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How can the international decade for people of African descent be used to move Africans forward? (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Olaiya, H. B. A. (2017, August). How can the international decade for people of African descent be used to move Africans forward?. Presented at Remembering Aug. 23: International day of African resistance against enslavement, London, England

This presentation was made to the audience at an event hosted by Harrow BHM, in celebration of the International Day Of African Resistance Against Enslavement, otherwise known as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Ab... Read More about How can the international decade for people of African descent be used to move Africans forward?.

WISH (Well-being Intervention for Self-managing Health): A feasibility work-based self-management intervention for employees with long-term health conditions (2017)
Thesis
Jones, L. WISH (Well-being Intervention for Self-managing Health): A feasibility work-based self-management intervention for employees with long-term health conditions. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/883909

Aim: The aim of this feasibility study is to design and evaluate the effectiveness of providing a self-management workplace intervention to employees with long-term health conditions, working in a Civil Service Department. Method: The WISH interve... Read More about WISH (Well-being Intervention for Self-managing Health): A feasibility work-based self-management intervention for employees with long-term health conditions.

Educators' perspectives on facilitating computer-assisted speech intervention in early childhood settings (2017)
Journal Article
Crowe, K., Cumming, T., McCormack, J., McLeod, S., Baker, E., Wren, Y., …Masso, S. (2017). Educators' perspectives on facilitating computer-assisted speech intervention in early childhood settings. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 33(3), 267-285. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265659017717437

© SAGE Publications. Early childhood educators are frequently called on to support preschool-aged children with speech sound disorders and to engage these children in activities that target their speech production. This study explored factors that ac... Read More about Educators' perspectives on facilitating computer-assisted speech intervention in early childhood settings.

Post-surgical cliff after weight loss surgery: Accounts of patients and their health care professionals (2017)
Thesis
Jumbe, S. E. Post-surgical cliff after weight loss surgery: Accounts of patients and their health care professionals. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/884528

Background: Little is known about the psychological effects on life after weight loss surgery. Results from the systematic review above showed some persisting disordered psychosocial quality of life and wellbeing in longer term follow up periods in p... Read More about Post-surgical cliff after weight loss surgery: Accounts of patients and their health care professionals.

Subgroup formation and identification in multinational teams: Do birds of a feather flock together (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Arman, G., & Bell, S. (2017, June). Subgroup formation and identification in multinational teams: Do birds of a feather flock together. Presented at 17th Conference of European Academy of Management, Glasgow, Scotland

Multinational teams (MNTs) consist of members from different national backgrounds who work interdependently to achieve a shared objective (Earley & Gibson, 2002). Much of the previous research on MNTs has focused on whether members’ national backgrou... Read More about Subgroup formation and identification in multinational teams: Do birds of a feather flock together.

Can I be helped? The prospects for change in me and my depression: A thematic analysis of pre-therapy expectations (2017)
Thesis
Lewis, D. Can I be helped? The prospects for change in me and my depression: A thematic analysis of pre-therapy expectations. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/886583

While clients’ expectations are understood to contribute significantly to outcomes in therapy, attempts to understand this contribution have been confusing, and there is a paucity of research on the subject for adults with depression seeking therapy.... Read More about Can I be helped? The prospects for change in me and my depression: A thematic analysis of pre-therapy expectations.

Science Hunters: Science learning through Minecraft (2017)
Journal Article
Hobbs, L., Stevens, C., & Hartley, J. (2017). Science Hunters: Science learning through Minecraft. Education in Science, 268, 20-21

Science Hunters is an outreach project based at Lancaster University. The project aims to engage children, particularly those who may face such barriers to accessing Higher Education, with science learning and university research.

Falling short: The psychosocial impact of living with Russell-Silver syndrome (2017)
Thesis
Hodges, L. Falling short: The psychosocial impact of living with Russell-Silver syndrome. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/888398

We do not know what it means to live with Russell-Silver syndrome (RSS), as currently there is a dearth of literature exploring the lived experience of this rare genetic condition characterised by pre and postnatal growth retardation. Discovering how... Read More about Falling short: The psychosocial impact of living with Russell-Silver syndrome.

