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Mr Mick McCormick

Mick McCormick

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Professional biography

Mick McCormick is Academic Lead - Enhanced Employability and Career Progression (EECP) programme - providing academic leadership and expertise to this programme - delivering and embedding the culture change needed to increase the number of students achieving positive personal and career development outcomes.

 

A Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the Open University, Mick began practising 1986, Mick has worked mainly in the field of adult care – predominantly mental health, learning disability and substance misuse. Following nearly 20 years as a social work practitioner and manager, he joined The OU in 2004.

 

Mick has provided expert academic input into two, one hour OU/BBC programmes on mental health - 'Sectioned' and 'Mental: a history of the madhouse', and more recently (2018) into the award winning ‘Addicted Parents: Last Chance to Keep my Children’.

 

Mick is external examiner for the University of Bath and University of Hertfordshire.

Research interests

Research interests in Employabilty and Career Progression, social work education, mental health & substance misuse.

Recent reseach undertaken:

OfS funded research and resource development - Social Work Apprenticeships - Promoting diversity in the social work workforce through the degree apprenticeship  (2018 - 2019)

PBPL-CETL funded project - working in collaboration with Charles Sturt University looking at 'Sustainable Professional Practice' - a cross cultural interrogation of social work practice settings.

PBPL -CETL funded project - exploring and evaluating the first six months of post-qualified practice in social work http://oro.open.ac.uk/23098/

Collaborating with Dr Jonathan Leach -  investigating different perspectives, ideas and approaches to mental health and distress that exist in society: http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/body-mind/health/health-studies/mental-healthcare-services-survey-the-results

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

Seden, J., Matthews, S., McCormick, M. and Morgan, A. (2010) Professional Development in Social Work: Complex Issues in Practice. Abingon: Routledge. http://oro.open.ac.uk/20913/

Reynolds, J., Muston, R., Heller, T., Leach J., McCormick, M. Wallcraft, J. and Walsh, M (2009) Mental Health Still Matters. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. http://oro.open.ac.uk/11175/

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS:

‘Reflections on values and ethics in social work practice’ in Seden, J., Matthews, S., McCormick, M. and Morgan, A (2010) Professional Development in Social Work – Complex issues in practice. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN: 9780415553353 &978041555360.  http://oro.open.ac.uk/28374/

‘Policies and practice with ‘vulnerable’ adults’ in Seden, J., Matthews, S., McCormick, M. and Morgan, A (2010) Professional Development in Social Work – Complex issues in practice. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN: 9780415553353 &978041555360. http://oro.open.ac.uk/28375/

‘Caring for yourself, being managed and professional development’ in Seden, J., Matthews, S., McCormick, M. and Morgan, A (2010) Professional Development in Social Work – Complex issues in practice. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN: 9780415553353 &978041555360. http://oro.open.ac.uk/28376/

BLOGS:

‘Support is the key’. CICRA – The Insider, Spring 2017, Crohn’s in Childhood Research Association, Sutton.

Guest Editor – SW@OU:    

 

 

‘Legislation in mental health practice’ Academic, Platform, 14 May 2010. http://www.open.ac.uk/platform/blogs/academic/use-legislation-detain-people

‘Having a choice: mental health services’ OpenLearn, 7 January 2011. http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/body-mind/health/health-studies/having-choice-mental-health-services

BROADCAST INTERVIEWS:

BBC Three Counties Radio – 17th May 2010 – ‘Mental – A History of the Madhouse’

BBC Radio Leeds – 17th May 2010 - ‘Mental – A History of the Madhouse’

 

 

 

Teaching interests

Employabilty, Career Progression, Lifelong learning, Mental Health, Dual Diagnosis, Learning Disability, Adult Care.

Publications

Policies and practice with 'vulnerable adults' (2011)
McCormick, Mick
In: Seden, Janet; Matthews, Sarah; McCormick, Michael and Morgan, Alun eds. Professional Development in Social Work: Complex Issues in Practice. Post-qualifying Social Work (pp. 104-109)
ISBN : 0-415-55336-9 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon
Reflections on values and ethics in social work practice (2011)
McCormick, Mick and Fraser, Sandy
In: Seden, Janet; Matthews, Sarah; McCormick, Michael and Morgan, Alun eds. Professional Development in Social Work: Complex Issues in Practice (pp. 24-29)
ISBN : 0-415-55336-9 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon
Caring for yourself, being managed and professional development (2011)
Seden, Janet and McCormick, Mick
In: Seden, Janet; Matthews, Sarah; McCormick, Michael and Morgan, Alun eds. Professional Development in Social Work: Complex Issues in Practice (pp. 171-177)
ISBN : 0-415-55336-9 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon
Professional Development in Social Work: Complex Issues in Practice (2010-09-03)
Seden, Janet; Matthews, Sarah; McCormick, Michael and Morgan, Alun eds.
Post-qualifying Social Work
ISBN : 978-0-415-55336-0 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : London
Mental health still matters (2009-05)
Reynolds, Jill; Muston, Rosemary; Heller, Tom; Leach, Jonathan; McCormick, Michael; Wallcraft, Jan and Walsh, Mark eds.
ISBN : 978-0-230-57729-9 | Publisher : Palgrave | Published : Basingstoke
Changing identities changing contexts: the roles and identities of expert patients, service users and volunteer school governors (2015-07-15)
Higgs, Alison; McCormick, Mick and Sieminski, Sandy
In : JSWEC Joint Social Work Education and Research Conference 2015: Social work education and research across boundaries (15-17 Jul, Open University, Milton Keynes)
Sustainable Professional Practice (2010)
McCormick, Michael
The Open University
Prepared for Practice? Exploring and Evaluating the First Six Months of Post-qualified Practice in Social Work (2009)
Nix, Ingrid; Cooper, Barry; Davis, Roger and McCormick, Michael
The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

News

OU student wins Care Apprentice Award

Heather always wanted to be a mental health nurse, having worked as a carer for a number of years. When she was given the chance by her employer to study for an Open University course in Health Care Practise, she grabbed the opportunity. Earlier this year, Heather was awarded the Care Apprentice Award at the National Care Awards, as Carers Week begins, she talks about her journey with The OU.

10th June 2019
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