News archive

May 2011

12/05/11

Wellbeing in Prisons network - working group members sought
The Wellbeing in Prisons Higher Education Network aims to pool expertise and best practice in learning and teaching about offender wellbeing within a higher...
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12/05/11

Mental health and substance use - essay competition
Increased recognition of co-existing mental health and substance use issues over the past 20 years has led to a growing body of discussion and...
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09/05/11

Conceptual bases of psychiatry for the person
Person-centered Medicine is dedicated to the promotion of health as a state of physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being as well as to the...
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09/05/11

Homelessness Awareness Event help sheet
For the last five years Belfast Metropolitan College has hosted a Homeless Awareness Panel (HAP). This help sheet offers some pointers for social work...
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09/05/11

Working in community mental health care - Level 3 certificate
The new Level 3 Certificate 'Working in Community Health Care', has been revised and updated but the focus of the qualification continues to be...
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09/05/11

Experiences of Psychosis
This website includes video material of 34 people (31 service users and 3 carers) talking about hearing voices, recovery, medication, finances and benefits amongst...
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09/05/11

Aftermath: the legacy of suicide - new Concord DVD
How can children accept a parent's death when it is shrouded in silence, evasion and half-truths? The children live with fear and guilt, feeling...
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09/05/11

Evidence based policy and practice in mental health social work
This fully-revised second edition is linked to recent policy and legislation and now includes a new chapter on systematic reviews and greater coverage of...
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09/05/11

The Psychological Contract and its relevance to HE
The Psychological Contract and its relevance to HEThe latest edition of the Wellbeing in Higher Education newsletter is now available online. It includes an...
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03/05/11

Robert Whitaker - online lecture
Anatomy of a global epidemic: history, science and the long term effects of psychiatric medication. Robert Whitaker is an American journalist and author of...
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April 2011

28/04/11

Higher Education Academy: wide range of vacancies
The Higher Education Academy, as part of its restructuring, has advertised a range of posts. 'The HEA wishes to recruit a substantial number of...
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28/04/11

Mad Students Society
Based in Toronto, the Mad Students Society (MSS) is a group organized for and run by students who have experienced the psychiatric system (known...
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28/04/11

The transition from primary to secondary school: training resource
The purpose of this training resource, produced by Young Minds, is to help schools think about why some children may be more vulnerable than...
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28/04/11

Degree fails to equip students with MH skills: GSCC research
Most social workers and students think the social work degree fails to equip them to support people with mental health problems, research by the...
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28/04/11

National Perinatal Mental Health Project Report
The remit of this report and related studies is to facilitate a better understanding of how, and to what extent current and planned perinatal...
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28/04/11

Learning to be professional through a higher education: e-book
25 chapters of this e-book are now available via a wiki established by the Surrey Centre for Excellence in Professional Training and Education (SCEPTrE).The...
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28/04/11

NHS Reform Blog - focus on mental health
The Guardian NHS reform blog dedicated all its coverage this week to mental health services. New Statesman columnist Laurie Penny was online with Guardian...
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27/04/11

University of Hull students collaborate with MIND
Students from the University of Hull's Scarborough Campus are helping mental health service users to improve their communication skills and discover their creative sides...
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27/04/11

Frontotemporal dementia educational resource
Rare conditions such as frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are seen only occasionally during the course of a clinical career. On those occasions, it is important...
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21/04/11

Learning for life: adult learning, mental health and wellbeing
Learning and education can affect mental health and wellbeing. A partnership between Northamptonshire Teaching Primary Care Trust and Northamptonshire County Council Adult Learning Service...
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