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Empty homes research in North West England (2015)
Presentation / Conference
McCourt, A. (2015, April). Empty homes research in North West England. Presented at Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Chicago

'Troubled Families’ : Policy continuity and discontinuity? (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Shannon, M. (2015, April). 'Troubled Families’ : Policy continuity and discontinuity?. Presented at British Sociological Association Conference 2015 Societies in Transition : Progression or Regression?, Glasgow Caledonian University

The discourse around families perceived to have complex needs has developed at a policy level, very much reinforced by media representations. The notion of the troubled family has recently been generated as a result of Coalition Government policy... Read More about 'Troubled Families’ : Policy continuity and discontinuity?.

Supporting children & families : A comparison in service delivery (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Shannon, M., & Smyth, B. (2015, April). Supporting children & families : A comparison in service delivery. Presented at British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) Congress 2015, Edinburgh University

Objectives: This paper aims to present the results of a small scale comparative research project undertaken in 2012 that explored intensive preventative services targeted at children already in, or on the borderline of child protection input. Althoug... Read More about Supporting children & families : A comparison in service delivery.

Becoming an independent researcher : reflections on the career transitions of social science and humanities doctorate holders across Europe (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Coey, C. (2015, March). Becoming an independent researcher : reflections on the career transitions of social science and humanities doctorate holders across Europe. Presented at Transition to research independence across the European Research Area How do variations in national policies, incentives and funding mechanisms influence the success of young researchers?, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Drawing on the findings of the POCARIM study of 13 countries, this paper explores the experiences of social science and humanities doctorate holders as they make the transition from early-career post-doctoral researchers to fully-fledged independent... Read More about Becoming an independent researcher : reflections on the career transitions of social science and humanities doctorate holders across Europe.

A survey of rheumatology occupational therapy compression glove practice and provision in North-West England (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hammond, A., Laver, C., Jones, V., & Webb, J. (2015, January). A survey of rheumatology occupational therapy compression glove practice and provision in North-West England. Poster presented at College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section Rheumatology Annual Conference, York

Introduction & Aims: Compression gloves are provided to reduce hand pain and stiffness in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and hand osteoarthritis (OA). We surveyed North West Region Rheumatology occupational therapists (NWRROTs) to investigate practice, we... Read More about A survey of rheumatology occupational therapy compression glove practice and provision in North-West England.

Exploring resilience in students (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Cassidy, S. (2015, January). Exploring resilience in students. Presented at Division of Educational & Child Psychology (DECP) Annual Conference : Applying Creative Psychology to education, children and young people, Durham, UK