's Trust (TACT) 2010-2011). Laura is the Principal Investigator on a three-year (2012-2015) ESRC-funded research project examining emotional intelligence in social work. Laura is a Lecturer in Social Science Research and Psychology in the School of Psychology, the Director of Master's Psychology programmes and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Posts by Dr Laura Biggart

Emotional intelligence in social work

Posted on June 27, 2016

Social workers, like nurses and healthcare workers, have high-stress jobs which can take a mental and physical toll. The rate of work related stress and burnout among social workers is high compared to similar professions, leading to high vacancy rates for jobs and days taken off sick. In the case of social workers, Emotional Intelligence […]