Deirdre Heenan
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4390919 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Deirdre Heenan |
| NOMBRES | Deirdre |
| APELLIDO | Heenan |
| FIRMA | HEENAN D |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Ulster |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5202-7454 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 136 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 25 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1997 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Hospital social work and discharge planning for older people
Across the world acute hospitals are under unprecedented pressures due to shrinking budgets and increasing demand, against this backdrop they are also experiencing record levels of activity in Accident & Emergency and delayed transfers of care. Reducing pressure on hospitals by avoiding unnecessary admissions and delayed discharges has risen up the global policy agenda. However, reviews of strategies and policies have rarely involved discussions …
Familial and Bullying Victimisation
Schools and HE institutions should acknowledge the impact of childhood adversities. In doing so, it is important to consider the deeper impact of bullying due to its links with psychopathology across the lifespan. Educational institutions should take appropriate steps to mitigate continued exposure as students' progress through the education system
Young at Heart
The proportion of older people in the population has risen dramatically in recent decades which is a major achievement for science and healthcare. Social isolation and loneliness affect up to half of the older population and have a negative effect on physical and mental health and life expectancy. They have been identified as risk factors with outcomes comparable to smoking, obesity and lack of exercise. Research has indicated that rural areas wi…
Exploring Responses to the Collapse of Devolution in Northern Ireland 2017–2020 through the Lens of Multi-Level Governance
The system of devolution set up in Northern Ireland in 1999 has proved volatile and unstable. In 2017, the Northern Ireland Executive collapsed, following the resignation of the Sinn Féin, deputy First Minister. For a three-year period, Executive and legislative devolution ceased to operate. The UK Government opted not to impose Direct Rule from Westminster, as happened previously. This article examines the consequences of the absence of a devolv…
The Confidence and Supply Agreement between the Conservative Party and the Democratic Unionist Party
This article assesses the implications of the 2017 Confidence and Supply Agreement between the Conservative Party and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in the context of the Barnett Formula and intergovernmental relations post the devolution settlement and the Good Friday Agreement. In light of the parties’ shared objectives to strengthen and enhance the UK, the Confidence and Supply Agreement, sets out how the DUP would support the minority Co…
The Growth of Home Ownership
The 18-year period of Conservative Government from 1979 to 1997 witnessed profound changes in British housing policy. It could be said that the Thatcherite principles of competition, promotion of the free market, and privatisation can be more clearly identified in housing policy than any other area of social policy. Privatisation was introduced to housing on a scale never before imagined. An additional attraction of home ownership in Northern Ire…
Social Attitudes in Northern Ireland
Community relations in Northern Ireland - attitudes to contact and integration, Joannes Hughes, Paul Carmichael the growth of home ownership - explanations and implications, Deirdre Heenan attitudes to the countryside, Sally Cook et al role of government, Niall O Dochartaigh attitudes to the National Health Service in Northern Ireland, Ann Marie Gray attitudes to the environment in Northern Ireland, Adrian Moore et al belief and trust in the poli…
Hospital-Based Social Work
This article analyses the complexity and challenges of hospital-based social work in the rapidly changing and financially driven climate of health and social care. It is based on the findings of an exploratory qualitative study of social work in an acute hospital in Northern Ireland. It considers the intensity and variety of social work practice in this clinical setting and explores the challenges and rewards of inter-professional collaboration. …
Between Devolution and Direct Rule
It is over a year since the collapse of the devolved administration at Stormont, which left one region of the United Kingdom without a functioning executive. Reluctance to introduce direct rule from Westminster reduced Northern Ireland to a desiccated form of governance. This article examines the nature and form of government in this political vacuum. The consequences of this system are examined in terms of the absence of legislation, mechanisms …
Progress in Building Integration
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
The Continuing Volatility of Devolution in Northern Ireland
Since the establishment of devolution in 1999, Northern Ireland's power‐sharing governments have been fragile and prone to crisis. However, following a decade of relative stability and cooperation between Nationalists and Unionists at Stormont, hopes were high that the devolved arrangements had finally become embedded and more resistant to collapse. This optimism was dashed when Sinn Féin brought down the devolved institutions in January 2017. A …
