Uisce Jordan
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4420119 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Uisce Jordan |
| PRENOMES | Uisce |
| SOBRENOME | Jordan |
| ASSINATURA | JORDAN U |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Edge Hill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9603-1236 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2022 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Legitimate dependency in austerity Britain
This article presents a psychosocial study of men unable to work due to mental illness and their encounters with the UK’s social security system, using the Free Association Narrative Interview (FANI) method. Drawing on interviews with 17 men in North-West England, it highlights the central yet often overlooked role of women, particularly mothers and partners, in male participants’ narratives. It explores how these relationships serve as a form of…
The scales never seem to balance’
Since late 2021, the term ‘cost-of-living crisis’, indicating decreased disposable incomes, has gained prominence in the UK. This study draws on the long-running online participatory research project Changing Realities, involving over 100 low-income parents and caregivers across the UK, to provide deeper insights into cost-of-living challenges. Focusing on transcriptions of spoken testimonies and written diary entries between February and June 20…
Exploring the experiences of residents and their families in an alcohol-related brain injury residential rehabilitation unit in Northern Ireland
Objective Limited research exists on comprehensive interventions for individuals with Alcohol Related Brain Injury (ARBI). Exploring the impact of a rehabilitation service on individuals with ARBI and their relatives/caregivers, this study aimed to gain insights into their experiences and assess how the service influenced cognitive functioning, psychological well-being, social relationships, community engagement, and the desire for abstinence. Me…
A visual investigation of resilience from the perspective of social work students in the UK
Using a digitalized visual method—photo-elicitation—alongside an online qualitative survey, this study examines how social work students interpret the concept of resilience. The research focus was borne from the increased reference to resilience in social work practice and education, along with the aim for social work education to best prepare students for practice. Emergent themes from the qualitative survey included: resilience in transitions a…
A Tale of Gin and Prostitution’
Sex work, encompassing the exchange of sexual services for material gain, presents a complex and sensitive research terrain, associated with stigma and entrenched debates within feminism. This evaluation's central objective was to engage in a community-based dialogue, eliciting perspectives from a diverse range of participants, including audience members, women with lived experience of sex work, users of addiction services, and expert commentator…
A constant threat? A narrative exploration of the relationship between benefit receipt, mental distress and the threat of homelessness
Resistance to housing and welfare reforms on economic, ‘practical’ grounds was shattered by the covid-19 pandemic, which demonstrated that where there is a will there is a way when it comes to providing housing. Despite a purported ‘right’ to adequate housing, many people in the UK face profound challenges accessing stable accommodation. Drawing from a biographical-narrative study, this article details experiences of men who have the right to ade…
Living on a low income during the cost-of-living crisis
Drawing upon data from Changing Realities, an online participatory research project collected between September-October 2022 and March-April 2023, this article generates new knowledge on the lived experiences of low-income families in the UK during this turbulent political period and particularly through the (ongoing) cost-of-living crisis. Utilising the work of Wright and McIntosh, we articulate the ‘shared typical’ discernible of lived experien…
Reducing opioid related deaths for individuals who are at high risk of death from overdose
Background: A record number of Opioid-related deaths occurred in Northern Ireland in 2021 and it is acknowledged that the Covid-19 pandemic compounded drugs related deaths crisis. This co-production study set out to refine the design of a wearable device for Opioid users to detect and subsequently prevent a potential overdose situation. Method: Purposive sampling was used to recruit people who had substance use disorders and were living in a host…
I feel like I’m useful. I’m not useless, you know?”
Drawing upon findings from a psycho-social study employing biographical-narrative interviews, this article examines some challenges men unable to work due to mental illness face – such as intensified stigma – and how, despite this, they resiliently continue to seek belonging and purpose. This article offers some valuable insights into the instrumentalisation of volunteering for claimants of UK social security and how and why voluntary work is val…
I feel like I’m useful. I’m not useless, you know?”
