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Exploring and enhancing wellbeing through therapeutic photography. [Blog post] (2023)
Digital Artefact
GIBSON, N. 2023. Exploring and enhancing wellbeing through therapeutic photography. [Blog post]. Posted on The Polyphony: conversations across the medical humanities [online], 21 September 2023. Available from: https://thepolyphony.org/2023/09/21/therapeutic-photography/

In this contribution to The Polyphony blog, Neil Gibson reflects on therapeutic photography and self-esteem. Photography can be a catalyst for communication. When we engage with our own photographs, we are reminded of times gone by, significant momen... Read More about Exploring and enhancing wellbeing through therapeutic photography. [Blog post].

Review of Exploring the role of social, economic and cultural factors in community development: a social work perspective in T/A Chimwala, Mangochi. [Open peer review] (2023)
Digital Artefact
GIBSON, N. 2023. Review of Exploring the role of social, economic and cultural factors in community development: a social work perspective in T/A Chimwala, Mangochi. [Open peer review]. Hosted on Qeios [online], ID COBXEE. Available from: https://doi.org/10.32388/COBXEE

This is a review of the following preprint: ZAIPA, C.M. and MATEMBA, D.D. 2023. Exploring the role of social, economic and cultural factors in community development: a social work perspective in T/A Chimwala, Mangochi. Qeios [online], ID ES35QX. Avai... Read More about Review of Exploring the role of social, economic and cultural factors in community development: a social work perspective in T/A Chimwala, Mangochi. [Open peer review].

Using therapeutic photography in social work: an interpretive phenomenological analysis of the dynamics within a group programme. (2023)
Journal Article
GIBSON, N. 2024. Using therapeutic photography in social work: an interpretive phenomenological analysis of the dynamics within a group programme. British journal of social work [online], 54(1), pages 305-325. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcad196

Therapeutic photography is the practice of using photography in order to explore issues and reach defined outcomes with people who use services. It has been deemed to be an accessible tool which can have a positive impact on self-esteem, self-efficac... Read More about Using therapeutic photography in social work: an interpretive phenomenological analysis of the dynamics within a group programme..

Borders for peace: controls within a Kenyan informal settlement during political conflict. (2023)
Book Chapter
VERTIGANS, S., GIBSON, N. and MUELLER-HIRTH, N. 2023. Borders for peace: controls within a Kenyan informal settlement during political conflict. In Zaman, Q.M. and Hall, G.G. (eds.) Border urbanism: transdisciplinary perspectives. Cham: Springer [online], chapter 8, pages 151-164. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06604-7_8

During periods of heavily contested elections, accompanying political tensions are often most prevalent within informal settlements. Consequently, the prolonged political tensions experienced in Kenya during 2017 were expected to have the most advers... Read More about Borders for peace: controls within a Kenyan informal settlement during political conflict..