Building capabilities in disabled job seekers: A qualitative study of the Remploy Work Choices programme in Scotland
Journal Article
Robertson, P. J. (2018)
Building capabilities in disabled job seekers: A qualitative study of the Remploy Work Choices programme in Scotland. Social Work and Society: International Online Journal, 16(1), 1-15
This article reports on a qualitative study of the UK’s labour activation pathway for jobseekers with disabilities and health conditions. The aim was to explore the experienc...
Exploring potentialities of (Health)care in Glasgow and beyond: Negotiations of social security among Czech-and Slovak-speaking migrants.
Journal Article
Guma, T. (2018)
Exploring potentialities of (Health)care in Glasgow and beyond: Negotiations of social security among Czech-and Slovak-speaking migrants. Central and Eastern European Migration Review, 7(1), 73-90. https://doi.org/10.17467/ceemr.2018.02
This paper draws on an anthropological perspective on social security to explore the complex ways in which Czech-and Slovak-speaking migrants living in Glasgow negotiated thei...
The impact of career guidance on well-being outcomes
Thesis
Robertson, P. J. The impact of career guidance on well-being outcomes. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6133
The thesis explores the interrelationship between career guidance, mental health, and well-being: an area neglected by the career guidance community in the UK. This topic is e...
Why a gendered definition of violence is necessary.
Book Chapter
Lombard, N. (2012)
Why a gendered definition of violence is necessary. In N. Lombard, & L. McMillan (Eds.), Violence against womenJessica Kingsley Publications
Sensational Interests
Book Chapter
Charles, K. E., & Egan, V. (2011)
Sensational Interests. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence, 2601-2606. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1695-2_379
This essay examines the current status of sensational
interests and their relationship with offending in adolescence.
The essay describes sensational interests, their
measurem...
Violence against women: current theory and practice in domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation.
Book
Lombard, N., & McMillan, L. (2011)
Violence against women: current theory and practice in domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation. Jessica Kingsley Publications
Violence against women is a pervasive problem in society and responding appropriately to those who experience it and those who perpetrate it is a constant challenge for social...
“Uncharted waters”: The experience of parents of young people with mental health problems.
Journal Article
Harden, J. (2005)
“Uncharted waters”: The experience of parents of young people with mental health problems. Qualitative Health Research, 15, 207-223. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732304269677
In this article, the author discusses the experiences of parents of young people with mental health problems and their relations with health care professionals. She conducted ...
Good practice towards homeless drug users: research evidence from Scotland.
Journal Article
Neale, J., & Kennedy, C. (2002)
Good practice towards homeless drug users: research evidence from Scotland. Health and Social Care in the Community, 10, 196-205. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2524.2002.00357.x
Evidence of large numbers of people who are both homeless and drug dependent, the complexity of their needs, and the many difficulties which they can encounter when trying to ...
Begging, rough sleeping and social exclusion: Implications for social policy.
Journal Article
Kennedy, C., & Fitzpatrick, S. (2001)
Begging, rough sleeping and social exclusion: Implications for social policy. Urban Studies, 38, 2001-2016. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980120080907
Begging has become highly visible in the urban centres of Britain in recent years, yet the experiences and motivations of people involved in this activity have remained underr...
The links between begging and rough sleeping: a
question of legitimacy?
Journal Article
question of legitimacy?. Housing Studies, 16, 549-568. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673030120080053)
question of legitimacy?. Housing Studies, 16, 549-568. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673030120080053
Begging is one of the most potent, and controversial, symbols of social exclusion in modern British society. This paper concentrates on the relationship between begging and ro...