Academic Information
BA in Philosophy (UNED, 1989)
PhD in Philosophy (UNED, 1993)
PhD in Sociology (UNED, 2001)
Academic positions held
Academic Secretary of Social Work at the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology (2003-2005).
Director of the Cabinet of the Rector of the UNED (2005-2006)
Director of the Associated Center of the UNED in Segovia (2006-2015)
Coordinator of the Master in Social Work, Welfare State and Social Intervention Methodologies (2012-2020).
Research activity
His work is characterized by interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork. His areas of expertise include digital social work, e-social work, social work with groups, social services and new technologies, and social welfare and youth. The international research group that he leads, Koinonia (https://blogs.uned.es/koinonia/), includes researchers from several countries and a variety of research fields. During the COVID-19 lockdown, he has organised three free online seminars to disseminate good practices, which have had more than 4000 subscribers, created a Digital Social Work channel on YouTube, and organised the 1st International Conference of Digital Social Work with 27 working sessions in English, Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish. He is currently member of the task force to design the post-COVID-19 welfare system in the cities of Vélez-Malaga and Madrid, Spain.
Professional experience
Executive Director, International Council of Social Welfare (from November 2020)
Chair of Innovation in Social Services and Dependency (UNED, Ayuntamiento de Fuenlabrada, Asociación Estatal de Directoras y Gerentes de Servicios Sociales) (from May 2021)
Chair of Social Inclusion (UNED, Ayuntamiento de Tomelloso, Fundación Ceres, Asociación Estatal de Directoras y Gerentes de Servicios Sociales) (from November 2021)
Educational management experience
Director of DIPASO (https://www.uned.es/universidad/inicio/en/institucional/IUED/innovacion-docente/grupos-innovacion/grupo-69.html)
Teaching
N.º of recognized sections of teacher evaluation
5Research
RESEARCH GROUPS
- Koinonía: Interdisciplinary Research Group on Social Work, History, Law and Social Intervention Our research projects pay particular attention to research on Digital Social Work or e-Social Work, the politics of care, innovation in Social Services, and the dynamics of participation in the environment of the Sustainable Development Goals (with special attention to urban agendas, sustainable urbanism and the dynamics of participation in the local environment). +info
RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Innovation in Humanitarian Response Proyecto Erasmus+, KA2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices.
- Experiences of caring and sharing good practices under COVID-19: new approaches for teaching and learning through remote means. Financed by IASSW
- Creating Global Social Work Visionaries through PhotoVoice development Financed by IASSW
N.º of recognized sections of research activity
4Number of credits recognized by transfer activity
1Publications
- ONLINE PUBLICATIONS - Google Scholar
Other activities
Permanent educationDirector of the Modular Program in Disability Assessment (UNED), since 2012.
Director of the University Expert Course in Work Disability Assessment (UNED), since 2016.
Spokesman of Full Professors at UNED Senate (2010-2014 / 2014-2018). Executive Director, International Council of Social Welfare (from November 2020). Outside the academic world, since its creation in 2005, he has been a trustee of the Abracadabra Foundation. Solidarity Magicians, which performs magic shows in all the children’s hospitals of Spain.