Policy Style and Governing without Consensus
Devolved government was established in N orthern I reland in 1999 at the same time as S cotland and W ales with a varying range of powers, particularly over the major areas of social policy including education. Devolution in N orthern I reland was set up on the basis of statutory power‐sharing in the core executive with a number of mechanisms to promote involvement by all sections of the community through their political representatives. This mar…
Devolution and social security
This paper evaluates and explains the complex relationship between the devolved government in Northern Ireland and social security law and practice. Unlike the situation in Scotland and Wales, social security in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. This opens up the possibility of developing separate policies and practice informed by the regional trends and needs. The paper outlines how and why the principle of parity has so strongly influenced…
Mental Health Policy in Northern Ireland
In a recent review of the mental health policies of its 42 member states in the European Region, the World Health Organization highlighted the need for further analysis of service user involvement in the policy making process. In the UK, a plethora of recent government policies and initiatives have stressed the importance of service user involvement in the design and delivery of health and social services. Their input is described as a fundamenta…
Working across borders to promote positive mental health and well‐being
World health reports highlight the increasing prevalence of mental health problems and the need to recognize that mental well‐being is a fundamental aspect of any health policy. The scale and cost of mental health problems mean that appropriate policies and strategies must be developed and implemented. In Ireland this is a period of substantial review and reflection on mental health policy and practice, but to date little consideration has been g…
Social capital and older people in farming communities
Art as therapy
The aim of this study is to evaluate the contribution that creative arts can play in promoting positive mental health and well‐being. The research is based on a case study of an innovative art therapy programme delivered by a community‐based mental health organisation in Northern Ireland, as part of a supported recovery programme. The study reported here explored the experiences and perceptions of the service users through in‐depth interviews and…
The factors influencing access to health and social care in the farming communities of County Down, Northern Ireland
Against a background of limited previous research, this paper examines the access to health and social care among older people in the farming communities of County Down, Northern Ireland. In-depth interviews were conducted with 45 people aged 60 or more years living on family farms to collect information about health care needs and service use and adequacy. In addition, interviews with service providers provided information on their perceptions o…
The Integration of Health and Social Care
Mechanisms for the integration of social services with health have come to dominate the debate on providing a more seamless provision of health and social care. Working together at the health and social care interface has been strongly promoted and endorsed in government documents since the late 1990s. Moves towards integration have been treated with suspicion and scepticism in the academic literature, with many authors highlighting the many barr…
The nature and context of cross-border social work in Ireland
This article is concerned with mapping cross-border social work in Ireland. After a short background section on the nature of the Irish border, it evaluates and assesses the main areas of collaboration in social work. It argues that this type of work has been largely led by special project funding and is dependent on the skills, knowledge and commitment of a small number of individuals who have driven cross-border projects. Whilst there is a clea…
A partnership approach to health promotion
In recent years there has been a renewal of interest in community development and partnership approaches in the delivery of health and social services in Northern Ireland. The general thrust of these approaches is that local communities can be organized to address health and social needs and to work with government agencies, voluntary bodies and local authorities in delivering services and local solutions to problems. Since the Ottawa Charter was…
Learning Lessons from the Past or Re-Visiting Old Mistakes
Journal Article Learning Lessons from the Past or Re-Visiting Old Mistakes: Social Work and Community Development in Northern Ireland Get access Deirdre Heenan Deirdre Heenan Dr Deirdre Heenan is a senior lecturer in Policy Studies at the University of Ulster. She is co-founder and co-director of the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, a major social attitudes survey based in Northern Ireland. She has published on widely on housing policy, di…
It Won't Change the World But it Turned my Life Around
