Mel Hughes
Biographic Data
| ID | 6023460 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mel Hughes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mel |
| FAMILY NAME | Hughes |
| SIGNATURE | HUGHES M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bournemouth University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4599-104X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Designing a Flexible and Inclusive Approach for Public and Community Involvement in Research With People Who Are Homeless or Vulnerably Housed
BACKGROUND: People who are homeless or vulnerably housed face significant health inequities and yet are rarely involved in health and social care research as participants, public contributors or co-researchers. The I Am More Than... project was developed to address this lack of inclusion by working in partnership with community organisations and individuals with lived experiences of being homeless or vulnerably housed. OBJECTIVE: To co-design a f…
Taking stock of co-production and partnership with people with lived experience in social work knowledge production and publishing
In this Editorial, we wanted to reflect on and retrace our steps as a collective that has strived to embed and promote the voice and influence of people with lived experience of social work within the work of the British Journal of Social Work (BJSW) over the past three to five years. In doing so, we build on previous Editorials we wrote on this topic (Maglajlic and Ioakimidis 2022; Beresford et al. 2023; Maglajlic et al. 2023; Ali et al. 2024; H…
BJSW Special Issue on the Voice and Influence of People with Lived Experience
In April 2023, we published a BJSW special issue on the voice and influence of people with lived experience. People with lived and living experience expertise were involved in all stages and levels of the special issue as guest editors, peer reviewers, authors and contributors. In addition to academic papers where the lead author had lived experience of the research being undertaken, we published submissions in non-traditional formats, enabling c…
Involving Service Users in Social Work Education, Research and Policy
Journal Article Involving Service Users in Social Work Education, Research and Policy: A Comparative European Analysis, Kristel Driessens and Vicky Lyssens-Danneboom (eds) Get access Involving Service Users in Social Work Education, Research and Policy: a Comparative European Analysis, Kristel Driessens and Vicky Lyssens-Danneboom (eds), Bristol, Policy Press, 2023, 268 pp., ISBN 978-1447358336, £26.99 (pbk) Mel Hughes Mel Hughes Professor of Soc…
Obituary
Dr Matt Simpson was a senior lecturer and Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) programme leader at Bournemouth University. He was a social work practitioner and educator in mental health care for almost twenty years, with a great future ahead of him as a researcher focusing on mental health decision-making. It is with great sadness that we reflect on his death on 11th January 2024, after a very short illness and before he saw that his paper…
Introduction to Creative Artefacts
Our aim for this special issue of the BJSW was to remove barriers and create spaces for people with lived and living experiences to share their perspectives, expertise and views on social work. The creative artefacts section of the special issue does just that. This section includes a wide range of engaging and thought-provoking submissions. Experiences and views shared are all the more powerful for being in the creative format that each contribu…
Public involvement in health and social sciences research
BACKGROUND: Research funding bodies have significantly increased emphasis on the need for public involvement in research with the requirement to evidence effective methods and approaches to achieving this. Specific definitions and approaches within published research remain tokenistic and vague. OBJECTIVE: The concept analysis explores and clarifies the nature and meaning of public involvement in health and social sciences research and identifies…
Handbook for Practice Learning in Social Work and Social Care
Social Work Practice
Social Work Practice is, in many ways, a traditional textbook. On first sight, it is densely written and devoid of the interactive text boxes, activities and summaries we have grown accustomed to seeing in the modern textbook for students. It is, however, a thoughtful consideration of some key concepts underpinning social work practice and engages the reader by offering considered and well-thought-through insights and evidence from which to consi…
Unitary Appreciative Inquiry (UAI)
This paper presents a methodological discussion of unitary appreciative inquiry (UAI) drawing on my own doctoral research and wider literature. It considers its potential as a research tool, therapeutic intervention and an educative tool within social work practice and education due to its congruence with professional social work values. UAI seeks to gain rich and deep insight. Participants are recognised as the expert of their own experience and…
BJSW Special Issue on the Voice and Influence of People with Lived Experience
