Sometimes people with learning disabilities need a hug – but support staff aren’t meant to give them
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Dr Carys Banks
- 25 September 2024
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Healthcare, Management & Leadership, Education
For some people with a learning disability, navigating elements of daily life can be a struggle – and a kind touch or gesture from a support worker can be a real comfort. But it’s not always forthcoming.
As part of my PhD research, I spent months watching how support staff in care settings interact with people with learning disabilities. One day, I was spending time with a young man who was attending employment training to develop workplace skills. At one point, we were sitting down together wh…
Interpretation in Asylum Hearings
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Banaz Kamil
- 10 September 2024
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Healthcare, Education
Interpretation in Asylum Hearings
Asylum seekers who seek asylum in the UK rarely speak English as their first language (Gill & Others, 2016). Difficulties with language comprehension can be a significant barrier to justice for asylum seekers and procedural fairness can be adversely affected in cases where the asylum seeker is not able to understand processes and communicate with decision makers (Bolmmaert, 2009). The role of the interpreter in the asylum process is significant in facilitat…
Contextual safeguarding and understanding student voices: How extra familial risks to children can be managed
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Jason Tait
- 27 August 2024
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Healthcare, Education, Management & Leadership
Contextual safeguarding and understanding student voices: How extra familial risks to children can be managed
Since 2021, there have been over 50,000 anonymous testimonies on school sexual harassment culture. There has been a 75% increase in UK knife crime since 2013, 27,000 children involved in gangs and county lines operating in towns across the UK. 1 in 6 children had a probable mental health disorder in 2021, with a 33% increase in referrals to NHS mental health services. 93,000 children…