Drawing upon findings from a psycho-social study employing biographical-narrative interviews, this article examines some challenges men unable to work due to mental illness face – such as intensified stigma – and how, despite this, they resiliently continue to seek belonging and purpose. This article offers some valuable insights into the instrumentalisation of volunteering for claimants of UK social security and how and why voluntary work is val…
Living on a low income during the cost-of-living crisis
Drawing upon data from Changing Realities, an online participatory research project collected between September-October 2022 and March-April 2023, this article generates new knowledge on the lived experiences of low-income families in the UK during this turbulent political period and particularly through the (ongoing) cost-of-living crisis. Utilising the work of Wright and McIntosh, we articulate the ‘shared typical’ discernible of lived experien…
I feel like I’m useful. I’m not useless, you know?”
Drawing upon findings from a psycho-social study employing biographical-narrative interviews, this article examines some challenges men unable to work due to mental illness face – such as intensified stigma – and how, despite this, they resiliently continue to seek belonging and purpose. This article offers some valuable insights into the instrumentalisation of volunteering for claimants of UK social security and how and why voluntary work is val…
Reducing opioid related deaths for individuals who are at high risk of death from overdose
Background: A record number of Opioid-related deaths occurred in Northern Ireland in 2021 and it is acknowledged that the Covid-19 pandemic compounded drugs related deaths crisis. This co-production study set out to refine the design of a wearable device for Opioid users to detect and subsequently prevent a potential overdose situation. Method: Purposive sampling was used to recruit people who had substance use disorders and were living in a host…
Exploring the experiences of residents and their families in an alcohol-related brain injury residential rehabilitation unit in Northern Ireland
Objective Limited research exists on comprehensive interventions for individuals with Alcohol Related Brain Injury (ARBI). Exploring the impact of a rehabilitation service on individuals with ARBI and their relatives/caregivers, this study aimed to gain insights into their experiences and assess how the service influenced cognitive functioning, psychological well-being, social relationships, community engagement, and the desire for abstinence. Me…
A visual investigation of resilience from the perspective of social work students in the UK
Using a digitalized visual method—photo-elicitation—alongside an online qualitative survey, this study examines how social work students interpret the concept of resilience. The research focus was borne from the increased reference to resilience in social work practice and education, along with the aim for social work education to best prepare students for practice. Emergent themes from the qualitative survey included: resilience in transitions a…
A Tale of Gin and Prostitution’
Sex work, encompassing the exchange of sexual services for material gain, presents a complex and sensitive research terrain, associated with stigma and entrenched debates within feminism. This evaluation's central objective was to engage in a community-based dialogue, eliciting perspectives from a diverse range of participants, including audience members, women with lived experience of sex work, users of addiction services, and expert commentator…
A constant threat? A narrative exploration of the relationship between benefit receipt, mental distress and the threat of homelessness
Resistance to housing and welfare reforms on economic, ‘practical’ grounds was shattered by the covid-19 pandemic, which demonstrated that where there is a will there is a way when it comes to providing housing. Despite a purported ‘right’ to adequate housing, many people in the UK face profound challenges accessing stable accommodation. Drawing from a biographical-narrative study, this article details experiences of men who have the right to ade…
Living on a low income during the cost-of-living crisis
Drawing upon data from Changing Realities, an online participatory research project collected between September-October 2022 and March-April 2023, this article generates new knowledge on the lived experiences of low-income families in the UK during this turbulent political period and particularly through the (ongoing) cost-of-living crisis. Utilising the work of Wright and McIntosh, we articulate the ‘shared typical’ discernible of lived experien…
The scales never seem to balance’
Since late 2021, the term ‘cost-of-living crisis’, indicating decreased disposable incomes, has gained prominence in the UK. This study draws on the long-running online participatory research project Changing Realities, involving over 100 low-income parents and caregivers across the UK, to provide deeper insights into cost-of-living challenges. Focusing on transcriptions of spoken testimonies and written diary entries between February and June 20…
Legitimate dependency in austerity Britain
This article presents a psychosocial study of men unable to work due to mental illness and their encounters with the UK’s social security system, using the Free Association Narrative Interview (FANI) method. Drawing on interviews with 17 men in North-West England, it highlights the central yet often overlooked role of women, particularly mothers and partners, in male participants’ narratives. It explores how these relationships serve as a form of…
Psychology (8 obras) · Sociology (7 obras) · Medicine (5 obras) · Political science (5 obras) · Economic growth (3 obras) · Economics (3 obras) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (3 obras) · Mental health (3 obras) · Narrative (3 obras) · Psychiatry (3 obras)