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The community-based prevention of diabetes (ComPoD) study: A randomised, waiting list controlled trial of a voluntary sector-led diabetes prevention programme (2019)
Journal Article
Smith, J. R., Greaves, C. J., Thompson, J. L., Taylor, R. S., Jones, M., Armstrong, R., …Abraham, C. (2019). The community-based prevention of diabetes (ComPoD) study: A randomised, waiting list controlled trial of a voluntary sector-led diabetes prevention programme. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0877-3

© 2019 The Author(s). Objective: This two-site randomised trial compared the effectiveness of a voluntary sector-led, community-based diabetes prevention programme to a waiting-list control group at 6 months, and included an observational follow-up o... Read More about The community-based prevention of diabetes (ComPoD) study: A randomised, waiting list controlled trial of a voluntary sector-led diabetes prevention programme.

Cancer survivors with persistent pain: Filling in the gaps (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Armoogum, J., McCabe, C., Harcourt, D., Foster, C., & Llewellyn, A. (2019, November). Cancer survivors with persistent pain: Filling in the gaps. Poster presented at UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS), Telford, UK

Developing community courts with restorative justice in Ireland (2019)
Journal Article
Gavin, P., & Sabbagh, M. (2019). Developing community courts with restorative justice in Ireland. British Journal of Community Justice, 15(2), 19-40

In 2007 the Irish National Crime Council recommended that community courts should be established in Ireland, located in the inner city of Dublin, to deal with quality-of-life offences. In 2009 the final report of the National Commission on Restorativ... Read More about Developing community courts with restorative justice in Ireland.

The policing of ‘county lines’ in affected import towns: Exploring local responses to evolving heroin and crack markets (2019)
Thesis
Spicer, J. The policing of ‘county lines’ in affected import towns: Exploring local responses to evolving heroin and crack markets. (Thesis). UWE. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1822537

Across the UK, markets for heroin and crack cocaine in provincial towns are evolving. Due to the high-profile drug market development termed ‘County Lines’, retail supply in many areas is now seemingly dominated by ‘out of town’ dealers who have esta... Read More about The policing of ‘county lines’ in affected import towns: Exploring local responses to evolving heroin and crack markets.

Exploring the illness perceptions and coping strategies of decliners of cardiac-rehabilitation programmes (2019)
Thesis
Constable, M. Exploring the illness perceptions and coping strategies of decliners of cardiac-rehabilitation programmes. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/4616794

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Cardiac-rehabilitation (CR) can be effective in the secondary prevention of CHD demonstrating improved physical and psychological outcomes for those who attend. However, only 5... Read More about Exploring the illness perceptions and coping strategies of decliners of cardiac-rehabilitation programmes.

From social workers to socio-therapists: the transformative journey of substance abuse therapists (2019)
Journal Article
Fragkiadaki, E., Triliva, S., Natsopoulou, O., & Tzanakis, E. (2020). From social workers to socio-therapists: the transformative journey of substance abuse therapists. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 20(2), 89-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/1533256X.2020.1691408

The efficiency of interventions in addiction is associated with the processes of practitioners’ professional development. Identity formation is studied extensively for clinical professions but little research focuses on social workers working in addi... Read More about From social workers to socio-therapists: the transformative journey of substance abuse therapists.

IDPAD Mid decade summit: Bristol's One City approach (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Olaiya, H. B. A. (2019, November). IDPAD Mid decade summit: Bristol's One City approach. Paper presented at Mid Decade Summit, Howard Law School, Howard University, Washington D.C

“The Western world was created off slavery, yet history talks about the explorer’s bravery, (…) For over hundred years they had free labour (…) the forever grateful people, tried to destroy their minds” (Hoo, 2011, p.18). History teaches us that B... Read More about IDPAD Mid decade summit: Bristol's One City approach.

The doubtful handshake: From international to comparative political economy (2019)
Book Chapter
Walzenbach, G. (2019). The doubtful handshake: From international to comparative political economy. In T. C. Lawton, J. N. Rosenau, & A. C. Verdun (Eds.), Strange Power: Shaping the Parameters of International Relations and International Political Economy (369-389). London and New York: Routledge

Psychotherapy in old age: ethical issues (2019)
Book Chapter
Cheston, R., & Hughes, J. (2019). Psychotherapy in old age: ethical issues. In J. Z. Sadler, J. Gaab, N. Biller-Andorno, Ş. Tekin, & M. Trachsel (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Psychotherapy Ethics (1 - 16). Oxford: Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198817338.013.66

Old age brings challenges which affect the process and content of psychotherapy; not that older people should be thought of as being the same, for they are individual. There are particular cohort effects and contexts that might affect the ways in whi... Read More about Psychotherapy in old age: ethical issues.

