Sue is registered as a Social Worker in England and has a wealth of practice experience in palliative care and bereavement support.
She has held a number of academic posts which have largely focused on service user and carer involvement and in the co-ordination of practice learning opportunities for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
In 2012 Sue was awarded a Professional Doctorate in Social Work from the University of East Anglia and she is a regular presenter at national and international conferences on her doctoral research as well as on numerous aspects of pedagogic practice.
Sue is currently a Visiting Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Hertfordshire.