Independent writer, educator and adviser and visiting professor at the Open University, Avenue Consulting Ltd.

Professor Thompson’s expertise is internationally recognised in the fields of social work, social care, sociology, education, and thanatology. He has made significant contributions to these disciplines through his extensive and varied publications, which span both academic and clinical spheres. As a result, his work has been translated into several languages, including Welsh, Turkish, Polish, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese.