International Society of Critical Health Psychology
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Written by Tracy Morison.
Let’s be honest: reflexivity is one of the most overused and under-explained terms in qualitative research. We all say we’re being reflexive—often in a neat little paragraph in the methodology section—but what does that actually look like in practice?
Let’s be honest: reflexivity is one of the most overused and under-explained terms in qualitative research. We all say we’re being reflexive—often in a neat little paragraph in the methodology section—but what does that actually look like in practice?
Reflexivity: How to actually do it
Written by Tracy Morison. Let’s be honest: reflexivity is one of the most overused and under-explained terms in qualitative research. We all say we’re being reflexive—often in a neat little paragraph in the methodology section—but what does that actually look like in practice? This post is a practical (and hopefully honest) attempt to answer that question.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Written by Tracy Morison.
Let’s be honest: reflexivity is one of the most overused and under-explained terms in qualitative research. We all say we’re being reflexive—often in a neat little paragraph in the methodology section—but what does that actually look like in practice?
Let’s be honest: reflexivity is one of the most overused and under-explained terms in qualitative research. We all say we’re being reflexive—often in a neat little paragraph in the methodology section—but what does that actually look like in practice?
Written by Katrina Messiha. In this blog, the author advocates for critical realism as a philosophical approach to better understand the complex nature of health issues and to guide the co-creation of public health interventions.
Critical Realism: Opening the door to enriching the evidence base of public health co-creation
Written by Katrina Messiha. In this blog, the author advocates for critical realism as a philosophical approach to better understand the complex nature of health issues and to guide the co-creation of public health interventions.
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August 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Written by Katrina Messiha. In this blog, the author advocates for critical realism as a philosophical approach to better understand the complex nature of health issues and to guide the co-creation of public health interventions.
In this blog, Craig Owen & Emma Butel discuss how young "ostomates" use TikTok to share vital health education about stomas and IBD while combating stigma.
Ostomates show how TikTok can be used to educate, reform and support online health communities
In this blog, Craig Owen & Emma Butel share findings from their recent research analysing TikTok videos related to #ostomy and #IBD. They discuss how young "ostomates" use the platform to share vital health education about stomas and IBD while combating stigma.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
In this blog, Craig Owen & Emma Butel discuss how young "ostomates" use TikTok to share vital health education about stomas and IBD while combating stigma.
Wendy Stainton-Rogers joins us to look back on receiving the ISCHP lifetime achievement award (2023), shares her plans for (more!) book-writing, reflects on q-methodology as a ‘boutique method’, and reminisces about memorable conference moments (including a story about the infamous water pistols!).
2.3. Wendy Stainton-Rogers: Trouble-Maker by The Operative Word
This episode was recorded by Brett Scholz, with WendyStainton-Rogers. In this third episode of Volume Two, Wendy looks back on receiving the ISCHP lifetime achievement award (2023), shares her plans f...
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May 1, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Wendy Stainton-Rogers joins us to look back on receiving the ISCHP lifetime achievement award (2023), shares her plans for (more!) book-writing, reflects on q-methodology as a ‘boutique method’, and reminisces about memorable conference moments (including a story about the infamous water pistols!).
Balancing Tools and Trust: Rethinking Child Safeguarding in Health Settings
In this blog, Lauren Alexis advocates for balancing standardised tools with personal connection, support and nuanced understanding in child safeguarding practices within healthcare.
In this blog, Lauren Alexis advocates for balancing standardised tools with personal connection, support and nuanced understanding in child safeguarding practices within healthcare.
Balancing Tools and Trust: Rethinking Child Safeguarding in Health Settings
In this blog, Lauren Alexis advocates for balancing standardised tools with personal connection, support and nuanced understanding in child safeguarding practices within healthcare.
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April 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Balancing Tools and Trust: Rethinking Child Safeguarding in Health Settings
In this blog, Lauren Alexis advocates for balancing standardised tools with personal connection, support and nuanced understanding in child safeguarding practices within healthcare.
In this blog, Lauren Alexis advocates for balancing standardised tools with personal connection, support and nuanced understanding in child safeguarding practices within healthcare.
5 hours in qualitative research
Written by Dave Nicholls. Re-published with permission from ParaDoxa. A recent article published in Physiotherapy Theory & Practice found that US-based physical therapy programs allocate, on average, just five hours to teaching qualitative research.
Written by Dave Nicholls. Re-published with permission from ParaDoxa. A recent article published in Physiotherapy Theory & Practice found that US-based physical therapy programs allocate, on average, just five hours to teaching qualitative research.
5 hours in qualitative research
Written by Dave Nicholls. Re-published with permission from ParaDoxa. A recent article published in Physiotherapy Theory & Practice found that US-based physical therapy programs allocate, on average, just five hours to teaching qualitative research.
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April 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
5 hours in qualitative research
Written by Dave Nicholls. Re-published with permission from ParaDoxa. A recent article published in Physiotherapy Theory & Practice found that US-based physical therapy programs allocate, on average, just five hours to teaching qualitative research.
Written by Dave Nicholls. Re-published with permission from ParaDoxa. A recent article published in Physiotherapy Theory & Practice found that US-based physical therapy programs allocate, on average, just five hours to teaching qualitative research.
The next episode of The Operative Word, with Gareth Treharne is out now! Gareth reflects on his research and teaching, experiences attending ISCHP conferences, and his term as ISCHP Chair. Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
2.2. Gareth Treharne: Capacity-Building by The Operative Word
This episode was recorded by Brett Scholz, with Gareth Treharne. In this second episode of Volume Two, Gareth reflects on his research and teaching, his experiences of attending ISCHP conferences, and...
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April 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The next episode of The Operative Word, with Gareth Treharne is out now! Gareth reflects on his research and teaching, experiences attending ISCHP conferences, and his term as ISCHP Chair. Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"A cuppa and a cake" is the ethos underpinning the methods used in Anjuli Muller's research as part of The Co-production Project.
Co-producing with Care and Cake
Anjuli Muller's research explores participatory public engagement and co-production within women's health in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Emphasizing care, the project facilitates vulnerable conversations through 'Cuppa & Cake' sessions, fostering social connections.
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March 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
"A cuppa and a cake" is the ethos underpinning the methods used in Anjuli Muller's research as part of The Co-production Project.
Kicking off Volume Two of The Operative Word podcast, Kerry Chamberlain discusses how the society came to be what it is today and what he sees as the challenges and future possibilities for qualitative research in health psychology.
Listen below or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
Listen below or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
2.1. Kerry Chamberlain: Support
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March 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Kicking off Volume Two of The Operative Word podcast, Kerry Chamberlain discusses how the society came to be what it is today and what he sees as the challenges and future possibilities for qualitative research in health psychology.
Listen below or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
Listen below or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️
Poverty can present different challenges and outcomes for girls and boys, with girls being particularly disadvantaged. In this blog, Joseph Mwita Kisito reflects on gender pressure and poverty across the life course, pointing towards responsive policy-based solutions.
Enduring Hardships: The Life-Course Journey of Women in Kenyan Resource-Poor Urban Neighbourhoods
Written by Joseph Mwita Kisito. Empirical research has shown that, from socio-economic and cultural perspectives, poverty often presents different outcomes for girls and boys, with girls being particularly disadvantaged, not only in the present but across generations. In this blog, Joseph reflects on gender pressure and poverty across the life course and points towards gender-responsive policies that address these issues.
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March 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Poverty can present different challenges and outcomes for girls and boys, with girls being particularly disadvantaged. In this blog, Joseph Mwita Kisito reflects on gender pressure and poverty across the life course, pointing towards responsive policy-based solutions.
Good news! You still have time to submit your abstract to our 2025 conference!
Deadline extended for one more week due to demand! Follow the link to submit.
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643
Deadline extended for one more week due to demand! Follow the link to submit.
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643
March 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Good news! You still have time to submit your abstract to our 2025 conference!
Deadline extended for one more week due to demand! Follow the link to submit.
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643
Deadline extended for one more week due to demand! Follow the link to submit.
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643
Reminder!
To those who don't have access to financial support to attend our conference we are providing Conference Grants that will cover the registration fee and accommodation costs.
To apply for an ISCHP 2025 conference grant, see below
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643...
To those who don't have access to financial support to attend our conference we are providing Conference Grants that will cover the registration fee and accommodation costs.
To apply for an ISCHP 2025 conference grant, see below
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643...
International Society of Critical Health Psychology 2025
For guidance on how to register, click here and click through the guide.
Join us in Ireland for the 14th conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) at the Universi...
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events
January 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Reminder!
To those who don't have access to financial support to attend our conference we are providing Conference Grants that will cover the registration fee and accommodation costs.
To apply for an ISCHP 2025 conference grant, see below
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643...
To those who don't have access to financial support to attend our conference we are providing Conference Grants that will cover the registration fee and accommodation costs.
To apply for an ISCHP 2025 conference grant, see below
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643...
To support funding and visa requirements, we have two deadlines for abstract submissions.
1st - 24th of Jan - decision February 14th.
2nd - 7th March - decision April 4th.
Submit your abstract here: universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/137085
We look forward to seeing you in Galway!
1st - 24th of Jan - decision February 14th.
2nd - 7th March - decision April 4th.
Submit your abstract here: universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/137085
We look forward to seeing you in Galway!
Abstract Submission
How to make a submission
Ensure that you consult the abstract submission guidelines.
Scroll down this page to the online submission form and be sure to complete all relevant sections.
