Dr. Alan Maddock

Really enjoyed presenting the results of our RCT of the #Mindfulness-based social work and self-care programme @ #ECSWR2023 and the really interesting discussions afterwards. Great to see the #well-being of #socialworkers receiving much more attention

The call for abstracts for the 22nd Psychology, Health & Medicine Annual Conference is now open. The theme of the conference is 'Health Psychology in a Changing World: Navigating Complexity, Driving Impact' and takes place at @RCSI_Irl on 24 April. rcsi.com/phm @PSI_DHP @divhealthpsych @hrbireland

Delighted this paper is published! It reports the effects of our multi-component mental health intervention on psychological distress among persons with disabilities in Cambodia. ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… @RCSIPsychology @RCSI_PopHealth

Really enjoyed being a guest. If you are a social worker in Northern Ireland the MBSWSC programme which we discussed is freely available and the next set of MBSWSC sessions will be run from 7th September 2025 to 22nd October 2025. For more information see: basw.co.uk/mindfulness-ba…

We're recruiting for a lecturer in health psychology to join our team. The postholder will participate in the teaching, facilitation & examining of the undergrad & grad teaching programmes of @RCSIPsychology. my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal… @PSI_DHP @SPHeREprogramme

If you're a social worker wanting to improve self care & wellbeing while reducing stress & emotional exhaustion, take part in our Mindfulness-Based Social Work & Self-Care Programme. Starts September. See iasw.ie @AlanMaddock1 @WeHSCPs @PracticeLinks @VGeiran

A lovely email acknowledgement to get from the publishers of the premier Social Work journal in Europe 😀 @RCSI_PopHealth @RCSIPsychology

Coping strategies for life with cancer is the theme of the third episode in the @RCSI_Irl MyHealth series 2024/2025. This in-person event will feature healthcare providers, & patient & family advocates sharing personal insights & coping strategies.

The Scholar and Alumni Panel held a discussion with the first-year scholars of the SPHeRE Programme in honor of Peer Learning Day 2024. We appreciate Dr. Alan Maddock, Dr. Viveka Guzmán, Rebecca Trower, Aoife Burke, and David McEvoy's willingness to participate on the panel.

Really enjoyed presenting some of the results from our work which examined social, psychological and physical determinants of psychological distress and PTSD amongst persons with physical disabilities in Cambodia at #EHPS2024 @NRamstrand @RCSIPsychology @RCSI_PopHealth

Delighted to have this paper published in the British Journal of Social Work. This paper identifies a number of potentially important protective and risk factors for depression, anxiety and poor well-being in social workers @RCSI_PopHealth @RCSIPsychology shorturl.at/ZBoZP

Delighted to publish this paper in Mindfulness. It highlights how increased self-compassion, acceptance, mindfulness, attention regulation, non-attachment, and non-aversion reduce negative thinking, stress, and burnout in social workers @RCSIPsychology rdcu.be/dIvY3

Just logging in to submit a paper revision to the BJSW and what a lovely surprise to see this paper is one of the most read :-)

Pleased to have this paper published, that highlights stress as a universal risk factor for depression, anxiety and poor well-being in social workers, emotional exhaustion as a risk factor for anxiety, with personal accomplishment being a protective factor bit.ly/3FNvzrh

📚Explore and contribute with new #research and insights on the intersection of #social work and #mindfulness in our Special Issue led by @AlanMaddock1 and @pearsemac: mdpi.com/journal/socsci… #SocialWork #TransformativePractices #CommunityImpact

@AineMorrison Many thanks @AineMorrison for the funding support for this research

Congratulations, real potential here for better support for social workers.

Great to have this paper published, which highlights how MBSWSC improved social work assessments, service user engagement and team working, values oriented social work practice, and the development of key social work skills @RCSI_PopHealth @RCSIPsychology tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Delighted to have this paper published. It highlights the roles that self-compassion, acceptance, mindfulness, decentering, non-attachment, non-aversion, worry, and rumination could play in social worker stress and burnout rdcu.be/dzVcj @RCSIPsychology @RCSI_PopHealth