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The Topic of Alcohol within the Scottish Occupational Therapy Curricula (2014)
Journal Article
Maclean, F., O'May, F., & Gill, J. S. (2014). The Topic of Alcohol within the Scottish Occupational Therapy Curricula. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(4), 205-213. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802214X13968769798872

Purpose: Scotland has witnessed a large rise in all types of alcohol-related illnesses and death, with societal costs associated with drinking estimated to be 3.6 billion pounds per annum. Despite this escalating problem, previous research in Scotlan... Read More about The Topic of Alcohol within the Scottish Occupational Therapy Curricula.

Inconsistencies in the roles of family- and paid- carers in monitoring health issues in people with learning disabilities: some implications for the integration of health and social care (2014)
Journal Article
Willis, D. (2014). Inconsistencies in the roles of family- and paid- carers in monitoring health issues in people with learning disabilities: some implications for the integration of health and social care. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43, 24-31. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12082

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•This paper looks at the views of paid- and family-carers about discussing health matters with people with learning disabilities.
•The author found that the roles of paid- and family-carers in monitoring health were not clearly... Read More about Inconsistencies in the roles of family- and paid- carers in monitoring health issues in people with learning disabilities: some implications for the integration of health and social care.

Interpersonal trauma in female offenders : a new, brief, psycho-educational intervention in a community based setting. (2013)
Journal Article
Ball, S., Karatzias, T., Mahoney, A., Ferguson, S., & Pate, K. (2013). Interpersonal trauma in female offenders : a new, brief, psycho-educational intervention in a community based setting. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 24, 795-802. https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2013.852233

Background: High prevalence rates of interpersonal violence and abuse histories in female offenders have been well documented in the literature. However, the evidence base on the effectiveness of such interventions remains rather limited. Objective:... Read More about Interpersonal trauma in female offenders : a new, brief, psycho-educational intervention in a community based setting..

Community Chaplaincy listening: practical theology in action. (2013)
Journal Article
Bunniss, S., Mowat, H., & Snowden, A. (2013). Community Chaplaincy listening: practical theology in action. Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy, 16, 42-51

What we know already
Patients, GPs and chaplains reported very positively overall on the first pilot of the Community Chaplaincy Listening (CCL) service. NHS Managers, GPs and patients would like to see CCL as part of the continuing provision of NHS... Read More about Community Chaplaincy listening: practical theology in action..

Recognizing and Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Hospital Inpatients. (2013)
Journal Article
Howard, N., Snowden, A., Telfer, I., & Waller, R. (2013). Recognizing and Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Hospital Inpatients. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 1, https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v1i1.35

The aim of this project is to improve understanding of the spiritual needs of inpatients and to establish how well these are recognized and met. Interviews were carried out with 13 patients, who had seen a chaplain, to ascertain their spiritual needs... Read More about Recognizing and Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Hospital Inpatients..

Listening as health care. (2013)
Journal Article
Mowat, H., Bunniss, S., Snowden, A., & Wright, L. (2013). Listening as health care. Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy, 16, 35-41

What we know already
Listening is an essential part of caring practice. Being listened to and telling our story is in itself therapeutic and life affirming. Listening is time consuming and whilst acknowledged as central to care in practice is hard t... Read More about Listening as health care..

I was able to talk about what was on my mind: the operationalisation of person centred care. (2013)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Telfer, I., Kelly, E., Bunniss, S., & Mowat, H. (2013). I was able to talk about what was on my mind: the operationalisation of person centred care. Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy, 16, 13-22

What we know already
Specialist spiritual care can be broken down into discrete items within a questionnaire when grounded in the theory developed in the previous paper. However, in order to test whether this project is meaningful the resultant Loth... Read More about I was able to talk about what was on my mind: the operationalisation of person centred care..

How do we prepare children and young people to use the internet safely? (Workshop title) (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stone, K. (2013, March). How do we prepare children and young people to use the internet safely? (Workshop title). Presented at New Technologies and Child Protection

This interactive session touched on the issues of rights, risks and responsibilities and the need for children and young people to be supported to view the internet through a “critical lens”. Dr Stone also introduced the WithScotland internet safety... Read More about How do we prepare children and young people to use the internet safely? (Workshop title).