In April 2023, we published a BJSW special issue on the voice and influence of people with lived experience. People with lived and living experience expertise were involved in all stages and levels of the special issue as guest editors, peer reviewers, authors and contributors. In addition to academic papers where the lead author had lived experience of the research being undertaken, we published submissions in non-traditional formats, enabling c…
Unitary Appreciative Inquiry (UAI)
This paper presents a methodological discussion of unitary appreciative inquiry (UAI) drawing on my own doctoral research and wider literature. It considers its potential as a research tool, therapeutic intervention and an educative tool within social work practice and education due to its congruence with professional social work values. UAI seeks to gain rich and deep insight. Participants are recognised as the expert of their own experience and…
Public involvement in health and social sciences research
BACKGROUND: Research funding bodies have significantly increased emphasis on the need for public involvement in research with the requirement to evidence effective methods and approaches to achieving this. Specific definitions and approaches within published research remain tokenistic and vague. OBJECTIVE: The concept analysis explores and clarifies the nature and meaning of public involvement in health and social sciences research and identifies…
Handbook for Practice Learning in Social Work and Social Care
Social Work Practice
Social Work Practice is, in many ways, a traditional textbook. On first sight, it is densely written and devoid of the interactive text boxes, activities and summaries we have grown accustomed to seeing in the modern textbook for students. It is, however, a thoughtful consideration of some key concepts underpinning social work practice and engages the reader by offering considered and well-thought-through insights and evidence from which to consi…
Introduction to Creative Artefacts
Our aim for this special issue of the BJSW was to remove barriers and create spaces for people with lived and living experiences to share their perspectives, expertise and views on social work. The creative artefacts section of the special issue does just that. This section includes a wide range of engaging and thought-provoking submissions. Experiences and views shared are all the more powerful for being in the creative format that each contribu…
BJSW Special Issue on the Voice and Influence of People with Lived Experience
In April 2023, we published a BJSW special issue on the voice and influence of people with lived experience. People with lived and living experience expertise were involved in all stages and levels of the special issue as guest editors, peer reviewers, authors and contributors. In addition to academic papers where the lead author had lived experience of the research being undertaken, we published submissions in non-traditional formats, enabling c…
Involving Service Users in Social Work Education, Research and Policy
Journal Article Involving Service Users in Social Work Education, Research and Policy: A Comparative European Analysis, Kristel Driessens and Vicky Lyssens-Danneboom (eds) Get access Involving Service Users in Social Work Education, Research and Policy: a Comparative European Analysis, Kristel Driessens and Vicky Lyssens-Danneboom (eds), Bristol, Policy Press, 2023, 268 pp., ISBN 978-1447358336, £26.99 (pbk) Mel Hughes Mel Hughes Professor of Soc…
Obituary
Dr Matt Simpson was a senior lecturer and Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) programme leader at Bournemouth University. He was a social work practitioner and educator in mental health care for almost twenty years, with a great future ahead of him as a researcher focusing on mental health decision-making. It is with great sadness that we reflect on his death on 11th January 2024, after a very short illness and before he saw that his paper…
Designing a Flexible and Inclusive Approach for Public and Community Involvement in Research With People Who Are Homeless or Vulnerably Housed
BACKGROUND: People who are homeless or vulnerably housed face significant health inequities and yet are rarely involved in health and social care research as participants, public contributors or co-researchers. The I Am More Than... project was developed to address this lack of inclusion by working in partnership with community organisations and individuals with lived experiences of being homeless or vulnerably housed. OBJECTIVE: To co-design a f…
Taking stock of co-production and partnership with people with lived experience in social work knowledge production and publishing
In this Editorial, we wanted to reflect on and retrace our steps as a collective that has strived to embed and promote the voice and influence of people with lived experience of social work within the work of the British Journal of Social Work (BJSW) over the past three to five years. In doing so, we build on previous Editorials we wrote on this topic (Maglajlic and Ioakimidis 2022; Beresford et al. 2023; Maglajlic et al. 2023; Ali et al. 2024; H…
Sociology (10 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (4 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Healthcare innovation and challenges (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works)