Rhetoric to reality: An inquiry into embedding young people's participation in health services and research (2017)
Thesis
Brady, L. Rhetoric to reality: An inquiry into embedding young people's participation in health services and research. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/888254

Whilst there is growing awareness of the case for children and young people’s participation across the public sector, there is limited evidence on how this apparent commitment to participation and children’s rights translates into professional practi... Read More about Rhetoric to reality: An inquiry into embedding young people's participation in health services and research.

“People don’t understand who you are”: An exploration of how formerly heterosexually partnered gay fathers raised with religion make sense of their identities (2017)
Thesis
Earley, E. M. “People don’t understand who you are”: An exploration of how formerly heterosexually partnered gay fathers raised with religion make sense of their identities. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/888316

Twelve formerly heterosexually married/partnered gay fathers raised with religion from the US, Canada, UK and Ireland participated in interviews focused on their experiences of managing their identities. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was u... Read More about “People don’t understand who you are”: An exploration of how formerly heterosexually partnered gay fathers raised with religion make sense of their identities.

Pioneers of public health (2017)
Book Chapter
Ellis, T. (2017). Pioneers of public health. In J. Stewart (Ed.), Pioneers of Public Health : Lessons from History. Routledge: Oxford

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Identification of longitudinal patterns of positive psychological change in people following treatment for head and neck cancer (2017)
Thesis
Harding, S. Identification of longitudinal patterns of positive psychological change in people following treatment for head and neck cancer. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/890676

Introduction The experience of a traumatic or extremely stressful event may be sufficient to challenge a strongly held set of assumptions about the world and the self. In some people this may lead to the development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorde... Read More about Identification of longitudinal patterns of positive psychological change in people following treatment for head and neck cancer.

Psychosocial interventions to support breast cancer patients affected by treatment-related hair loss (2017)
Thesis
Pilkington, M. (in press). Psychosocial interventions to support breast cancer patients affected by treatment-related hair loss. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/914193

The psychosocial impact of cancer treatment is wide-ranging, including changes to appearance, such as hair loss. To date, there is limited published research on the provision of psychosocial support for chemotherapy-induced hair loss. It was importan... Read More about Psychosocial interventions to support breast cancer patients affected by treatment-related hair loss.

Validation of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderma (BCSS): Replication in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort (2017)
Journal Article
Mills, S. D., Fox, R. S., Körner, A., Mayes, M. D., Malcarne, V. L., Jewett, L. R., …Fortune, C. (2017). Validation of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderma (BCSS): Replication in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort. Body Image, 20, 99-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.11.007

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Body concealment is an important component of appearance distress for individuals with disfiguring conditions, including scleroderma. The objective was to replicate the validation study of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderm... Read More about Validation of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderma (BCSS): Replication in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort.

Science fun for children with SEND: Hands-on practical activities (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hobbs, L. (2017, January). Science fun for children with SEND: Hands-on practical activities. Presented at Association for Science Education Conference 2017, Reading, UK

Practical and fun ways to engage children with SEND with science learning, inside and outside of school.

Science fun for children with SEND: Engaging through computer games (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hobbs, L. (2017, January). Science fun for children with SEND: Engaging through computer games. Presented at Association for Science Education Conference 2017, Reading, UK

Practical and fun ways to engage children with SEND with science learning, inside and outside of school.

Profile of Australian preschool children with speech sound disorders at risk for literacy difficulties (2017)
Journal Article
McLeod, S., Crowe, K., Masso, S., Baker, E., McCormack, J., Wren, Y., …Howland, C. (2017). Profile of Australian preschool children with speech sound disorders at risk for literacy difficulties. Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 22(1), 15-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/19404158.2017.1287105

© 2017 Learning Difficulties Australia. Speech sound disorders are a common communication difficulty in preschool children. Teachers indicate difficulty identifying and supporting these children. The aim of this research was to describe speech and la... Read More about Profile of Australian preschool children with speech sound disorders at risk for literacy difficulties.

Support needs and experiences of family members of wounded, injured or sick UK service personnel (2017)
Journal Article
Verey, A., Keeling, M., Thandi, G., Stevelink, S., & Fear, N. T. (2017). Support needs and experiences of family members of wounded, injured or sick UK service personnel. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 163(6), 388-393. https://doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2016-000725

© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. Introduction When a service person has been wounded, injured or sick (WIS), family members may provide care during their recovery... Read More about Support needs and experiences of family members of wounded, injured or sick UK service personnel.