Rudi Roose International Panel

Prof. Dr. Rudi Roose is a Professor of Social Work at Ghent University, in the Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy. He earned his degrees in Educational Sciences and Criminology. Prior to joining the university, he was employed in a child protection unit and with people with disabilities, both as a care worker and a manager. 

His teaching focuses on social work theories and youth care, while his research centres on how social practitioners can create socially just practices in an environment that is largely driven by managerial ideas.