Caroline Currer is a Reader in Social Work at Anglia Ruskin University. She began her social work career as a psychiatric worker in North West Pakistan and then worked at the University of Warwick, undertaking research into the mental health needs of Pathan mothers. Since 1992, she has been part of the social work team at Anglia Ruskin University, where she was Field leader in Social Work and responsible for the development of the new degree. She teaches the 'Loss and Social Work' course to qualifying and post-qualifying students.