Teresa Francesca Bertotti

 2011 Ph.D in Social Research Methodology and Applied Sociology – Social Work curriculum. Dissertation Title  Dilemmi etici e criteri di scelta degli assistenti sociali nei servizi per i minori (Ethical Dilemmas and decision making of social workers in child protection services) XXIII ciclo

1992  Laurea in Scienze politiche - politiche sociali - Università degli studi di MIlano 

1982 Bachelor in Social Work -  School for Social Workers, Milan, Italy – MA Degree in Social Wor

Academic positions

2018 -present Associate Professor of Sociology (Social work), University of Trento, Department of Sociology and Social Research 

2021 - present Coordinator of the BA in Social Work - University of Trento

2013- 2017 Aggregate Professor (RTD A)  at the University of Milano Bicocca - Department of Sociology and Social Research – Milan

2003- 2012 Lecturer of Social Work, Bachelor of Social Work, Department of Sociology and social research, University of University of Milano Bicocca. 

1999 -2003 - Lecturer and Teaching contracts at the Catholic University of Milan, Master Programs and postgraduate courses in Child protection, Faculty of Psychology   

Child protection systems and Social work practice;

Ethics in social work; 

Participation and social work, Youth participation 

Decision-making in Social work

Social work education

Qualitative research methods e participatory research

Research activities (recent) 

2021 - 2023- CaLThoP – Care leavers thoughts on placement – I parere dei care leavers sul Sistema di protezione dell’infanzia e legittimità intervento dello stato – Responsabile  scientifica Studio pilota –  

2020 -  2023 -  Care@D  - Care at distance. Prevention, psycho-social support and online rehabilitation during lockdown: multilevel analysis of experiences in UniTN and experimentation of new care models. Interdepartmental project DIPSCO and DSRS - PI for DSRS project on  Distant care in services for children and families) (Funded by University strategic plans for Covid- 19) 

2019 - present - “COPING - Construction of Parenting in Insecure Grounds” -PRIN Research Project - Principal Investigator: Prof. Silvia Fargion. Member of the Research Unit related to Parenting in high-conflict separations. Ongoing main activities: data collection (qualitative interviews) and analysis (grounded theory with Nvivo)

2017 - 2021 -  Consiglio Nazionale Assistenti Sociali - “Ruolo e qualità del servizio sociale nelle attività di tutela dei minorenni” (Role and quality of social workers in child protection activities). Principal investigator: Research design, project management, data collection and analysis. Coordination of research sub-teams. Direct involvement in two Research Units, dedicated to the “prescribed role of social workers” (document analysis), and to the “enacted role” (practice research).

Membership in societies and scientific committees 

2021 - present - Member of the Scientific Committee of the DREAM Project (Dare risposte efficaci contro l'Abuso e il  Maltrattamento)- Associazione Artemisia Firenze - Fondazione “Con i Bambini” 

2021 - present - Founding member of the research unit ‘SW&SP Social work and social policy'  Dept. of Sociology and Social Research University of Trento 

Since 2015, Founding member of Sociss. Italian Society for Social Work Research

2015 - 2021 Member of the Executive Board EASSW (European Association of Schools of Social Work).  Secretary from 2017 to 2019- Chair from 2019 to 2021

2015 - present - Member of SOCISS - Società Italiana ricerca Servizio Sociale 

2012 - Present Member of ESWRA  (European Social Work Research Association)

• Member of the Special Interest Group of Decision - Assessment and Risk (DARSIG)
• founding Member of Special Interest Group  of Research on Ethics (SWERG

2008 - present -  AIS (Associazione Italiana Sociologia) - Member of Italian Sociological Association - Social Policies and Sociology of daily lives sections

2008 - 2020 - AIV -  Member of the Italian Association of Evaluation

2009  - 2015 Member of the executive committee  AIDOSS - Associazione Italiana Docenti di Servizio Sociale (Italian Association of Social Work Educators)

Presentation at conferences and workshops 

2023 

• Invited key note at the IX International Conference of Cismai “Avrò cura di te- Storie e percosi a tutela delle Infanzie Maltrattate”. 26-27 May, 2023, Rome.
• Stati Generali degli Assistenti Sociali. Trentennale della costituzione dell’Ordine Professionale. Invited keynote Workshop “Assistenti Sociali e famiglie”, 21-23 marzo 2023, CNOAS Roma
•  “Quali interventi possono sostenere il riconoscimento dei genitori?”. Invited speaker at the closing conference of the PRIN Project Coping “Riconoscere la genitorialità su terreni incerti”- c/o CNEL, Rome, 28 February, 2023
• “Care leavers as co-researchers” - Paper  presetend with D. Mauri at the 6th International Conference on Practice Research in Social Work (ICPR) 7 - 9 June 2023, Aalborg University, Denmark
• “I realised it was not normal'. Care leavers as co-researchers in investigating the emersion of maltreatment in the family" (with D. Mauri) paper presented at the 12tn  European conference for Social Work Research - Milan,12-14 April 2023
• 'Ethical Issues in Social Work Research: Handling feedback, conflict and consent in sensitive practice settings' . Organisation of the Preconference of the Social Work Ethics Research Group  - ESWRA at the 12tn  European conference for Social Work Research - Milan,12-14 April 2023

