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Editorial – Blurred Lines : the Contested Nature of Sex Work in a Changing Social Landscape (2015)
Journal Article
Work in a Changing Social Landscape. Graduate Journal of Social Science, 11(2), 4-20

This special edition of the Graduate Journal of Social Science explores the contested nature of the sex industry, a global industry operating within socio-political contexts that have witnessed an array of changes in recent years. The papers in this... Read More about Editorial – Blurred Lines : the Contested Nature of Sex Work in a Changing Social Landscape.

'Drowning in here in his bloody sea' : exploring TV cop drama's representations of the impact of stress in modern policing (2015)
Journal Article
Cummins, I., & King, M. (2015). 'Drowning in here in his bloody sea' : exploring TV cop drama's representations of the impact of stress in modern policing. Policing and Society, 27(8), 832-846. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2015.1112387

The Criminal Justice System is a part of society that is both familiar and hidden. It is familiar in that a large part of daily news and television drama is devoted to it (Carrabine, 2008; Jewkes, 2011). It is hidden in the sense that the majority of... Read More about 'Drowning in here in his bloody sea' : exploring TV cop drama's representations of the impact of stress in modern policing.

How to assess deteriorating patients (2015)
Journal Article
Barker, M., Rushton, M., & Smith, J. (2015). How to assess deteriorating patients. Nursing Standard, 30(11), 34-36. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.30.11.34.s44

This article aims to help practitioners to undertake the assessment of
deteriorating patients using a standardised ABCDE (airway, breathing,
circulation, disability, exposure) approach that allows the practitioner
to assess the patient in a struct... Read More about How to assess deteriorating patients.

Reading the death of Mrs A : a serious case review (2015)
Journal Article
Cummins, I., & Foley, M. (2015). Reading the death of Mrs A : a serious case review. Journal of Adult Protection, 17(5), 321-330. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-12-2014-0038

Purpose – The purpose is to report the main themes identified into the SCR produced by
Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) regarding the suicide of Mrs A in January
2013.
Design –A case study approach is used to examine the SCR. The article li... Read More about Reading the death of Mrs A : a serious case review.

Enabling practitioners working with young people who self-harm (2015)
Journal Article
Foster, C., Birch, L., Allen, S., & Rayner, G. (2015). Enabling practitioners working with young people who self-harm. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 10(4), 268-280. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-05-2014-0011

Purpose: This paper outlines a United Kingdom based interdisciplinary workforce development project that had the aim of improving service delivery for children and young people who self-harm or are feeling suicidal.

Approach: This innovative prac... Read More about Enabling practitioners working with young people who self-harm.

The same but different : discussing the literature regarding mental health nurses' difficulty in meeting the physical health needs of service users, regardless of differing education programmes (2015)
Journal Article
Walker, S., & McAndrew, S. (2015). The same but different : discussing the literature regarding mental health nurses' difficulty in meeting the physical health needs of service users, regardless of differing education programmes. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 22(8), 640-646. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12220

In the Western world there is increasing concern regarding the ability of health care professionals to meet the physical health care needs of those diagnosed with mental illness. This discussion paper seeks to explore some of the issues facing mental... Read More about The same but different : discussing the literature regarding mental health nurses' difficulty in meeting the physical health needs of service users, regardless of differing education programmes.

Prospective cohort feasibility study of a transdiagnostic group intervention for common mental health problems : the Take Control Course (2015)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Mansell, W., Emsley, R., Bates, R., Comiskey, J., Pistorius, E., & McEvoy, P. (2016). Prospective cohort feasibility study of a transdiagnostic group intervention for common mental health problems : the Take Control Course. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 89(2), 163-180. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12070

Objectives: While transdiagnostic psychological treatments appear to be promising, they require greater empirical support. Further, a number of available transdiagnostic treatments are targeted at clients with a specific category of disorder, such as... Read More about Prospective cohort feasibility study of a transdiagnostic group intervention for common mental health problems : the Take Control Course.

Stalking Victims, Victims of Sexual Violence and Criminal Justice System Responses: Is there a Difference or just ‘Business as Usual’? (2015)
Journal Article
Korkodeilou, J. (2016). Stalking Victims, Victims of Sexual Violence and Criminal Justice System Responses: Is there a Difference or just ‘Business as Usual’?. British Journal of Criminology, 56(2), 256-273. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azv054

Based on the qualitative accounts of 26 self-defined stalking victims, this article examines the experiences of stalking victims with regard to the responses they received from criminal justice system practitioners. These experiences are compared and... Read More about Stalking Victims, Victims of Sexual Violence and Criminal Justice System Responses: Is there a Difference or just ‘Business as Usual’?.