Please make sur...
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events
January 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
To support funding and visa requirements, we have two deadlines for abstract submissions.
1st - 24th of Jan - decision February 14th.
2nd - 7th March - decision April 4th.
Submit your abstract here: universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/137085
We look forward to seeing you in Galway!
1st - 24th of Jan - decision February 14th.
2nd - 7th March - decision April 4th.
Submit your abstract here: universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/137085
We look forward to seeing you in Galway!
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Check out our keynote speakers for our biennial international conference taking place in Galway, Ireland on 1st - 4th July 2025
Registration & abstract submission is open until 7th March at ischp2025.ie
Registration & abstract submission is open until 7th March at ischp2025.ie
January 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Check out our keynote speakers for our biennial international conference taking place in Galway, Ireland on 1st - 4th July 2025
Registration & abstract submission is open until 7th March at ischp2025.ie
Registration & abstract submission is open until 7th March at ischp2025.ie
Check out our keynote speakers for our biennial international conference taking place in Galway, Ireland on 1st - 4th July 2025
Registration & abstract submission is open until 7th March at ischp2025.ie
Registration & abstract submission is open until 7th March at ischp2025.ie
January 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Check out our keynote speakers for our biennial international conference taking place in Galway, Ireland on 1st - 4th July 2025
Registration & abstract submission is open until 7th March at ischp2025.ie
Registration & abstract submission is open until 7th March at ischp2025.ie
Reposted by International Society of Critical Health Psychology
Delighted that ISCHP is now on Bluesky... A favourite community of scholars critically engaged in "health psychology" (in scare quotes because it's not a narrow view of health or psychology). GREAT conferences too!
ISCHP ischp.net is a global community of members interested in critical health psychology
Follow us for updates for blogs, how join our society resources and details of event such as our up and coming 2025 international conference in Galway, Ireland 1 - 4th July 2025.
Follow us for updates for blogs, how join our society resources and details of event such as our up and coming 2025 international conference in Galway, Ireland 1 - 4th July 2025.
International Society of Critical Health Psychology
a global community of members interested in critical health psychology
ischp.net
January 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Delighted that ISCHP is now on Bluesky... A favourite community of scholars critically engaged in "health psychology" (in scare quotes because it's not a narrow view of health or psychology). GREAT conferences too!
Reposted by International Society of Critical Health Psychology
Our next conference - University of Galway Ireland - July 1st - 4th 2025
Our theme “Contesting borders” challenges borders across health research - highlights issues that divide us and how 'histories of now' shape health inequalities
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643
Our theme “Contesting borders” challenges borders across health research - highlights issues that divide us and how 'histories of now' shape health inequalities
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643
International Society of Critical Health Psychology 2025
For guidance on how to register, click here and click through the guide.
Join us in Ireland for the 14th conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) at the Universi...
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events
January 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our next conference - University of Galway Ireland - July 1st - 4th 2025
Our theme “Contesting borders” challenges borders across health research - highlights issues that divide us and how 'histories of now' shape health inequalities
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643
Our theme “Contesting borders” challenges borders across health research - highlights issues that divide us and how 'histories of now' shape health inequalities
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643
Our next conference - University of Galway Ireland - July 1st - 4th 2025
Our theme “Contesting borders” challenges borders across health research - highlights issues that divide us and how 'histories of now' shape health inequalities
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643
Our theme “Contesting borders” challenges borders across health research - highlights issues that divide us and how 'histories of now' shape health inequalities
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643
International Society of Critical Health Psychology 2025
For guidance on how to register, click here and click through the guide.
Join us in Ireland for the 14th conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) at the Universi...
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events
January 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our next conference - University of Galway Ireland - July 1st - 4th 2025
Our theme “Contesting borders” challenges borders across health research - highlights issues that divide us and how 'histories of now' shape health inequalities
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643
Our theme “Contesting borders” challenges borders across health research - highlights issues that divide us and how 'histories of now' shape health inequalities
universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643
ISCHP ischp.net is a global community of members interested in critical health psychology
Follow us for updates for blogs, how join our society resources and details of event such as our up and coming 2025 international conference in Galway, Ireland 1 - 4th July 2025.
Follow us for updates for blogs, how join our society resources and details of event such as our up and coming 2025 international conference in Galway, Ireland 1 - 4th July 2025.
International Society of Critical Health Psychology
a global community of members interested in critical health psychology
ischp.net
January 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
ISCHP ischp.net is a global community of members interested in critical health psychology
Follow us for updates for blogs, how join our society resources and details of event such as our up and coming 2025 international conference in Galway, Ireland 1 - 4th July 2025.
Follow us for updates for blogs, how join our society resources and details of event such as our up and coming 2025 international conference in Galway, Ireland 1 - 4th July 2025.