This article is a response to the largely negative commentary on the New Deal for Disabled People, in this journal and other leading social policy journals. It draws on a recent qualitative study of disabled people who have re-entered the labour force with the assistance of the Personal Advisor Scheme. Whilst it is acknowledged that the New Deal has its limitations and shortcomings, it is argued that the positive aspects of the scheme deserve to …
Women, Access and Progression
2002). Women, Access and Progression: An examination of women's reasons for not continuing in higher education following the completion of the Certificate in Women's Studies. Studies in Continuing Education: Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 39-55
Expectations and attitudes affecting patterns of informal care in farming families in Northern Ireland
Recent research in Northern Ireland examining the needs and circumstances of informal carers has highlighted the personal and financial costs of caring. In this paper it is argued that these studies have taken no account of the particular expectations and attitudes towards informal care that exist within farm families. In these families there is a strong expectation that care for older relatives will take place almost entirely within the family. …
Social Attitudes in Northern Ireland
Community relations in Northern Ireland - attitudes to contact and integration, Joannes Hughes, Paul Carmichael the growth of home ownership - explanations and implications, Deirdre Heenan attitudes to the countryside, Sally Cook et al role of government, Niall O Dochartaigh attitudes to the National Health Service in Northern Ireland, Ann Marie Gray attitudes to the environment in Northern Ireland, Adrian Moore et al belief and trust in the poli…
Art as therapy
The aim of this study is to evaluate the contribution that creative arts can play in promoting positive mental health and well‐being. The research is based on a case study of an innovative art therapy programme delivered by a community‐based mental health organisation in Northern Ireland, as part of a supported recovery programme. The study reported here explored the experiences and perceptions of the service users through in‐depth interviews and…
Social capital and older people in farming communities
Exploring Responses to the Collapse of Devolution in Northern Ireland 2017–2020 through the Lens of Multi-Level Governance
The system of devolution set up in Northern Ireland in 1999 has proved volatile and unstable. In 2017, the Northern Ireland Executive collapsed, following the resignation of the Sinn Féin, deputy First Minister. For a three-year period, Executive and legislative devolution ceased to operate. The UK Government opted not to impose Direct Rule from Westminster, as happened previously. This article examines the consequences of the absence of a devolv…
The factors influencing access to health and social care in the farming communities of County Down, Northern Ireland
Against a background of limited previous research, this paper examines the access to health and social care among older people in the farming communities of County Down, Northern Ireland. In-depth interviews were conducted with 45 people aged 60 or more years living on family farms to collect information about health care needs and service use and adequacy. In addition, interviews with service providers provided information on their perceptions o…
Women, Access and Progression
2002). Women, Access and Progression: An examination of women's reasons for not continuing in higher education following the completion of the Certificate in Women's Studies. Studies in Continuing Education: Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 39-55
The Confidence and Supply Agreement between the Conservative Party and the Democratic Unionist Party
This article assesses the implications of the 2017 Confidence and Supply Agreement between the Conservative Party and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in the context of the Barnett Formula and intergovernmental relations post the devolution settlement and the Good Friday Agreement. In light of the parties’ shared objectives to strengthen and enhance the UK, the Confidence and Supply Agreement, sets out how the DUP would support the minority Co…
Between Devolution and Direct Rule
It is over a year since the collapse of the devolved administration at Stormont, which left one region of the United Kingdom without a functioning executive. Reluctance to introduce direct rule from Westminster reduced Northern Ireland to a desiccated form of governance. This article examines the nature and form of government in this political vacuum. The consequences of this system are examined in terms of the absence of legislation, mechanisms …
Learning Lessons from the Past or Re-Visiting Old Mistakes
Journal Article Learning Lessons from the Past or Re-Visiting Old Mistakes: Social Work and Community Development in Northern Ireland Get access Deirdre Heenan Deirdre Heenan Dr Deirdre Heenan is a senior lecturer in Policy Studies at the University of Ulster. She is co-founder and co-director of the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, a major social attitudes survey based in Northern Ireland. She has published on widely on housing policy, di…
It Won't Change the World But it Turned my Life Around
This article is a response to the largely negative commentary on the New Deal for Disabled People, in this journal and other leading social policy journals. It draws on a recent qualitative study of disabled people who have re-entered the labour force with the assistance of the Personal Advisor Scheme. Whilst it is acknowledged that the New Deal has its limitations and shortcomings, it is argued that the positive aspects of the scheme deserve to …