The notion of citizenship for people with intellectual disabilities in the UK : A life of their own (2015)
Journal Article
Lawrence, J., & Brook, L. (2015). The notion of citizenship for people with intellectual disabilities in the UK : A life of their own. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 17(3), 33-45. https://doi.org/10.1921/12803170304

In this paper important issues, which involved vulnerable adults with Intellectual disabilities in transition from one rural location to another urban location, in England (UK) during 2014 are discussed. The notion of citizenship is discussed in rela... Read More about The notion of citizenship for people with intellectual disabilities in the UK : A life of their own.

"No Man's Land" : an exploration of the traumatic experiences of student midwives in practice (2015)
Journal Article
Davies, S., & Coldridge, E. (2015). "No Man's Land" : an exploration of the traumatic experiences of student midwives in practice. Midwifery, 31(9), 858-864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2015.05.001

Background: The role of being ‘with woman’ during traumatic birth has been identified as having an emotional cost for midwives, but to date no research has explored traumatic experiences of student midwives.

Aim: To explore student midwives׳ perce... Read More about "No Man's Land" : an exploration of the traumatic experiences of student midwives in practice.

Reading Wacquant : social work and advanced marginality (2015)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2015). Reading Wacquant : social work and advanced marginality. European Journal of Social Work, 19(2), 263-274. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2015.1022861

Professor Loic Wacquant was born in Montpelier in 1960. He was educated in Francebefore completing a Ph.D. in Chicago in 1994. He is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of California at Berkeley. His work is concerned with the impact o... Read More about Reading Wacquant : social work and advanced marginality.

Careers guidance and social mobility in UK higher education : practitioner perspectives (2015)
Journal Article
Christie, F. (2015). Careers guidance and social mobility in UK higher education : practitioner perspectives. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 44(1), 72-85. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2015.1017551

This paper reveals findings from a small-scale research project which explored how university careers advisers experience their role in guiding clients within a labour market where barriers to social mobility prevail. The research discovers that advi... Read More about Careers guidance and social mobility in UK higher education : practitioner perspectives.

Evaluation of a service based on the principles of recovery (2015)
Journal Article
Horton, B., Collier, E., & McAndrew, S. (2015). Evaluation of a service based on the principles of recovery. Mental Health Practice, 18(6), 19-24

This paper reports on a service evaluation of blueSCI, a social inclusion and cultural well-being service in the North West of England. It is a not-for-profit Social Enterprise that supports people who may be experiencing emotional or psychological... Read More about Evaluation of a service based on the principles of recovery.

Effects of Advanced Practitioners' learning in one hospital (2015)
Journal Article
Gloster, A., Neville, L., & Windle, J. (2015). Effects of Advanced Practitioners' learning in one hospital. Journal of Nursing Management, 21(10), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.7748/nm.21.10.23.e1311

A master of science degree course in advanced
practice (health and social care) was launched at
the University of Salford in 2005 to prepare students
for advanced practice roles as part of a workforce
modernisation strategy for the north west of... Read More about Effects of Advanced Practitioners' learning in one hospital.

Breaking down barriers : exploring the potential for social care practice with trans survivors of domestic abuse (2015)
Journal Article
Rogers, M. (2015). Breaking down barriers : exploring the potential for social care practice with trans survivors of domestic abuse. Health and Social Care in the Community, 24(1), 68-76. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12193

There is increasing recognition that domestic abuse takes place outside of the heteronormative paradigm of social life. This paper presents a discussion of the findings of doctoral research which explores trans people’s experiences of domestic abuse,... Read More about Breaking down barriers : exploring the potential for social care practice with trans survivors of domestic abuse.

People, liminal spaces and experience : Understanding recontextualisation of knowledge for newly qualified nurses (2015)
Journal Article
recontextualisation of knowledge for newly qualified nurses. Nurse Education Today, 35(2), e78-e83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.10.018

Background: Little is known about how newly qualified nurses delegate to health care assistants when delivering
bedside care.
Aim: To explore newly qualified nurses' experiences of delegating to, and supervising, health care assistants.
Design: Et... Read More about People, liminal spaces and experience : Understanding recontextualisation of knowledge for newly qualified nurses.