As world populations grow older the incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementia related illnesses increases (approximately 18 million sufferers worldwide). One particularly devastating effect AD is loss short-term memory, which radically impairs sufferer's ability to communicate. People with dementia, however, often retain a facility for long-term memory that can function strongly given appropriate stimulation.Project CIRCA (Computer Interactive Reminiscence Conversation Aid),...

CIRCA lets those with short-term memory loss draw on reminiscences to converse relatives and caregivers. The system, which software engineers, psychologists,and designers developed caregiver input, features a touch screen that displays photos, music, video, text, other materials help dementia access long-term memory. This paper presents communication support system for older people dementia.

The broad research consensus suggesting substantial vulnerabilities among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities may fail to recognize the protective factors available these populations. sparse literature on mental health promotion highlights importance of understanding strengths-based community approaches that promote LGBT wellbeing. Informed by Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, underpinned Honneth's Theory Recognition, this paper outlines findings a qualitative Irish...

Journal Article The Impact of Political Conflict on Social Work: Experiences from Northern Ireland, Israel and Palestine Get access Shulamit Ramon, Ramon Correspondence to Institute Health Care, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK. E-mail: s.ramon@apu.ac.uk Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jim Campbell, Campbell Jane Lindsay, Lindsay Patrick McCrystal, McCrystal Naimeh Baidoun British Work, Volume 36, Issue 3, April 2006, Pages...

Investigation of a sight defect in pedigree bull, born as result artificial insemination and ovum transplantation, led to the finding that animal was persistently infected with bovine virus diarrhoea virus. Virus cultured from blood nasal ocular swabs present semen high titre. At necropsy, wide range tissues. The pathological findings are described discussed potential hazards such infections.

This study examines the relationship between childhood trauma and psychiatric symptoms psychosocial functioning of adults with severe mental health problems. Participants (n = 31) were recruited from caseloads community services in Northern Ireland assessed at baseline, 9 months, 18 months. More than half had a history 17). There no differences 14) groups on symptoms, but significant was found all aspects social functioning. Those showed improved over time, whereas those deteriorated. These...

This paper describes the evaluation of an educational project, delivered in a Bachelor Social Work degree (BSW) program Northern Ireland. The project aimed to equip social work students be more culturally competent this divided society, with central focus on including victim/survivor service users training. A number pedagogical approaches are noted, particular consideration Boler's 'pedagogy discomfort' as model that includes multidimensional nature learning process when topics carry high...

This paper addresses a subject relatively unknown to the British and international social work audience—that of training for anti-sectarian practice. In doing so, it points some complex, even dangerous issues raised by such students practitioners in Northern Ireland. The comments upon limited but significant ways which educators have tried challenge sectarian discrimination Ireland, proposes methods train ing research might facilitate better understanding these processes.

As the number of people with dementia is increasing alongside social trend a greater proportion population living on their own, this article seeks to explore issues arising from these circumstances. It summarizes qualitative study ten who live alone in own homes. The views individuals, families and care staff, GPs, district nurses workers are described analysed, providing insights into different perceptions risk. findings discussion highlight relating assessing managing risk problems...

Journal Article An Examination of the Use Coercion by Assertive Outreach and Community Mental Health Teams in Northern Ireland Get access Gavin Davidson, Davidson Correspondence to Dr Jim Campbell, School Sociology, Social Policy Work, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK. E-mail: jim.campbell@qub.ac.uk Search for other works this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Campbell The British Volume 37, Issue 3, April 2007, Pages 537–555, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcm017...