Hospital social work and discharge planning for older people
Across the world acute hospitals are under unprecedented pressures due to shrinking budgets and increasing demand, against this backdrop they are also experiencing record levels of activity in Accident & Emergency and delayed transfers of care. Reducing pressure on hospitals by avoiding unnecessary admissions and delayed discharges has risen up the global policy agenda. However, reviews of strategies and policies have rarely involved discussions …
The Continuing Volatility of Devolution in Northern Ireland
Since the establishment of devolution in 1999, Northern Ireland's power‐sharing governments have been fragile and prone to crisis. However, following a decade of relative stability and cooperation between Nationalists and Unionists at Stormont, hopes were high that the devolved arrangements had finally become embedded and more resistant to collapse. This optimism was dashed when Sinn Féin brought down the devolved institutions in January 2017. A …
Devolution and social security
This paper evaluates and explains the complex relationship between the devolved government in Northern Ireland and social security law and practice. Unlike the situation in Scotland and Wales, social security in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. This opens up the possibility of developing separate policies and practice informed by the regional trends and needs. The paper outlines how and why the principle of parity has so strongly influenced…
Mental Health Policy in Northern Ireland
In a recent review of the mental health policies of its 42 member states in the European Region, the World Health Organization highlighted the need for further analysis of service user involvement in the policy making process. In the UK, a plethora of recent government policies and initiatives have stressed the importance of service user involvement in the design and delivery of health and social services. Their input is described as a fundamenta…
The Integration of Health and Social Care
Mechanisms for the integration of social services with health have come to dominate the debate on providing a more seamless provision of health and social care. Working together at the health and social care interface has been strongly promoted and endorsed in government documents since the late 1990s. Moves towards integration have been treated with suspicion and scepticism in the academic literature, with many authors highlighting the many barr…
The nature and context of cross-border social work in Ireland
This article is concerned with mapping cross-border social work in Ireland. After a short background section on the nature of the Irish border, it evaluates and assesses the main areas of collaboration in social work. It argues that this type of work has been largely led by special project funding and is dependent on the skills, knowledge and commitment of a small number of individuals who have driven cross-border projects. Whilst there is a clea…
Hospital-Based Social Work
This article analyses the complexity and challenges of hospital-based social work in the rapidly changing and financially driven climate of health and social care. It is based on the findings of an exploratory qualitative study of social work in an acute hospital in Northern Ireland. It considers the intensity and variety of social work practice in this clinical setting and explores the challenges and rewards of inter-professional collaboration. …
Policy Style and Governing without Consensus
Devolved government was established in N orthern I reland in 1999 at the same time as S cotland and W ales with a varying range of powers, particularly over the major areas of social policy including education. Devolution in N orthern I reland was set up on the basis of statutory power‐sharing in the core executive with a number of mechanisms to promote involvement by all sections of the community through their political representatives. This mar…
Expectations and attitudes affecting patterns of informal care in farming families in Northern Ireland
Recent research in Northern Ireland examining the needs and circumstances of informal carers has highlighted the personal and financial costs of caring. In this paper it is argued that these studies have taken no account of the particular expectations and attitudes towards informal care that exist within farm families. In these families there is a strong expectation that care for older relatives will take place almost entirely within the family. …
Women, public housing and inequality
This paper traces the development of public housing in Northern Ireland and highlights the unique structure of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. Using data from the 1991 census it goes on to assess how women as independent consumers have fared in this system of administration
Women, public housing and inequality
This paper traces the development of public housing in Northern Ireland and highlights the unique structure of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. Using data from the 1991 census it goes on to assess how women as independent consumers have fared in this system of administration
Expectations and attitudes affecting patterns of informal care in farming families in Northern Ireland
