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Climate change and community psychology: Exploring environmental and wider social challenges (2023)
Journal Article

Climate and ecological emergencies are already adversely affecting individuals and communities globally. In this UK based study, both academics and young people contributed examples of environmental and wider social challenges. The final lists captur... Read More about Climate change and community psychology: Exploring environmental and wider social challenges.

Health professionals' perspectives on psychological distress and meeting patients' support needs in rheumatology care settings: A qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs) face challenges including pain, fatigue and disease flares. Evidence suggests their levels of anxiety and depression are higher compared to the general population. Rheumatology teams re... Read More about Health professionals' perspectives on psychological distress and meeting patients' support needs in rheumatology care settings: A qualitative study.

No more baby sharks! Climate change messages from Bristol children (2022)
Book Chapter

Led by Bristol children, No More Baby Sharks is a delightful collection of their responses to our changing environment. Charmingly misspelt and illustrated, we hear the views and concerns they have for the world around them and the home we all share... Read More about No more baby sharks! Climate change messages from Bristol children.

P289 The effectiveness of interventions to reduce psychological distress in patients with autoimmune rheumatic conditions: A systematic review of effectiveness (2022)
Journal Article

Background/Aims
Autoimmune rheumatic conditions are multisystem chronic disorders associated with increased psychological distress. Consequences include poor medication adherence and high levels of disease activity. Psychological interventions may r... Read More about P289 The effectiveness of interventions to reduce psychological distress in patients with autoimmune rheumatic conditions: A systematic review of effectiveness.

UK clinical and community psychology: Exploring personal and professional connections (2022)
Journal Article

This paper explores the personal and professional connections between clinical psychologists in the United Kingdom (UK) and critical/community psychology (CCP). Specifically, it asks how clinical psychologists define the area, how they relate to it a... Read More about UK clinical and community psychology: Exploring personal and professional connections.

Exploring the role of contextual behavioural science variables and education in the prosocial domain of global poverty and human rights (2022)
Journal Article

Two preliminary, single session, lab-based experiments sought to examine the differing roles of: contextual behavioural science variables (i.e. ACT/mindfulness), charity focused education and control conditions in terms of their influence on donation... Read More about Exploring the role of contextual behavioural science variables and education in the prosocial domain of global poverty and human rights.

Student mental health in higher education: The contextual influence of “cuts, competition & comparison” (2021)
Journal Article

Background: The mental health of students in UK higher education (HE) is receiving increased attention, and support services for students are under increased pressure. Aims: Drawing on ecological systems theory (EST), this study sought to explore pos... Read More about Student mental health in higher education: The contextual influence of “cuts, competition & comparison”.

Navigating entry into higher education: The transition to independent learning and living (2021)
Journal Article

Student transition into higher education can set the foundation for success at university. However, some students, perhaps in increasing numbers, find this transition difficult. This study explores contemporary students’ experiences when transitionin... Read More about Navigating entry into higher education: The transition to independent learning and living.

Exploring which aspects of a low‐intensity CBT intervention were found to contribute to a successful outcome from the service user point of view: A mixed methods study (2021)
Journal Article

The broad area of psychotherapy research is sometimes subdivided into that which focuses on outcome and that which focuses on process. Research into the active processes of psychotherapy can sometimes be occupied with debates around common versus spe... Read More about Exploring which aspects of a low‐intensity CBT intervention were found to contribute to a successful outcome from the service user point of view: A mixed methods study.

POS1472-HPR Clinicians’ perspectives on psychological distress and meeting patients’ support needs in rheumatology care settings (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A PhD FAQ [Blog] (2020)
Other

Embarking on a PhD can be one of the most rewarding, frustrating, liberating, challenging and exciting adventures of your professional life. However, it isn’t for everyone and should not be undertaken lightly. If it works for you, it can be incredibl... Read More about A PhD FAQ [Blog].

Stashing behaviour in a Herring Gull (2020)
Journal Article

At around midday on 6th June 2019, in warm, bright conditions, we were watching a small Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) colony on the west coast of Lundy, Devon. Our attention was drawn to an adult Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) on the rocks below with... Read More about Stashing behaviour in a Herring Gull.

Your clearest explanation of the New Economy yet - plus how it connects to wellbeing and Extinction Rebellion [Blog] (2019)
Other

Confused about what exactly Community Wealth Building is? Like the sound of the latest Green New Deal but unsure what it means? Let Miles Thompson be your guide as he reflects on a rousing first Stir to Action festival

Promoting resilience and questioning resilience [Blog] (2018)
Other

Your 30-second summary. This blog is about resilience. A term that is now, seemingly, everywhere. Below I provide a quick overview of the term and of psychological research into the resilience of children. Then I contrast these research findings whic... Read More about Promoting resilience and questioning resilience [Blog].

Preliminary psychometric properties of the Everyday Psychological Inflexibility Checklist (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Association for Contextual Behavioral Science This paper provides preliminary data on a new questionnaire known as the Everyday Psychological Inflexibility Checklist (EPIC). Contextual Behavioural Science seeks to have application to human beh... Read More about Preliminary psychometric properties of the Everyday Psychological Inflexibility Checklist.

A qualitative analysis of patient-identified adaptive behaviour changes following interdisciplinary Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic pain (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 European Pain Federation - EFIC® Background: Interdisciplinary treatment programmes for chronic pain have strong evidence of treatment effect both immediately after treatment and at follow-up. However, despite strong outcome evidence, it is le... Read More about A qualitative analysis of patient-identified adaptive behaviour changes following interdisciplinary Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic pain.

Using conceptual developments in RFT to direct case formulation and clinical intervention: Two case summaries (2017)
Journal Article

The current paper is part of an ongoing effort to better connect RFT with the complexities of clinical phenomena. The paper outlines two broad areas, referred to as ‘verbal functional analysis’ and the ‘drill-down’, in which we believe the basic theo... Read More about Using conceptual developments in RFT to direct case formulation and clinical intervention: Two case summaries.

Poverty: Third wave behavioral approaches (2015)
Journal Article

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. This article will review the literature related to poverty and third wave behavioral approaches. It will specifically focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and the wider field of Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS). Ha... Read More about Poverty: Third wave behavioral approaches.

Interpreting and inverting with less cursing: A guide to interpreting IRAP data (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. This Professional Interest Brief seeks to provide a clear guide to interpreting data generated by Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP). The interpretation of IRAP data is not immediatel... Read More about Interpreting and inverting with less cursing: A guide to interpreting IRAP data.

Psychology and poverty reduction: A global special issue (2014)
Journal Article

A “global special issue” on poverty brought together 9 international psychology journals during 2010 through 2013. The purpose was to highlight psychology’s contribution toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These goals are rooted in the “c... Read More about Psychology and poverty reduction: A global special issue.