The NSPCC Tour of Yorkshire is based at York Sport Village, a new multi-sport complex next to the Heslington East campus of the University of York. Building upon the growth in interest in cycling it
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My nemesis has finally arrived. The Tour of Yorkshire. 182 miles over two days with thundery rain likely to fall at some stage over the weekend. What on earth have I let myself in for?
Continue ReadingThe birth of the Social Care Elf
I really like the Mental Elf. If you haven't come across this friendly woodland creature, the Mental Elf selects high quality mental health research of relevance to practitioners, appraises it and writes about it in
Continue ReadingSharing lived experience: how personal is ‘personal’?
Practitioners sometimes share things about themselves with the people they work with; sometimes personal things, sometimes non-personal, everyday things. But which ones are which? How personal is 'personal'? The International Centre for Mental Health Social
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We are approaching the end of our first year in the International Centre for Mental Health Social Research (ICMHSR) at the University of York and I would like to share a few aspects of our work
Continue ReadingSocial work practice and research: Is there a gap to mind?
This blog was initially established to help bridge a perceived gap between the worlds of social work academia and practice. I have used it to reflect on aspects of my work (with the odd post
Continue ReadingA summer of cycling
With the Tour de France starting in Yorkshire in July, this will certainly be a summer of cycling. If you know me outside of work, you will be aware that I'm a keen cyclist. Before
Continue ReadingSierra Leone: first impressions
I’m in Sierra Leone this week with ICMHSR researcher, Meredith Newlin, to co-design training in psycho-social interventions for psychiatric nurses. This visit builds upon one which Meredith made last year to explore the feasibility of
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