Recent research in Northern Ireland examining the needs and circumstances of informal carers has highlighted the personal and financial costs of caring. In this paper it is argued that these studies have taken no account of the particular expectations and attitudes towards informal care that exist within farm families. In these families there is a strong expectation that care for older relatives will take place almost entirely within the family. …
It Won't Change the World But it Turned my Life Around
This article is a response to the largely negative commentary on the New Deal for Disabled People, in this journal and other leading social policy journals. It draws on a recent qualitative study of disabled people who have re-entered the labour force with the assistance of the Personal Advisor Scheme. Whilst it is acknowledged that the New Deal has its limitations and shortcomings, it is argued that the positive aspects of the scheme deserve to …
Women, Access and Progression
2002). Women, Access and Progression: An examination of women's reasons for not continuing in higher education following the completion of the Certificate in Women's Studies. Studies in Continuing Education: Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 39-55
A partnership approach to health promotion
In recent years there has been a renewal of interest in community development and partnership approaches in the delivery of health and social services in Northern Ireland. The general thrust of these approaches is that local communities can be organized to address health and social needs and to work with government agencies, voluntary bodies and local authorities in delivering services and local solutions to problems. Since the Ottawa Charter was…
Learning Lessons from the Past or Re-Visiting Old Mistakes
Journal Article Learning Lessons from the Past or Re-Visiting Old Mistakes: Social Work and Community Development in Northern Ireland Get access Deirdre Heenan Deirdre Heenan Dr Deirdre Heenan is a senior lecturer in Policy Studies at the University of Ulster. She is co-founder and co-director of the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, a major social attitudes survey based in Northern Ireland. She has published on widely on housing policy, di…
The nature and context of cross-border social work in Ireland
This article is concerned with mapping cross-border social work in Ireland. After a short background section on the nature of the Irish border, it evaluates and assesses the main areas of collaboration in social work. It argues that this type of work has been largely led by special project funding and is dependent on the skills, knowledge and commitment of a small number of individuals who have driven cross-border projects. Whilst there is a clea…
Art as therapy
The aim of this study is to evaluate the contribution that creative arts can play in promoting positive mental health and well‐being. The research is based on a case study of an innovative art therapy programme delivered by a community‐based mental health organisation in Northern Ireland, as part of a supported recovery programme. The study reported here explored the experiences and perceptions of the service users through in‐depth interviews and…
The factors influencing access to health and social care in the farming communities of County Down, Northern Ireland
Against a background of limited previous research, this paper examines the access to health and social care among older people in the farming communities of County Down, Northern Ireland. In-depth interviews were conducted with 45 people aged 60 or more years living on family farms to collect information about health care needs and service use and adequacy. In addition, interviews with service providers provided information on their perceptions o…
The Integration of Health and Social Care
Mechanisms for the integration of social services with health have come to dominate the debate on providing a more seamless provision of health and social care. Working together at the health and social care interface has been strongly promoted and endorsed in government documents since the late 1990s. Moves towards integration have been treated with suspicion and scepticism in the academic literature, with many authors highlighting the many barr…
Mental Health Policy in Northern Ireland
In a recent review of the mental health policies of its 42 member states in the European Region, the World Health Organization highlighted the need for further analysis of service user involvement in the policy making process. In the UK, a plethora of recent government policies and initiatives have stressed the importance of service user involvement in the design and delivery of health and social services. Their input is described as a fundamenta…
Working across borders to promote positive mental health and well‐being
World health reports highlight the increasing prevalence of mental health problems and the need to recognize that mental well‐being is a fundamental aspect of any health policy. The scale and cost of mental health problems mean that appropriate policies and strategies must be developed and implemented. In Ireland this is a period of substantial review and reflection on mental health policy and practice, but to date little consideration has been g…
Social capital and older people in farming communities
Devolution and social security