‘New Technologies and Child Protection': Conference report. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stone, K. (2013, March). ‘New Technologies and Child Protection': Conference report. Presented at New Technologies and Child Protection

The New Technologies Conference was held at The Scottish Police College, on Friday 1st March 2013 bringing together a group of practitioners, academics and other professionals from across the public and voluntary sectors to explore the issue of new t... Read More about ‘New Technologies and Child Protection': Conference report..

'No barriers to medication at school' - the administration of medicines and health care procedures in schools: the views of parents and carers. (2013)
Report
Stone, K., & Doyle, S. (2013). 'No barriers to medication at school' - the administration of medicines and health care procedures in schools: the views of parents and carers. Stirling, Scotland: WithScotland

The key aim of this study was to find out the views of parents and carers of children and young people who need medication at school. It looks in particular on the impact current practice has on school and family life.

Nature of child sexual abuse and psychopathology in adult survivors : results from a clinical sample in Scotland. (2013)
Journal Article
Bak-Klimek, A., Karatzias, T., Campbell, J., Pugh, R., Laybourn, P., & Elliott, L. (2014). Nature of child sexual abuse and psychopathology in adult survivors : results from a clinical sample in Scotland. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 21, 550-557. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12127

The relationship between history of childhood sexual abuse and psychopathology in adult life is well established. However, understanding of the mechanisms by which abuse exerts its effects is limited. To our knowledge, this is the first study which i... Read More about Nature of child sexual abuse and psychopathology in adult survivors : results from a clinical sample in Scotland..

Fusion of horizons: Theory meets practice (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicol, J. (2013, December). Fusion of horizons: Theory meets practice. Presented at ENTER 2013 Conference - Enhancing Nursing Through Educational Research

Fusion of horizons: Theory meets practice

Evaluation of the pilot of an outcomes framework used in child protection cases in Falkirk council. Final Report (2013)
Report
Burgess, C., & Stone, K. (2013). Evaluation of the pilot of an outcomes framework used in child protection cases in Falkirk council. Final Report. Stirling, Scotland: WithScotland, University of Stirling

Moving towards a better understanding of outcomes is key to the development of legislation, policy and practice in Scotland. The evidence for the need for agreed plans to benefit children, which focus on protecting children and identifying achievable... Read More about Evaluation of the pilot of an outcomes framework used in child protection cases in Falkirk council. Final Report.

The role of schools in supporting vulnerable children and families. (2013)
Report
Stone, K. (2013). The role of schools in supporting vulnerable children and families. Stirling, Scotland: WithScotland, University of Stirling

Practitioners who participated in the SCCPN/MARS
research study reported on in What Can Research Do
For You?1 identified the role of schools in supporting
vulnerable children and families as a priority for a
research briefing.
A subsequent revie... Read More about The role of schools in supporting vulnerable children and families..

Education and interprofessional learning (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dosser, I., & Nicol, J. (2013, September). Education and interprofessional learning. Presented at International Reflective Practice Conference 2013

Benefits and challenges of reflection in an undergraduate nursing programme

Combining health, physical function and social care data - a multi-database linkage project (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGilchrist, M., Donnan, P., McMurdo, M., Frost, H., Goodbarnd, J., Cochrane, L., & Witham, M. (2013, August). Combining health, physical function and social care data - a multi-database linkage project. Paper presented at Scottish Informatics Programme (SHIP) conference -Exploiting Existing Data for Health Research

No abstract available.

"What she told us made the world of difference": carers’ perspectives on a hospice at home service. (2013)
Journal Article
McKay, E. A., Taylor, A. E., & Armstrong, C. (2013). "What she told us made the world of difference": carers’ perspectives on a hospice at home service. Journal of Palliative Care, 29(3), 170-177

This paper explores the expectations and needs of current and bereaved carers whose relatives received care at home from a palliative care team. Aim: A hospice at home service was established in 2006 to provide patients with care in their own homes.... Read More about "What she told us made the world of difference": carers’ perspectives on a hospice at home service..

Keeping children and young people safe online: balancing risk and opportunity. (2013)
Report
Stone, K. (2013). Keeping children and young people safe online: balancing risk and opportunity. Stirling, Scotland: WithScotland, University of Stirling

Increasing access to the internet, at school and
at home, means that children and young people
are spending more time online1. While the internet
provides extensive educational, entertainment and
socialising opportunities for children and young... Read More about Keeping children and young people safe online: balancing risk and opportunity..