Rehabilitation – A new perspective for a new era (2019)
Book Chapter
McCartan, K., & Rowles, L. (2019). Rehabilitation – A new perspective for a new era. In A. Fox, & A. Frater (Eds.), Crime and Consequence (21-29). The Monument Fellowship

This essay focuses on an aligned perspective between criminologist and practitioner. It identifies a shared experience. So many factors critical to helping someone on the path to rehabilitation are common, regardless of offence. A body of research an... Read More about Rehabilitation – A new perspective for a new era.

The transformation of love? Choice, emotional rationality and wedding gifts (2019)
Book Chapter
Carter, J., & Smith, D. (2020). The transformation of love? Choice, emotional rationality and wedding gifts. In J. Carter, & L. Arocha (Eds.), Romantic Relationships in a Time of 'Cold Intimacies' (57-79). Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29256-0

Illouz (2012) claims that love has undergone a great transformation in modernity. The choice of romantic partners occurs through individual decisions disembedded from moral communities. Romantic love becomes a source of the self as one’s beloved affi... Read More about The transformation of love? Choice, emotional rationality and wedding gifts.

Psychotherapy in old age: Ethical issues (2019)
Book Chapter
Hughes, J., & Cheston, R. (2019). Psychotherapy in old age: Ethical issues. In M. Trachsel, S. Tekin, N. Biller-Adorno, J. Gaab, & J. Sadler (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Psychotherapy Ethics. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198817338.013.66

Old age brings challenges which affect the process and content of psychotherapy; not that older people should be thought of as being the same, for they are individual. There are particular cohort effects and contexts that might affect the ways in whi... Read More about Psychotherapy in old age: Ethical issues.

Romantic Relationships in a Time of 'Cold Intimacies' (2019)
Book
Carter, J., & Arocha, L. (Eds.). (2020). Romantic Relationships in a Time of 'Cold Intimacies'. Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29256-0

This book addresses the nature of intimacy and relationships in a time of what Eva Illouz characterizes as ‘cold intimacies’. The contributors to this collection highlight the ambivalence and tensions contained in ‘intimacy’ by uncovering a nuanced a... Read More about Romantic Relationships in a Time of 'Cold Intimacies'.

The eco-terrorist wave (2019)
Journal Article
da Silva, J. R. (2020). The eco-terrorist wave. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, 12(3), 203-216. https://doi.org/10.1080/19434472.2019.1680725

Within Terrorism Studies, Rapoport, D. C.’s (2004. The Four Waves of Modern Terrorism. In A. Cronin, & J. Ludes (Eds.), Attacking Terrorism: Elements of a Grand Strategy (pp. 47–65). Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.) Wave Theory is a theo... Read More about The eco-terrorist wave.

Working in social prescribing services: A qualitative study (2019)
Journal Article
Beardmore, A. (2019). Working in social prescribing services: A qualitative study. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 34(1), 40-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-02-2019-0050

Purpose: Social prescribing (SP) is an emerging area of public health that has the potential to alleviate pressure on primary care by offering non-clinical solutions to health problems. Whilst there is an increasing body of literature exploring servi... Read More about Working in social prescribing services: A qualitative study.

A revised teaching assistant-led extracurricular physical activity programme for 8- to 10-year-olds: The Action 3:30R feasibility cluster RCT (2019)
Journal Article
Jago, R., Tibbitts, B., Porter, A., Sanderson, E., Bird, E., Powell, J., …Sebire, S. (2019). A revised teaching assistant-led extracurricular physical activity programme for 8- to 10-year-olds: The Action 3:30R feasibility cluster RCT. Public Health Research, 7(19), 1-158. https://doi.org/10.3310/phr07190

Abstract Background Many children do not meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity (PA). The after-school period may be a critical time for children to participate in PA. Teaching assistants are important within the school system and c... Read More about A revised teaching assistant-led extracurricular physical activity programme for 8- to 10-year-olds: The Action 3:30R feasibility cluster RCT.

A web-based self-help psychosocial intervention for adolescents distressed by appearance-affecting conditions and injuries (Young Persons’ Face IT): Feasibility study for a parallel randomized controlled trial (2019)
Journal Article
Williamson, H., Hamlet, C., White, P., Marques, E., Paling, T., Cadogan, J., …Harcourt, D. (2019). A web-based self-help psychosocial intervention for adolescents distressed by appearance-affecting conditions and injuries (Young Persons’ Face IT): Feasibility study for a parallel randomized controlled trial. JMIR Mental Health, 6(11), Article e14776. https://doi.org/10.2196/14776

Background: Disfigurement (visible difference) from wide-ranging congenital or acquired conditions, injuries, or treatments can negatively impact adolescents’ psychological well-being, education and health behaviours. Alongside medical interventions,... Read More about A web-based self-help psychosocial intervention for adolescents distressed by appearance-affecting conditions and injuries (Young Persons’ Face IT): Feasibility study for a parallel randomized controlled trial.