Topher B (Chris Bye)
@testingnewapp.bsky.social
Lecturer in Mental Health (MH) Nursing at Uni of Staffs, OU MSc Adv HCP (Doctoral Student in Education). Interests: MH Nursing professional identity, community assertive outreach, recruitment, MHcare H&S, & mens MH. I Enjoy Haiku & Lego. All my own views.
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How Do Mental Health Nursing Students in the United Kingdom Experience Assessment Against the NMC Generic Standards of Proficiency? A Cross‐Field Comparison
In 2018 the UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) moved from field-specific to generic standards of proficiency in training all four fields of nursing practice. Some educators claim these proficie....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
How Do Mental Health Nursing Students in the United Kingdom Experience Assessment Against the NMC Generic Standards of Proficiency? A Cross‐Field Comparison -Kenwright, McCrorie, Bye, Awty, Doherty & Cromar-Hayes -2025- IntJ of MH Nursing -Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Halloween - Lego Ghost & Haunted House
October 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Halloween - Lego Ghost & Haunted House
Halloween - Lego Witch Head
October 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Halloween - Lego Witch Head
pebble thrown lightly,
pond moves mirrors reflections.
small wave distorts view.
#haiku #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #haikupoetry
#haikusaturday
pond moves mirrors reflections.
small wave distorts view.
#haiku #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #haikupoetry
#haikusaturday
October 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
pebble thrown lightly,
pond moves mirrors reflections.
small wave distorts view.
#haiku #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #haikupoetry
#haikusaturday
pond moves mirrors reflections.
small wave distorts view.
#haiku #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #haikupoetry
#haikusaturday
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Emotional Prince William holds back tears as he discusses impact of suicide reut.rs/4haefPa
Emotional Prince William holds back tears as he discusses impact of suicide
Prince William choked back tears as he discussed the devastating impact of suicide with a woman whose husband took his own life in a short film released by the British royal's office on Friday to mark World Mental Health Day.
reut.rs
October 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Emotional Prince William holds back tears as he discusses impact of suicide reut.rs/4haefPa
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“Our object is […] to understand power by looking at its extremities, at its outer limits at the point where it becomes capillary….” – From Foucault, “Society Must Be Defended,” p. 27.
May 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“Our object is […] to understand power by looking at its extremities, at its outer limits at the point where it becomes capillary….” – From Foucault, “Society Must Be Defended,” p. 27.
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Heed your daemon – Rudyard Kipling on writing www.themarginalian.org/2025/10/05/r...
Heed Your Daemon: Rudyard Kipling on Writing
It is worth remembering that anything worth doing, anything bound to earn its keep in the house of tomorrow, takes a long time, takes riding the troughs of doubt with unassailable devotion, takes b…
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October 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Heed your daemon – Rudyard Kipling on writing www.themarginalian.org/2025/10/05/r...
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#haiku #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #haikusaturday #haiku575 #haikupoetry #haikufeels
frog pauses and looks.
mayfly scates across water.
ripples as echos.
(5-7-5) mayfly
frog pauses and looks.
mayfly scates across water.
ripples as echos.
(5-7-5) mayfly
October 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
#haiku #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #haikusaturday #haiku575 #haikupoetry #haikufeels
frog pauses and looks.
mayfly scates across water.
ripples as echos.
(5-7-5) mayfly
frog pauses and looks.
mayfly scates across water.
ripples as echos.
(5-7-5) mayfly
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The art of choosing love over not-love – on Rumi's birthday, his immortal antidote to our human tragedy www.themarginalian.org/2022/04/02/r...
The Art of Choosing Love Over Not-Love: Rumi’s Antidote to Our Human Tragedy
“You’ll long for me when I’m gone… You’ll kiss the headstone of my grave… Kiss my face instead!”
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September 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The art of choosing love over not-love – on Rumi's birthday, his immortal antidote to our human tragedy www.themarginalian.org/2022/04/02/r...
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#HaikuSaturday #haiku
5/7/5:
a hummingbird zips
to a wilting blue salvia--
last sips of summer
short form:
wilting blue salvia--
a hummingbird's last sips
of summer
Please add a version if you feel like it.
5/7/5:
a hummingbird zips
to a wilting blue salvia--
last sips of summer
short form:
wilting blue salvia--
a hummingbird's last sips
of summer
Please add a version if you feel like it.
September 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
#HaikuSaturday #haiku
5/7/5:
a hummingbird zips
to a wilting blue salvia--
last sips of summer
short form:
wilting blue salvia--
a hummingbird's last sips
of summer
Please add a version if you feel like it.
5/7/5:
a hummingbird zips
to a wilting blue salvia--
last sips of summer
short form:
wilting blue salvia--
a hummingbird's last sips
of summer
Please add a version if you feel like it.
