Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies

Health
Studies
Research
Group

Publications

See below for selected publications from members of the group.

 

Books

 

SWIPA Book

Social work using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Vicary, S. and Ferguson, G. (2024). Social work using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Open University Press.

The book provides a theoretical and practical exploration of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) for Social Work research. The reader will take a journey through how lived experience can be discovered, how effective social work research can be designed and explore practical strategies for maximising quality. The book explores the specific fit of IPA with social work as a professional practice drawing together values, skills and knowledge for eliciting, responding to and representing accounts of lived experience. 

Men and Loss book

Men and loss: New perspectives on bereavement, grief and masculinity

Edited by Kerry Jones and Martin Robb, this book draws together new research and theories about bereavement on one hand, and men and masculinities on the other, to increase our understanding of women’s experience of loss and contribute towards improvement support services for men following bereavement. You can read more about the book here.

“It is not the end of my life”: positive identity (re)constructions among young mothers in rural South-Western Nigeria.

Oluseye, Ayomide; Waterhouse, Philippa and Hoggart, Lesley (2024). “It is not the end of my life”: positive identity (re)constructions among young mothers in rural South-Western Nigeria. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 29(1).

Supporting adult unpaid carers via an online dancing intervention: A feasibility/acceptability study

Horne J., Donald L., Gracia R., Kentzer N., Pappas Y., Trott M., Penson M. & Vseteckova J. (2024) ‘Supporting adult unpaid carers via an online dancing intervention:  A feasibility/acceptability study’, PLOS Global Public Health, 4(1).   

Small steps, Big Vision: Using multi-stage qualitative research to develop a grab-and-go guide to support utilisation of the Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care framework 

Borgstrom, E., Jordan, J., St Ledger, U. and Henry, C. (2024) ‘Small Steps, Big Visions: Using multi-stage qualitative research to develop a grab-and-go guide to support utilisation of the Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care framework’, BMC Palliative Care, 23, article no. 151.

Creating an open online educational resource to support learners as they navigate their studies alongside work and/or family.

Waterhouse, P. and Moller, M. (2024). Creating an open online educational resource to support learners as they navigate their studies alongside work and/or family. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 21(1): 226-239.  

Improving support and planning ahead for older people with learning disabilities and family carers: A mixed-methods study

Ryan, S., Wallace, L., Tilley, E. et al. (2024) ‘Improving support and planning ahead for older people with learning disabilities and family carers: A mixed-methods study’, Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 12(16).

The luxury of time: A reflexive thematic analysis of omnipresence, contradiction, and passivity in interpreter-mediated mental health act assessments

Vicary, S., Young, A., Rodríguez-Vicente, N., Tipton, R., Napier, J. and Hulme, C. (2024) ‘The luxury of time: A reflexive thematic analysis of omnipresence, contradiction, and passivity in interpreter-mediated mental health act assessments’, Qualitative Social Work (Early Access)

Efficacy of systemic therapy on adults with depressive disorders: A meta-analysis

Vossler, A., Pinquart, M., Forbat, L. and Stratton, P. (2024) ‘Efficacy of systemic therapy on adults with depressive disorders: A meta-analysis’, Psychotherapy Research (Early Access).

Online therapy: What we know now

Roddy, J., Moller, N., Full, W. and Vossler, A. (2024) ‘Online therapy: What we know now’, Therapy Todaym 35(4), pp. 24-27.