Shared Reading: assessing the intrinsic value of a literature-based health intervention
E Longden, P Davis, J Billington, S Lampropoulou… - Medical …, 2015 - mh.bmj.com
Public health strategies have placed increasing emphasis on psychosocial and arts-based
strategies for promoting well-being. This study presents preliminary findings for a specific …
strategies for promoting well-being. This study presents preliminary findings for a specific …
Why Reading?
P Davis, F Magee - Reading, 2020 - emerald.com
In the writing of Bleak House, nearly 170 years ago, Charles Dickens imagined what it was
like to be Jo, the illiterate young road sweeper, living in a world in which he could never read …
like to be Jo, the illiterate young road sweeper, living in a world in which he could never read …
Coming out of the therapy closet: Women's disclosure of same-sex attraction in counselling
F Magee, J Spangaro - Australian Social Work, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT “Coming out” is a process that same-sex attracted people undergo if they
choose to acknowledge it to others. Minimal research exists examining the coming-out …
choose to acknowledge it to others. Minimal research exists examining the coming-out …
Qualitative Methods II: Developing Innovative Qualitative Approaches in Research on Reading and Health
J Billington, P Davis, G Farrington, K Green… - Reading and mental …, 2019 - Springer
This chapter covers innovative qualitative methods which have sought to capture the lived
experience of reading. Philip Davis, Josie Billington, Grace Farrington, and Fiona Magee …
experience of reading. Philip Davis, Josie Billington, Grace Farrington, and Fiona Magee …
[HTML][HTML] “There'sa big tag on my head”: exploring barriers to treatment seeking with women who use methamphetamine in Sydney, Australia
B Clifford, K Van Gordon, F Magee, V Malone… - BMC health services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Australia has a high prevalence of regular use of methamphetamine. While half
of people who use methamphetamine regularly are women, they make up only one third of …
of people who use methamphetamine regularly are women, they make up only one third of …
What Helps?
P Davis, F Magee - Reading, 2020 - emerald.com
This chapter is not a neat tick-list to prove that reading literature can do this specifically for
mental health or that for well-being. It tries instead to establish preliminary evidence of the …
mental health or that for well-being. It tries instead to establish preliminary evidence of the …
Reading in Secure Settings: Nick Benefield and Kathryn Naylor interviewed by Fiona Magee
N Benefield, K Naylor, F Magee - Reading and Mental Health, 2019 - Springer
This chapter offers two complementary perspectives on the practice of shared group reading
in two distinctive secure contexts. Psychotherapist and policy-maker, Nick Benefield, former …
in two distinctive secure contexts. Psychotherapist and policy-maker, Nick Benefield, former …
What Can Professionals Do to Help?
P Davis, F Magee - Reading, 2020 - emerald.com
What can you do? You can't just bring in the books and leave it at that. People generally
won't pick them up, or automatically know how to get the best from them. It is true that books …
won't pick them up, or automatically know how to get the best from them. It is true that books …
Who Can Benefit?
P Davis, F Magee - Reading, 2020 - emerald.com
Sometimes when you are running a shared reading group and it isn't going well, you can
find yourself feeling disappointed, even upset, that a book you care about is being neglected …
find yourself feeling disappointed, even upset, that a book you care about is being neglected …
How to Engage with Reading?
P Davis, F Magee - Reading, 2020 - emerald.com
This chapter is in two main sections. The first shorter section is to do with showing what
really engaged reading is like. The second suggests what to do to practise and develop that …
really engaged reading is like. The second suggests what to do to practise and develop that …