Journal Article Mental Health and Social Problems: A Work Perspective Get access Perspective, Nina Rovinelli Heller Alex Gitterman (eds), London, Routledge, 2011, pp. x + 514, ISBN 13: 978–0–415–49387–1 (pb), £39.99 Jim Campbell Professor of Work, Goldsmiths, University LondonCo-Editor, British Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Volume 43, Issue 2, March 2013, Pages 418–420, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bct022 Published: 01 2013

Mental health social workers have a central role in providing support to people with mental problems and the use of coercion aimed at dealing risk. services traditionally focused on monitoring symptoms ascertaining risks may present themselves or others. This well-intentioned but negative focus deficits has contributed stigma, discrimination, exclusion experienced by service users. Emerging understandings risk also suggest that our inability accurately predict future makes problematic...

This paper uses a case study approach to explore issues of social work policy and practice in three sites political conflict Europe: Northern Ireland; Bosnia Herzegovina; Cyprus. It begins with review the international literature on then discusses strengths limitations engaging comparative approaches. The authors explain how they view writing as an intellectual encounter that helped establish beginning stages their analysis. starts analysis existing knowledge base about studies each share...

Summary: During the last decade increasing attention has been paid to impact of Troubles 1 on social work in Northern Ireland. In this paper, authors describe first survey used test some assumptions which exist literature. An 87-item questionnaire was applied a range staff currently working in, or associated with, mental health settings. One hundred and one questionnaires were returned: it is estimated that represented over 70 per cent workers Findings: The design elicited both qualitative...

Abstract This article describes and analyses a range of sometimes contradictory factors which have shaped the education, training practice mental health social workers1 in Northern Ireland. It begins with two accounts authors' personal professional experiences, reveal tensions work role influence political conflict on judgement-making. is argued that critical analysis State Ireland helps to explain high standards education training, but also reluctance by workers deal issues associated 'the...

Substantial changes to mental health law and policy have occurred throughout the Western world during last decade. The drift towards control, particularly in form of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs), has profound implications for role social workers, yet this issue is rarely discussed academic literature. This paper seeks redress gap knowledge by examining aspects law, practice using three case studies: Victoria, Australia; Ontario, Canada; regions UK. begins critically reviewing selected...

Increasingly, mental health social workers in the United Kingdom and elsewhere world are employing coercive interventions with clients. This paper explores this trend context of community-based settings, using national international research literature on subject. It begins a discussion about complex, contested nature ideas coercion. The authors then explore debates how coercion is perceived applied practice. They choose two forms coercion—informal types leverage, legally mandated use...

The island of Ireland is partitioned into Northern and the Republic Ireland. In both jurisdictions, there have been important developments in mental health capacity law, associated policies services. This includes an emphasis on developing more comprehensive approaches to collecting data outcomes so opportunity align these processes enable comparison shared learning across border. article explores: legal policy developments; international outcomes; type that would be helpful collect better...

Since the 1980s, mental health social workers in UK have been mandated to use powers of compulsion that profound consequences, both positive and negative, for service users their carers. For example, they make decisions, with other professionals, about involuntary admission hospital, guardianship review tribunal processes. With introduction further community-based forms coercion across all jurisdictions UK, now appears an opportune moment reflect upon more than two decades work practice this...

New capacity laws have been introduced to many jurisdictions over the last decade. These substantially changed way in which mental health social workers and other professionals approach decisions about, for, clients. Most notably, there is now an expectation that engage more supported decision-making prevent need for substitute decision-making. This article describes legal policy drivers led these changes practice, with a particular emphasis on significance of United Nations Convention...

Abstract This article reports on a retrospective study of social workers experiences and perception practice during the height political conflict in Northern Ireland (1969–1988). The describes qualitative research methodology used to access sample, design interview schedule data collection. Data were analysed using an iterative process highlight emergent themes. Interviews carried out with twenty-eight who employed range agencies. findings explore how routinely had negotiate communities...

This paper sets out a conceptual framework for comparing and contrasting social work within nation‐states across international boundaries. The is “situated” theoretically (late)modernist understanding of events advanced capitalism draws primarily on Habermas' critical theory. authors apply this to explicate the development in Northern Ireland, region which high levels political conflict mark it as site local, national interest. It suggested that ideas developed from case study have relevance...