Working with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour.
Book
Allardyce, S., & Yates, P. (2018)
Working with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour. Edinburgh: Dunedin Academic Press
‘At a time when a better-informed picture about the realities of child sexual abuse is urgently needed, this book provides a vital part of this complex jigsaw’ from the Forewo...
Time-Use, daily activities and health related quality of life of Irish youth
Journal Article
McKay, E. A., Fitzgerald, A. P., & Perry, I. (2017)
Time-Use, daily activities and health related quality of life of Irish youth. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(4_Supplement_1), 7111505067p1. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-RP103D
This large cross-sectional time-use study empirically examined, for the first time, the relationship between participation in daily activity and self-reported health-related q...
Collaborative Outcomes Learning Tool (COLT) – A Multi-agency Educational Resource to Support Complex Public Protection Understanding and Practice
Journal Article
Heyman, I., Innes, G., & Goodhand, K. (2016)
Collaborative Outcomes Learning Tool (COLT) – A Multi-agency Educational Resource to Support Complex Public Protection Understanding and Practice. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v4i3.168
Multi-agency public protection practice has received significant media and government scrutiny in recent years, in response to
failings to protect those most vulnerable people...
Association between allopurinol use and hip fracture in older patients
Journal Article
Basu, U., Goodbrand, J., McMurdo, M. E., Donnan, P. T., McGilchrist, M., Frost, H., …Witham, M. D. (2016)
Association between allopurinol use and hip fracture in older patients. Bone, 84, 189-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2016.01.003
Background Allopurinol reduces oxidative stress and interacts with purinergic signalling systems important in bone metabolism and muscle function. We assessed whether allopur...
Framing the experiences of BME social work students within a narrative of Educating for a Culturally Diverse Workforce
Journal Article
Hillen, P., & Levy, S. (2015)
Framing the experiences of BME social work students within a narrative of Educating for a Culturally Diverse Workforce. Social Work Education, 34(7), 785-798. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2015.1077215
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has noted that a higher percentage of black and minority ethnic (BME) students fail or take longer to complete their social work de...
Effectiveness and Acceptability of Group Psychoeducation for the Management of Mental Health Problems in Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA).
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Ferguson, S., Chouliara, Z., Gullone, A., Cosgrove, K., & Douglas, A. (2014)
Effectiveness and Acceptability of Group Psychoeducation for the Management of Mental Health Problems in Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 64, 492-514. https://doi.org/10.1521/ijgp.2014.64.4.492
There has been limited published research on the effectiveness of manualized psychoeducational approaches for the mental health and behavioral problems of child sexual abuse (...
Faith and belief in Scotland.
Report
Siddiqui, M., Allison, A., Snowden, A., & Fleming, M. (2014)
Faith and belief in Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Government
The nature of Scottish society is changing. Scotland is becoming more ethnically and religiously diverse. Within
an equalities framework, consideration must be given to
servic...
Beyond ‘the paradox of our own complicity’: the place of activism and identity in ‘voluntary sector’ stories from Manchester and Auckland
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G., Kearns, R., & Milligan, C. (2014)
Beyond ‘the paradox of our own complicity’: the place of activism and identity in ‘voluntary sector’ stories from Manchester and Auckland. Social and Cultural Geography, 16(3), 315-331. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2014.983148
This paper problematises ‘sectors’ as the core organising concept for spaces within social policy and ‘third sector’ theory and practice. It does so by drawing on (auto) biogr...
Differing perspectives on a role for technology in care homes to improve the lives of older people and the work environment of staff
Journal Article
Wild, D., Szczepura, A., Bowman, C., Kydd, A., & Wallis, R. (2014)
Differing perspectives on a role for technology in care homes to improve the lives of older people and the work environment of staff. Housing, Care and Support, 17(2), 84-94. https://doi.org/10.1108/hcs-10-2013-0019
Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to place the future development of technology within the existing reality of the diversity of care homes.
Design/methodology/approach
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Narrative therapy
Book
Gibson, N. & Heyman, I. (2014)
Narrative therapy. In Social work – an introduction., 308-319. SAGE Publications. ISBN 13: 9781446208892
In this book, Joyce Lishman, Chris Yuill and Jill Brannan provide an essential introduction to the core knowledge and skills necessary for students embarking on their social w...