Bournemouth University’s National Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Work (NCPQSW) has had its Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 programme endorsed by The College of Social Work. The programme helps students investigate
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Professional jobs that challenge the brain may provide the best protection against mental decline in old age, research suggests. Memory and thinking ability is better preserved by solving problems, developing
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The mental health of social workers is being put at risk amid a harsh employment environment characterised by rising caseloads and excessively long hours. That was the warning from Bridget
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The City of Edinburgh Council is the first Scottish local authority to sign a pledge to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination at work. The ‘See Me in Work’ scheme
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With Caribbean people in the UK nine times more likely than white British counterparts to be diagnosed with schizophrenia, a University of Manchester mental health researcher has visited Jamaica and
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A verbal ‘updating’ technique aimed at blocking the consolidation of traumatic memories could protect against the long-term psychological and physiological effects of trauma, according to new research from the Institute
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Northern Ireland Health Minister, Jim Wells, has launched a new online service that provides easier access to information about mental health services across Northern Ireland. The new service will provide
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Just 8% of MPs believe the NHS is sufficiently prepared to manage depression efficiently, a survey has found. The charity Depression Alliance said that three-quarters (76%) of MPs questioned felt
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A form of meditation could be as effective as anti-depressants at preventing people relapsing into depression, new research suggests. The study, led by researchers at Oxford University and published in
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People with depression have a 83% greater risk of developing dementia, a study has suggested. Those with both depression and type 2 diabetes had a 117% higher risk, the research
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