#haikupoetry #haiku #haikufeels #haikupoem #575haiku #haikuwriter #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #poetry #haikusaturday #dailyhaiku #Saturdayhaiku
liminality,
low mist hovers serenely,.
ghostly border place.
(5-7-5) mist
liminality,
low mist hovers serenely,.
ghostly border place.
(5-7-5) mist
September 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
#haikupoetry #haiku #haikufeels #haikupoem #575haiku #haikuwriter #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #poetry #haikusaturday #dailyhaiku #Saturdayhaiku
liminality,
low mist hovers serenely,.
ghostly border place.
(5-7-5) mist
liminality,
low mist hovers serenely,.
ghostly border place.
(5-7-5) mist
#haikupoetry #haiku #haikufeels #haikupoem #575haiku #haikuwriter #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #poetry #haikuSunday #dailyhaiku #Sundayhaiku
spiral dancing form,
the heart too a coiled shape.
delicate its space.
(5-7-5) felt
spiral dancing form,
the heart too a coiled shape.
delicate its space.
(5-7-5) felt
September 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
#haikupoetry #haiku #haikufeels #haikupoem #575haiku #haikuwriter #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #poetry #haikuSunday #dailyhaiku #Sundayhaiku
spiral dancing form,
the heart too a coiled shape.
delicate its space.
(5-7-5) felt
spiral dancing form,
the heart too a coiled shape.
delicate its space.
(5-7-5) felt
#haikupoetry #haiku #haikufeels #haikupoem #575haiku #haikuwriter #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #poetry #haikusaturday #dailyhaiku #Saturdayhaiku
old rivers course pass,
modern time & changing routes,
aquaducts serve well.
(5-7-5) changing flow
old rivers course pass,
modern time & changing routes,
aquaducts serve well.
(5-7-5) changing flow
September 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
#haikupoetry #haiku #haikufeels #haikupoem #575haiku #haikuwriter #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #poetry #haikusaturday #dailyhaiku #Saturdayhaiku
old rivers course pass,
modern time & changing routes,
aquaducts serve well.
(5-7-5) changing flow
old rivers course pass,
modern time & changing routes,
aquaducts serve well.
(5-7-5) changing flow
#haikupoetry #haiku #haikufeels #haikupoem #575haiku #haikuwriter #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #poetry #haikusaturday #dailyhaiku #Saturdayhaiku
little morning chimes,
are so beautiful to me
dark curtains open.
(5-7-5) little garden chimes
little morning chimes,
are so beautiful to me
dark curtains open.
(5-7-5) little garden chimes
September 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
#haikupoetry #haiku #haikufeels #haikupoem #575haiku #haikuwriter #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #poetry #haikusaturday #dailyhaiku #Saturdayhaiku
little morning chimes,
are so beautiful to me
dark curtains open.
(5-7-5) little garden chimes
little morning chimes,
are so beautiful to me
dark curtains open.
(5-7-5) little garden chimes
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BBC Radio 3 Unwind
Piano Focus: Supportive piano tracks to clear your mind
Now Playing
Emile Mosseri
Minari Suite
Piano Focus: Supportive piano tracks to clear your mind
Now Playing
Emile Mosseri
Minari Suite
May 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
BBC Radio 3 Unwind
Piano Focus: Supportive piano tracks to clear your mind
Now Playing
Emile Mosseri
Minari Suite
Piano Focus: Supportive piano tracks to clear your mind
Now Playing
Emile Mosseri
Minari Suite
Reposted by Topher B (Chris Bye)
Parental alienation is a form of emotional child abuse.
#ParentalAlienation
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/co-p...
#ParentalAlienation
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/co-p...
Parental Alienation as Child Abuse and Family Violence
Stopping parental alienating behaviors is imperative for the promotion of the best interests of children and the health of families.
www.psychologytoday.com
December 8, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Parental alienation is a form of emotional child abuse.
#ParentalAlienation
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/co-p...
#ParentalAlienation
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/co-p...
#haikupoetry #haiku #haikufeels #haikupoem #575haiku #haikuwriter #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #poetry #haikusaturday #dailyhaiku #Saturdayhaiku
crow plans its flight path,
shrew lifts its head from the corn.
too late, autumn end.
(5-7-5) flight path
crow plans its flight path,
shrew lifts its head from the corn.
too late, autumn end.
(5-7-5) flight path
September 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#haikupoetry #haiku #haikufeels #haikupoem #575haiku #haikuwriter #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #poetry #haikusaturday #dailyhaiku #Saturdayhaiku
crow plans its flight path,
shrew lifts its head from the corn.
too late, autumn end.