This paper evaluates and explains the complex relationship between the devolved government in Northern Ireland and social security law and practice. Unlike the situation in Scotland and Wales, social security in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. This opens up the possibility of developing separate policies and practice informed by the regional trends and needs. The paper outlines how and why the principle of parity has so strongly influenced…
Policy Style and Governing without Consensus
Devolved government was established in N orthern I reland in 1999 at the same time as S cotland and W ales with a varying range of powers, particularly over the major areas of social policy including education. Devolution in N orthern I reland was set up on the basis of statutory power‐sharing in the core executive with a number of mechanisms to promote involvement by all sections of the community through their political representatives. This mar…
Progress in Building Integration
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
The Continuing Volatility of Devolution in Northern Ireland
Since the establishment of devolution in 1999, Northern Ireland's power‐sharing governments have been fragile and prone to crisis. However, following a decade of relative stability and cooperation between Nationalists and Unionists at Stormont, hopes were high that the devolved arrangements had finally become embedded and more resistant to collapse. This optimism was dashed when Sinn Féin brought down the devolved institutions in January 2017. A …
Hospital-Based Social Work
This article analyses the complexity and challenges of hospital-based social work in the rapidly changing and financially driven climate of health and social care. It is based on the findings of an exploratory qualitative study of social work in an acute hospital in Northern Ireland. It considers the intensity and variety of social work practice in this clinical setting and explores the challenges and rewards of inter-professional collaboration. …
Between Devolution and Direct Rule
It is over a year since the collapse of the devolved administration at Stormont, which left one region of the United Kingdom without a functioning executive. Reluctance to introduce direct rule from Westminster reduced Northern Ireland to a desiccated form of governance. This article examines the nature and form of government in this political vacuum. The consequences of this system are examined in terms of the absence of legislation, mechanisms …
The Growth of Home Ownership
The 18-year period of Conservative Government from 1979 to 1997 witnessed profound changes in British housing policy. It could be said that the Thatcherite principles of competition, promotion of the free market, and privatisation can be more clearly identified in housing policy than any other area of social policy. Privatisation was introduced to housing on a scale never before imagined. An additional attraction of home ownership in Northern Ire…
Social Attitudes in Northern Ireland
Community relations in Northern Ireland - attitudes to contact and integration, Joannes Hughes, Paul Carmichael the growth of home ownership - explanations and implications, Deirdre Heenan attitudes to the countryside, Sally Cook et al role of government, Niall O Dochartaigh attitudes to the National Health Service in Northern Ireland, Ann Marie Gray attitudes to the environment in Northern Ireland, Adrian Moore et al belief and trust in the poli…
The Confidence and Supply Agreement between the Conservative Party and the Democratic Unionist Party
This article assesses the implications of the 2017 Confidence and Supply Agreement between the Conservative Party and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in the context of the Barnett Formula and intergovernmental relations post the devolution settlement and the Good Friday Agreement. In light of the parties’ shared objectives to strengthen and enhance the UK, the Confidence and Supply Agreement, sets out how the DUP would support the minority Co…
Young at Heart
The proportion of older people in the population has risen dramatically in recent decades which is a major achievement for science and healthcare. Social isolation and loneliness affect up to half of the older population and have a negative effect on physical and mental health and life expectancy. They have been identified as risk factors with outcomes comparable to smoking, obesity and lack of exercise. Research has indicated that rural areas wi…
Exploring Responses to the Collapse of Devolution in Northern Ireland 2017–2020 through the Lens of Multi-Level Governance
The system of devolution set up in Northern Ireland in 1999 has proved volatile and unstable. In 2017, the Northern Ireland Executive collapsed, following the resignation of the Sinn Féin, deputy First Minister. For a three-year period, Executive and legislative devolution ceased to operate. The UK Government opted not to impose Direct Rule from Westminster, as happened previously. This article examines the consequences of the absence of a devolv…
Familial and Bullying Victimisation
Schools and HE institutions should acknowledge the impact of childhood adversities. In doing so, it is important to consider the deeper impact of bullying due to its links with psychopathology across the lifespan. Educational institutions should take appropriate steps to mitigate continued exposure as students' progress through the education system
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