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University of Nottingham, School of Sociology and Social Policy
The School of Sociology and Social Policy has the following two PhD studentships
on offer for an October 2012 start
Collaborative Social Science Studentship
Full time +3 studentship
The use of Discovery Awareness in Intellectual Disability: examining the
experience and impact of a European approach to challenging behaviour
People with Intellectual Disabilities (PWID) are more vulnerable to mental
health problems than the general population, and 5- 15% of PWID manifest
these through challenging behaviour such as physical and verbal aggression,
and self-injury. The majority of psychological interventions used in Anglophone
services are behavioural; these show good short-term results but have negligible
long-term impact. This project aims to assess the implementation of a novel
European method to assist staff working with challenging behaviour in ID.
The Heijkoop method is grounded in ‘Discovery Awareness’: formalised discussions
of video-recordings of individuals by multi-disciplinary teams. At present
this method has only been introduced into one NHS specialist service in
the UK: the study site, Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust. The project will
take a conversation analytic approach to assess the implementation of the
method and produce an in-depth understanding of the way it works in a UK
context.
The academic supervisors Prof Alison Pilnick and Dr Jennifer Clegg
The studentship will pay for tuition fees for 3 years. The studentship
will also provide an annual tax-free maintenance grant to the student of
approximately £13,590 for three years. During PhD registration the
studentship includes additional funds for research support.
The closing date for applications for this studentship is 22nd
February 2012
Enquiries can be made to Alison.Pilnick [at] nottingham.ac.uk
Sociology of Health and Illness Foundation studentship
Full-time +3 (PhD) studentship
What does ‘learning disability’ mean in the real world? Re-evaluating
sociological perspectives on learning disability
The term ‘learning disability’ is widely used not only in everyday speech,
but also as an uncontested category within Government policy documents
and local services. Such common usage hides the complexity and breadth
of the disabilities which the term may be used to denote: people with ‘mild’
learning disabilities may be able to live fully or largely independent
lives, whilst those with ‘severe or profound’ learning disabilities often
have little or no verbal communication and require life-long support with
all aspects of daily life. Taking a discourse analytic approach, this project
aims to clarify what learning disability means in practice to both lay
and professional groups, and to assess the impact of this on the way in
which it is conceptualised both in sociological and policy discourse.
The academic supervisors are Dr Rachel Fyson and Prof Alison Pilnick.
Enquiries can be addressed to Rachel.Fyson [at] nottingham.ac.uk or
Alison.Pilnick [at] nottingham.ac.uk
The closing date for applications for this studentship is Monday 28th
May 2012
Both of the above studentships are available to Home and EU students,
according to fee status, that meet Research Council eligibility requirements
based on residency. The University’s Admissions Office can provide
further guidance on fee status.
For entry at PhD level the candidate should have a good Honours degree
in a related discipline, and have, or expect to have by autumn 2012, a
Masters qualification from an ESRC recognised research training course
or a Masters degree which includes a substantial research element or equivalent
research experience in a work setting.
Further details on both and how to apply are available from http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sociology/prospective/postgraduate/scholarships/index.aspx
or Alison Haigh, Postgraduate Administrator, 0115 951 5354 or email: alison.haigh
[at] nottingham.ac.uk
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