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Caroline Hickman worked as a Senior Lecturer at The University of East London on the Psychosocial Studies degree, where she taught counselling and mental health for 8 years. She then worked at The University of Plymouth teaching on Social Work for 3 years before joining the University of Bath in 2008.

Caroline Hickman worked as a Senior Lecturer at The University of East London on the Psychosocial Studies degree, where she taught counselling and mental health for 8 years. She then worked at The University of Plymouth teaching on Social Work for 3 years before joining the University of Bath in 2008.

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