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Exploring the facilitation of young children with disabilities in research about their early intervention service
(SAGE Publications, 2016-04-11)
While participatory research approaches are being developed and applied within speech and language therapy practice it is not clear that all children are afforded the opportunity to participate in such activities. ...
Addressing the long term impacts of aphasia: How far does the Conversation Partner Programme go?
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-02-06)
Approximately 176,000 new individuals in the United Kingdom and
Ireland are diagnosed with stroke annually with up to one third experiencing aphasia.
Qualitative research methods are increasingly used to capture the ...
Labels, identity and narratives in children with primary speech and language impairments.
(Informa Healthcare, 2016-09-15)
There has been debate about labels in relation to speech and language impairments. However, children's views are missing from this debate, which is risky considering that labels with negative associations may result in ...
Psychosocial interventions for problem alcohol use in illicit drug users
(Wiley, 2012-11-14)
Background
Problem alcohol use is common among illicit drug users and is associated with adverse health outcomes. It is also an important factor in poor prognosis among drug users with hepatitis C virus (HCV) as it ...
(re) Structuring the agency: Agency working arrangements and social care in the era of austerity and beyond
(Social Care Ireland, 2016-09-01)
In Ireland, the austerity era of recent years brought (un)employment to the fore in a manner not seen since the 1980s. Within the arena of health and social care, this was epitomised by the embargo . Confined within an ...
Planning effective clinical teaching encounters for Occupational Therapy Students: strategies to improve bedside teaching
(NUI Galway, 2012-04-20)
[No abstract available]
The impact of social anxiety on occupational participation in college life
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-02-26)
Social anxiety is a reality for many college students. This study explored the impact of social anxiety on the occupational participation in daily life of six Irish students. Semi-structured interviews were used to explore ...
Risk, science and the politics of the blood scandals in Ireland, Scotland, England and Finland
(Royal Irish Academy, 2016-11-07)
This article examines the HIV/Hepatitis C disaster that engulfed those
suffering from haemophilia in Ireland, Scotland, England/Wales and Finland
during the 1980s and 1990s; the largest health scandal since the ...
Individual perspectives on the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) as an intervention in mental health care
(A D G Ltd., 2016-07)
Objective: This study explored the experience of individuals with mental health difficulties who completed the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (W.R.A.P.) intervention. Participant perspectives on the therapeutic elements of ...
The impact of social anxiety on the occupational participation of third-level students
(NUI Galway, 2015)
[No abstract available]