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We are so lucky to work with a range of students and interns at Kairos Women+ and are driven by the passion and enthusiasm they bring to our organisation! We regularly host social work students on placement as part of their undergraduate or postgraduate programme. They get involved in everything we do at Kairos Women+ from supporting women to group work to delivering training. It’s important to know that our students are in training so they are not connected to social work departments and they work within Kairos’ structure, policies and value base. All of our students bring with them a lot of fun and laughter.
Kerry, MA in Social Work from Strathclyde University, was on placement with us in 2021. She hosted a workshop on ‘Being A Social Worker’ to dispel some of the myths around social work.
Gemma, MA in Social Work from Strathclyde University, was on placement with us in 2020. She returned to take part in the first episode of our podcast, A Brew and a Blether, have a listen!
Donna, BA in Community Development from Glasgow University, was on placement from 2019-20. Cook along with her and Sophie in Kairos Kitchen!
April, BA in Social Work from Strathclyde University, was on placement with us in 2020-21. Meet April the Elf in our Christmas Advent videos!
As soon as I started I felt at home within Kairos, the women were all very passionate about the project and really committed. Katy the Manager was so supportive and let me run with ideas that came from the women I worked with, which really improved my confidence and commitment to community development. I felt I gained the importance of working with individuals within larger groups, learned to trust the decisions I make and developed a better understanding of situations affecting women. I gained so much from working at the project and the experiences of the women who attended the groups, including the volunteers which has only fuelled my enthusiasm for this area of work.
Kairos Women+ is a community-led, women’s space based in Paisley, Renfrewshire. A second home for women and non-binary people, we inspire transformational change in the lives of the women+ we work with by collaboratively creating opportunities through workshops, events, training and courses.
