Academic referencing: Durham’s Moon, Nuclear Weapons, Avengers and middle aged man returns to University.

After a 13 year break I have returned to University to complete an Education Masters at Sunderland. This week I have been writing my first essay and returned to the business of academic referencing. My inner free child has been screaming variously, “why bother” “don’t the lecturers already know all this”. Then my adult subliminal... Read More

Student Zone, Students, Theory

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October 17, 2021

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Student zone: Take note(s)… a skilful art!

What is at the root of academic success. As a lecturer in Social Work at Sunderland University I get to talk to, listen to, and observe students going about their business. I watch them in my lectures writing copious notes generally thinking, ‘my goodness! Don’t write down and rely on anything I say!’ Self deprecating... Read More

Practice, Productivity, Student Zone, Students, Theory

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May 25, 2021

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Getting to grips with theory: Transactional analysis

I honestly don’t know why but I’m a huge fan of ideas and theories that emerged in the late 50’s and 60’s. It was certainly a time when ideas about the importance of ‘self’ took hold with people like Rogers and Maslow exploring how to be our best selves – scaling the dizzy heights of... Read More

Communication, Practice, Student Zone, Theory

communication, eric berne, social work, transactional analysis

February 13, 2021

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Solution Focused Gorillas

In 2006 Cadburys poisoned 37 people with Salmonella and the treasured British company was brought to it knees. Fined millions, reputation in the trash, hostile take over talk, how could it ever recover……………. Cadbury’s response was marketing genius they ran one of the most famous adverts of the past twenty years. [You really should watch... Read More

Commentary, Practice, Student Zone, Theory

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December 3, 2020

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Getting to grips with theory: Biology – deterministic?

Philosophers forever have contemplated just where the mind is and how the mind relates to both brain and body. Descartes, a French philosopher from the 17th century, was closely associated with an idea called dualism. This idea holds that the mind is non-physical – that it’s situated somewhere other than the brain or body. It’s... Read More

Practice, Student Zone, Theory

biology, biopsychosocial, brain, psychology

October 24, 2020

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Getting to grips with theory: Social Learning Theory

I can’t help but think of this poem when I think about Social Learning Theory because I think it says what it is perfectly…. From the immense poet Philip Larkin – This Be The Verse (That’s the name of the poem – I haven’t just turned into a pirate!!) They fuck you up, your mum... Read More

Practice, Student Zone, Theory

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Academic referencing: Durham’s Moon, Nuclear Weapons, Avengers and middle aged man returns to University.

Student zone: Take note(s)… a skilful art!

Getting to grips with theory: Transactional analysis

Solution Focused Gorillas

Getting to grips with theory: Biology – deterministic?

Getting to grips with theory: Social Constructionism

Getting to grips with theory: Social Learning Theory

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Academic referencing: Durham’s Moon, Nuclear Weapons, Avengers and middle aged man returns to University.

Student zone: Take note(s)… a skilful art!

Getting to grips with theory: Transactional analysis

Solution Focused Gorillas

Getting to grips with theory: Biology – deterministic?

Getting to grips with theory: Social Constructionism

Getting to grips with theory: Social Learning Theory

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