2022 

• “Care leavers as co-researchers in studying the intervention of the State in the lives of families” - (with D. Mauri)  - paper presented at the 11tn  European conference for Social Work Reserach - Amsterdam, 6-8 April 2022
• “Pandemic provocations: Setting agendas for future research in social work ethics”- Workshop with S.Banks, K. Strom, A. Sobocan et al at 11tn  European conference for Social Work Reserach - Amsterdam, 6-8 April 2022
• "Gli intrecci etici nella ricerca di servizio sociale. Sfide, questioni aperte, risorse" - Invited Speaker Keynote at III° Conferenza Italiana Ricerca Servizio Sociale (CIRSS) - Rome - 3-4 June, 2022
• “Utilizzo della Grounded Theory nella ricerca di servizio sociale: metodi per valorizzare la prospettiva degli operatori", Paper presented with G. Turrina, P. Capuana  at the III° Conferenza Italiana Ricerca Servizio Sociale (CIRSS) - Rome - 3-4 June
• “La visibilità dei bambini nei processi di protezione di servizio sociale Incontri di equipe multi-professionale e decisioni”, Paper presented with P. Guidi at the III° Conferenza Italiana Ricerca Servizio Sociale (CIRSS) - Rome - 3-4 June
• “Care leavers come co-ricercatori nello studio dei sistemi di protezione dell'infanzia e dell'intervento dello Stato nelle vita delle famiglie” - Paper presented with D. Mauri, M. Sabetta et al at the III° Conferenza Italiana Ricerca Servizio Sociale (CIRSS) - Rome - 3-4 June

2021 

• “The visibility of the child in multiprofessional meeting” (with P. Guidi) - Paper presented at 10th European Conference for Social Work Research - Bucharest - On line 5-7 may 2021
• “Social Workers in child protection in Italy: how their contribution is perceived by the main subjects involved” (Bertotti, Fargion) - Paper presented at 10th European Conference for Social Work Research - Bucharest - On line 5-7 may 2021  and at the ISPCAN 2021 International Conference - Milan online  - 7-11 June
• “Representation of parenting in high conflict families: professionals and parents' views” Mauri, Fargion, Bertotti, Moretto,  Paper at the 4° ESCWE European Conference  Social Work Education - EASSW - Tallinn online - 15.-18 june 2021
• "Pandemic ethics: applying practice lessons to social work education"- workshop with Sarah Banks, Jane Shears, Michelle Shum, Ana M Sobocan, Kim Strom, and María Jesús Úriz Pemán at the 4° ESCWE European Conference  Social Work Education - EASSW - Tallinn online - 15.-18 june 2021
• “Covid-19 pandemic from social work perspectives: practice approaches, case studies and novel techniques” workshop with Darja Zavirsek, Junko Wake, Anna Metteri, Floriana Grassi at the 4° ESCWE European Conference  Social Work Education - Tallinn online - 15/18 june 2021
• “Le voci degli operatori e delle operatrici che lavorano nelle separazioni altamente conflittuali” - Intervento al II° seminario “Mamme e papà in conflitto: costruzione di genitorialità in terreni incerti”- progetto CoPinG - 29.4.2021 - Università di Trento

• Closing remarks at the CIFETS Conferencia International Facultad de Trabajo Social  - 16.7.2021 - Hybrid conference
• Closing speech at the World Social Work Day  UN Virtual Conference in Geneva - 17 march 2021
• SWESD Social Work Education and Social Work Development -  Conversation with regional presidents - 16.3.2021
• “L’Agenda globale per il servizio sociale e lo sviluppo sociale 2020/2030. Il senso di co-costruire una trasformazione inclusiva”.  Key note alla celebrazione del World Social Work Day, CROAS Puglia - 16.3.2021

Institutional responsibilities in academia and community services (since 2018)

2021 - present - Coordinator of the BA “Social Work”, Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento.

2022 – present – Member of the Department's Executive Board - Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento.

2022 - present -  Member of the  Doctoral School of Social Science Board - University of Trento. 

2021 – present – Member of the Executive Board of the Hans Schadee Research Methods Center" Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento

2023, 2018  President of State Exam Committee for Social Workers 

2021 – present. Founding member of the Research Unit "Social work & social policies”  Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento

2019-2021 President of EASSW - European Association Schools of Social Work - Member of the Executive Committee  from 2015 and Secretary from 2017 to 2019 

Member of the Editorial and scientific boards

• European Journal of Social Work - from 2022 Associate editor of the European Journal of Social Work
• International journal of social work values and ethics
• La Rivista di servizio sociale,
• Prospettive Sociali e Socio sanitarie
• Scientific Committee of the book series of the FNAS Fondazione Nazionale Assistenti Sociali (National Foundation of Social Workers)
• International Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics
• ERIS Check and Slovak Social Work Journal

Referee for:  

• European Journal of Social Work (since 2019) -
• International Journal of social work values and Ethics (since 2018),
• La Rivista di servizio sociale,
• Child and Family Social Work,
• Social work Education International journal,
• Social work education
• Ethics and social welfare,
• La rivista delle politiche sociali,
• Autonomie locali e Servizi Sociali,
• International Social Work,
• Maltreatment in childhood (Abuso e Maltrattamento)

Attività di terza missione  (recent )

2021  2022 - Consulente della commissione  parlamentare di Inchiesta sui fatti accaduti presso la comunità “il Forteto” -  (Advisor of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the events that occurred at ‘il Forteto’; from October 2021 to the end of the legislature  (September 2022

Training activities for social professions (last years)

• Ordine Assistenti sociali Emilia Romagna -  “Con le nostre parole: esperti per esperienza nella costruzione di un sapere utile ai sistemi di protezione dell'infanzia.”  15. giugno 2023 - Webinar
• Ordine degli avvocati di Genova - Lezione al corso di formazione per Curatore speciale del minore: "Comunicare con i servizi sociali. Il versante degli assistenti sociali: Giochi di rappresentazioni - 23 Febb 2023
• AUSL Modena - “La percezione dei servizi da parte delle famiglie e dei minorenni” - Seminario  per gli operatori «Nodi critici e possibili innovazione dei servizi di tutela dei minorenni nella provincia di Modena» -15 novembre 2022