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Trainee Research - 2009-12



Thesis topics for our fourth cohort of third year trainees are as follows:

   
Gemma Cain An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioural Interventions in reducing Anxiety for Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
   
   
Karen Cooper Increasing Class Teacher Confidence to Support Bereaved Pupils in Primary Schools: How Can Educational Psychology Services Contribute?
   
   
Nicól Frehill The influence of sense of school belonging on Traveller students’ completion of the Junior Certificate cycle in Irish secondary schools
   
   
Hannah Guiver Increasing trait emotional intelligence and decreasing anxiety in primary school pupils prior their transition to secondary school: Can a transition programme help?
   
   
Holly Harris An Exploration of the Relationship between Young People’s Fear of Crime and Gangs and their Psychological Wellbeing
   
   
Kate Howell An Exploration of a Sense of Belonging to School in Looked After Children
   
   
Nicholas Kinloch The Effectiveness of Children’s Declarations and Pledges at Producing Change in Reading Attainment, Attitudes, Self-Concept and Attributional Style
   
   
Louise Lomas Video Interaction Guidance: The Parents’ Perspective.
   
   
Siobhan Michael Views of Young People with SEBD about Alternative Provision: A Mixed Methods Study
   
   
Christina Mowl Understanding teaching assistant support of young people with special educational needs in mainstream schools.
   
   
Stephanie Stevens Applying Attunement Principles in a Special Primary School for Children with Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties
   
   
Jane Swann Teachers’ attitudes towards the inclusion of children with selective mutism into mainstream settings
   


You can view a selection of thesis posters produced by our 06-09, 07-10 and 08-11 graduates below (click on the links to enlarge):


Motivational Interviewing: effectiveness in promoting protective factors with young offenders
Dr Roberto Blasco-Alcala

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The Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities Parenting Programme: Its impact upon parental competence, factors contributing to stress, children's behaviour, self-esteem and reading self-concept
Dr Gemma Castleman

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An evaluation of a short-term, cognitive-behavioural intervention for primary age children with anger-related difficulties
Dr Rachel Cole

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Evaluation of a group intervention to enhance the social competence of adolescents with Asperger syndrome or high functioning autism
Dr Carol Hall

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Bullying: The Effectiveness of a Direct Emotional Literacy Intervention in the Primary Phase
Dr Clare Knowler

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The Effectiveness of Social Stories with Visual Cues for the Successful Social Inclusion of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Primary Schools
Dr Sonia Shah

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The Effectiveness of Method of Shared Concern in Tackling Bullying
Dr Jennifer Singleton

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Anger management related needs of pupils in key stage 3: Effectiveness of group CBT intervention
Dr Rebecca Williamson

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An Exploration of Teacher Constructs Through a Rational-Emotive Behaviour Therapy Framework
Dr Caroline Robertson

Social cognition and resilience:
A study of the role of cognitive attributional style in the transition to secondary school

Dr Jennifer Wills

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Does providing descriptive and/or explanatory information affect peer attitudes and behaviour intentions towards children with High Functioning Autism?
Dr Ciara Close

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Pupils' Causal Attributions for School Exclusion
Dr Louise Field

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Using the theory of Planned Behaviour to explore the social inclusion of children with ASD in mainstream primary schools
Dr Sara Freitag

Sara Freitag Thesis Poster

The Cognitive and Psychological School Engagement of Young Offenders
Dr Kate Hambleton

kate hambleton thesis poster

An Unwanted Gift? The Social Acceptability of being Gifted and Talented - Differences between Genders and across Ages
Dr Timothy Jones

Timothy Jones thesis poster

Hard to reach?What factors impact service use among 'hard to reach' familiesand how can these be used to support early intervention?
Dr Julia Parsonson

julia parsonson thesis poster

An Investigation of Trait Emotional Intelligence and Theory of Mind in Schoolchildren with ADHD
Dr Joe Wilson

joe wilson thesis poster


Emotions and learning: investigating the oral narrative skills of Looked After Children (LAC)
Dr Sarah Woods

Sarah Woods thesis poster


Not just a reading difficulty: social, emotional and behavioural outcomes of children with dyslexia
Dr Vivien Yang

Vivien Yang thesis poster

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