(5-7-5) flight path
crow plans its flight path,
shrew lifts its head from the corn.
too late, autumn end.
(5-7-5) flight path
#haikupoetry #haiku #haikufeels #haikupoem #575haiku #haikuwriter #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #poetry #haikusaturday #dailyhaiku #Saturdayhaiku
birds chirp not ticked time,
listening in peaceful space,
spring breeze felt not passed.
birds chirp not ticked time,
listening in peaceful space,
spring breeze felt not passed.
September 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM
#haikupoetry #haiku #haikufeels #haikupoem #575haiku #haikuwriter #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #poetry #haikusaturday #dailyhaiku #Saturdayhaiku
birds chirp not ticked time,
listening in peaceful space,
spring breeze felt not passed.
birds chirp not ticked time,
listening in peaceful space,
spring breeze felt not passed.
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#YellowThu #ColorADay #Yellow
"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
#September #art by #EdithHolden
"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
#September #art by #EdithHolden
September 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#YellowThu #ColorADay #Yellow
"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
#September #art by #EdithHolden
"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
#September #art by #EdithHolden
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Kenwright et al: "MH nursing students reported the lowest levels of practice confidence... barriers to achieving proficiencies...exclusion of field-specific knowledge and skills, which devalued and threatened their professional identity". #MHDeservesBetter doi.org/10.1111/inm....
How Do Mental Health Nursing Students in the United Kingdom Experience Assessment Against the NMC Generic Standards of Proficiency? A Cross‐Field Comparison
In 2018 the UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) moved from field-specific to generic standards of proficiency in training all four fields of nursing practice. Some educators claim these proficie...
doi.org
September 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Kenwright et al: "MH nursing students reported the lowest levels of practice confidence... barriers to achieving proficiencies...exclusion of field-specific knowledge and skills, which devalued and threatened their professional identity". #MHDeservesBetter doi.org/10.1111/inm....
How Do Mental Health Nursing Students in the United Kingdom Experience Assessment Against the NMC Generic Standards of Proficiency? A Cross‐Field Comparison -Kenwright, McCrorie, Bye, Awty, Doherty & Cromar-Hayes -2025- IntJ of MH Nursing -Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How Do Mental Health Nursing Students in the United Kingdom Experience Assessment Against the NMC Generic Standards of Proficiency? A Cross‐Field Comparison
In 2018 the UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) moved from field-specific to generic standards of proficiency in training all four fields of nursing practice. Some educators claim these proficie....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
How Do Mental Health Nursing Students in the United Kingdom Experience Assessment Against the NMC Generic Standards of Proficiency? A Cross‐Field Comparison -Kenwright, McCrorie, Bye, Awty, Doherty & Cromar-Hayes -2025- IntJ of MH Nursing -Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#haikupoetry #haikupoem #haiku #Sundayhaiku
just one quiet night,
moonlight shines far across docks.
much merry making.
bird eye city view.
calm across traveled water,
bird looks far to sea.
distant middle isle,
from snaefell all four countries.
sea of manannan.
(5-7-5) isle of Man
just one quiet night,
moonlight shines far across docks.
much merry making.
bird eye city view.
calm across traveled water,
bird looks far to sea.
distant middle isle,
from snaefell all four countries.
sea of manannan.
(5-7-5) isle of Man
September 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
#haikupoetry #haikupoem #haiku #Sundayhaiku
just one quiet night,
moonlight shines far across docks.
much merry making.
bird eye city view.
calm across traveled water,
bird looks far to sea.
distant middle isle,
from snaefell all four countries.
sea of manannan.
(5-7-5) isle of Man
just one quiet night,
moonlight shines far across docks.
much merry making.
bird eye city view.
calm across traveled water,
bird looks far to sea.
distant middle isle,
from snaefell all four countries.
sea of manannan.
(5-7-5) isle of Man
#haikupoetry #haiku #haikufeels #haikupoem #575haiku #haikuwriter #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #haikupoetry #poetry #haiku #dailyhaiku #haikuSunday #Sundayhaiku
the intrepid lines,
make their way along paper.
crooked dots so still.
(5-7-5) lines (Zen - Birmingham)
the intrepid lines,
make their way along paper.
crooked dots so still.
(5-7-5) lines (Zen - Birmingham)
September 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#haikupoetry #haiku #haikufeels #haikupoem #575haiku #haikuwriter #micropoetry #haikumicropoetry #haikupoetry #poetry #haiku #dailyhaiku #haikuSunday #Sundayhaiku
the intrepid lines,
make their way along paper.
crooked dots so still.
(5-7-5) lines (Zen - Birmingham)
the intrepid lines,
make their way along paper.
crooked dots so still.
(5-7-5) lines (Zen - Birmingham)