Matthew Gibson
banner
matthewgibson79.bsky.social
Matthew Gibson
@matthewgibson79.bsky.social

Associate professor in social work; shame and emotions researcher; grounded in the humane project for the profession

Psychology 57%
Public Health 14%

Reposted by Matthew Gibson

Keir Starmer, it's time to listen and act. Because a country that forgets its poorest children is nothing to be proud of.

Write to your MP to demand that they stand against rising child poverty: bit.ly/3GKJVfS
Save the Children UK
bit.ly

Reposted by Matthew Gibson

Here's my new article on mortality due to Fabricated or Induced Illness in England. It challenges the exaggeration of mortality in procedures which say up to 10% die and found no deaths in England over a 12 year period. Please rt
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
Fabricated or induced illness in England: Examining mortality and serious harm
Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) is a term used in England since 2002 to describe situations where a parent or caregiver either exaggerates a child’s sy
academic.oup.com

Anyone interested in shame and medicine, we have a 2 day conference on the 11-12th June at Exeter University. Details are here shameandmedicine.org/conference-p...
Shame and Medicine Conference Programme
<p>We’re delighted to share the full conference programme for the Shame and Medicine 2025 end-of-project conference, online and at the University of Exeter, 11-12 June 2025.</p>
shameandmedicine.org

Free lecture at the University of Birmingham: "Feelings Come First: Understanding Relationships in Social Work Practice" by Professor Gillian Ruch from the University of Sussex. Register here www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/soci...
Feelings Come First: Understanding Relationships in Social Work Practice
Professor Gillian Ruch will reflect on what we have learned about relationships in social work practice and the vital role that feelings play in how social workers are helpful to adults and children w...
www.birmingham.ac.uk