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This week we are joined by Dr Abigail Wright; Abi talks to us about her research which explored the individual strengths of autistic children and whether they were more likely to show 'Theory of Mind’ when tasks were adapted to the children’s unique strengths, interests and areas of support, compared to a ‘standard’ task. Abi also gives us a brief insight into the exciting early years project she is involved in.

To access to Abi's full text, follow:

https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/95513/1/PDF%20Abigail%20Tee%20final%20marked%20DEdPsy%20thessis%202016%20for%20ORCA%20upload.pdf

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This week we are joined by Dr Melissa Mel Morrison; Mel talks to us about her research which explored the perceptions of adolescent girls of the relationship between sports based extra-curricular activities and their wellbeing. Melissa hopes that her research will help to inform both educational settings and professionals to consider how they can broaden their approach towards supporting wellbeing.

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This week we are joined by Dr Mollie Higgins; Mollie talks to us about her research which explored autistic pupils' experiences of school by asking them about their ideal and non-ideal type of school.

The pupils described the type of school environment that would support their attendance, which provided useful ideas for adjustments and adaptations that might help neurodivergent students to attend school. 

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You can also access Mollie’s Ed Psych Ed blog post here: Sharing EP Practice: EBSA and Autism - What Can Schools Do? (edpsyched.co.uk)

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This week we are joined by Professor Stephen Rollnick. In part two of our two part special, Steve talks to us about the origin and foundations of Motivational Interviewing (MI), and what MI could look like when applied to schools.

Here are some helpful links to find out more about MI, and the work of Professor Stephen Rollnick:
https://www.stephenrollnick.com/
https://www.micardiff.co.uk/

BMJ Training Link:
https://rmifamily.wordpress.com/2015/11/19/bmj-learning-modules-motivational-interviewing-in-brief-consultations/

Book recommendations:

Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2023). Motivational Interviewing, Fourth Edition: Helping People Change and Grow (G. Press, Ed. 4th ed.).
Rollnick, S., Kaplan, S. G., & Rutschman, R. (2016). Motivational Interviewing in Schools: Conversations to Improve Behavior and Learning (T. G. Press, Ed.)

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This week we are joined by Professor Stephen Rollnick. In part one of our two part special, Steve talks to us about the origin and foundations of Motivational Interviewing (MI), and what MI could look like when applied to schools.

Here are some helpful links to find out more about MI, and the work of Professor Stephen Rollnick:
https://www.stephenrollnick.com/
https://www.micardiff.co.uk/

Book recommendations:

Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2023). Motivational Interviewing, Fourth Edition: Helping People Change and Grow (G. Press, Ed. 4th ed.).
Rollnick, S., Kaplan, S. G., & Rutschman, R. (2016). Motivational Interviewing in Schools: Conversations to Improve Behavior and Learning (T. G. Press, Ed.)

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This week we are joined by Dr Rachel Jones. Rachel talks to us about her research that explored the educational experiences of children with a chronic illness.

Rachel also explored the experiences of parents whose children have a chronic illness. We discuss how this support might look when navigating the education system.
 
To access to Rachel's full text, follow: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/151822/

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This week we are joined by Dr Hannah Warnock; Hannah talks to us about some of the current practices in mainstream schools for supporting children and young people with Tourette’s Syndrome (TS). Hannah also discusses the experiences of parents whose children have TS, and what support in school looked like for them.

To access to Hannah's full text, follow: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/151684/

Hannah’s Tourette’s Action blog post: https://www.tourettes-action.org.uk/news-638-an-exploration-of-support-for-children-and-young-people-with-tourette-syndrome-in-schools.html

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This week we are joined by Dr Molly Griffiths. Molly discusses her research which explored educational psychologists and trainee educational psychologists’ perceptions of Welsh-medium additional learning provision.

Molly talks about the perceived benefits and challenges of Welsh-medium additional learning provision are and the barriers to and facilitators to this.

To access to Molly's full text, follow: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/161981/

Molly also wrote a blog on supporting Welsh medium children and young people with ALN on edpsy.org.uk which can be found here:
https://t.co/rwBGkzjngd

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This week we are joined by Dr Vanessa Brown. Vanessa discusses her research which explored the current preventative and responsive practices undertaken by professionals working with young people who are at risk of becoming not in education, employment, or training (NEET).

To access to Vanessa's full text, follow: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/143304/

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This week we are joined by Dr Tamasine Preece. Tamasine talks to us about her research that explored online activities carried out by adolescents and how these can be understood through a lens of digital self-harm. Tamasine discusses hot technology, identity development and talking to children and young people about their social media use.

To find out more, follow: https://seewhatworks.co.uk/publications/

Please be aware that today’s episode features some discussion of suicide and self-harm that some people may find distressing, so listener discretion is advised. 

If you require support, follow: https://www.samaritans.org/wales/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/