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...wellbeing and mental health - what are these psychological effects and what can be done to reduce their impact? Trust – critical for both positive employee engagement and effective teamwork - what happens when it is breached, and how can we build and maintain trust? Change – affects all aspects of working life and greatly impacts on wellbeing - what can be done to...

...wellbeing, as they help to maintain or enhance the health of those they care for. The young people told us about their aspirations for the future, including progressing their education and embarking on careers. The link to the SATTA study site is here: SATTA: South Asian Young Adult Carers’ Transitions to Adulthood | Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies...

...mental health practitioners in these services, including those in multidisciplinary teams, is to support people to understand their experiences. Practitioners also strive to help service users work out what might be keeping them ‘feeling stuck’, and to support them to adopt strategies which help improve their day-to-day lives and allow them to reach their longer-term...

...mental health problems being classed as medical disorders and those who feel that there is a role for psychiatric diagnosis, but fear that too many human conditions are coming to be seen as illnesses rather than as problems in life. The first edition of the DSM, published in 1952, listed just over 100 mental disorders. By the fourth edition that list had almost tripled...

...wellbeing, increasing engagement in learning – the benefits of getting children involved in physical activity are wide ranging and well documented. But a recent project in Wales suggests that there are also positive physical and wellbeing outcomes for parents who get involved with their children’s activities. ...Active babies and active toddlers The project looked at...

...mental health problems is not a new thing, in the past mediums such as cassette tapes and VHS/video have been used as means to deliver help for psychological issues. In fact, the first attempts at computerised therapy occurred almost 50 years ago, starting with ELIZA in the 1960’s. ELIZA aimed to simulate a therapeutic conversation using a script based on Rogerian...