@Griffinpsych

Counselling Psychologist. Research Fellow, Uni of Birmingham. Parent Carers: @affinityhub_uk

 London, England
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Joined September 2016
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Publication Day 😊 ‘I suspected from very early on in my journey as a special needs mum that something was not right about the lack of emotional support for parent carers. I felt this needed to change.’ #parentcarers #specialneedsparents #emotionalwellbeing
FreeAssociationBooks@FAB_Publishing7 May 2021
Happy publication day @Griffinpsych 🙌Her book, 'Day by Day,' examines the difficulties in parenting a disabled child and explores what helps and hinders parent-carers' emotional wellbeing #disability #parenting #mentalhealth #carer #support #wellbeing freeassociationpublishing.co…
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Parent carers and Professionals who support parent carers - to receive info on research, services and news to do with parent carer wellbeing please sign up to the Affinityhub quarterly newsletters here: stats.sender.net/forms/b2krR… #parentcarerwellbeing  Affinityhub.uk
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🎙️ #CounsellingTutorPodcast 341 is live! 🎧 counsellingtutor.com/everyda… 1️⃣ Everyday Trauma: Small ‘t’ trauma and its impact. 2️⃣ Supporting Parents of Disabled Children. 3️⃣ Facing Rejection in Counselling Training. #TherapistLife #Counselling
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Dr Joanna Griffin retweeted
Affinityhub.uk@affinityhub_uk9 Jun 2025
Professionals with an interest in the psychological wellbeing of parents of disabled children - sign up to info & research quarterly newsletter here: dashboard.mailerlite.com/for… #parentcarers and #specialneedsparents can sign up too #parentcarerwellbeing  Affinityhub.uk
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Delighted to have been involved in this training and podcast for counsellors, therapists and psychologists working with parents of disabled children #parentcarers #carers #CarersWeek #carersweek2025 @CounsellorTutor @EllieFinchMBACP @affinityhub_uk
Counselling Tutor@CounsellorTutor7 Jun 2025
🎙️ #CounsellingTutorPodcast 341 is live! 🎧 counsellingtutor.com/everyda… 1️⃣ Everyday Trauma: Small ‘t’ trauma and its impact. 2️⃣ Supporting Parents of Disabled Children. 3️⃣ Facing Rejection in Counselling Training. #TherapistLife #Counselling
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Almost a third of families (31%) spend more than 10 hours per week on essential administrative tasks to ensure that their disabled child gets the support they need.   Disabled Children’s Partnership disabledchildrenspartnership… #carersweek #carersweek2025
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Affinityhub.uk@affinityhub_uk9 Jun 2025
Carers week 2025 focuses on equality for carers highlighting the significant inequalities they face putting them at greater risk of poor mental and physical health, social isolation, financial hardship and poverty. #carers #carersweek #carersweek2025 #unpaidcarers #parentcarers
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NEW POST: The seven golden rules of co-production for researchers with guidance for working with family carers- a parent and researcher @Griffinpsych write about their experiences- and the 7 rules work for all kinds of co-production specialneedsjungle.com/co-pr…
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Delighted to share our project on #coproduction with #familycarers #parentcarers @dseint
Silvana Mengoni@silvana_mengoni19 Mar 2025
Thanks to @Griffinpsych for sharing this at the @dseint research forum. Such a valuable resource!
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Affinityhub.uk@affinityhub_uk10 Mar 2025
Professionals with an interest in the psychological wellbeing of parents of disabled children - sign up to info & research quarterly newsletter here: dashboard.mailerlite.com/for… #parentcarers and #specialneedsparents can sign up too #parentcarerwellbeing  Affinityhub.uk
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Golden Rule #7 for co-producing research with family carers of people with learning disabilities: Be flexible to support family carers' needs Think creatively and be prepared to work in different ways to avoid some of the barriers family carers may face. #PPIE #coproduction
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Golden Rule #6 for co-producing research with family carers of people with learning disabilities: Be sensitive Consider the wellbeing of family carers who contribute their lived experience throughout the research process. Find out more: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/cidd/r… #familycarers
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Golden Rule #3 for co-production with family carers of people with learning disabilities: Listen and keep an open mind We are delighted that our co-production guidance has also been added to the NIHRs list of resources learningforinvolvement.org.u…
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Golden Rule #2 for research with family carers of people with learning disabilities: Make it meaningful "Knowing that my insights as a parent carer researcher are being heard has empowered me and highlighted the importance of our collective voices" - parent carer #coproduction
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Cerebra@CerebraCharity6 Jan 2025
Daniel Sutherland gives an update on his PhD research on Positive Family Connections and what’s next for him. buff.ly/3BXOl0e
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Excited to share that our qualitative evaluation of Positive Family Connections - a co-produced support programme for families of children with developmental disabilities, has been published open-access @Griffinpsych @sflynn_cctb @ProfRHastings doi.org/10.1111/jar.70003

Programme Recipient and Facilitator Experiences of Positive Family Connections for Families of...

Background Family members of children with developmental disabilities on average report poorer family functioning and mental health. Positive Family Connections is a co-produced, positively-oriente...

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Parents and carers of disabled children can experience trauma for any number of reasons and this can manifest in several ways. A working group is here to help, says Joanna Griffin @AffinityHub communitylivingmagazine.com/…
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We know people should be involved in research that affects them and studies show there’s no good reason to exclude them. So why aren’t those funding and organising research taking note? Article Prof Chris Hatton @MMUHealthAndEd communitylivingmagazine.com/…
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Professionals with an interest in the psychological wellbeing of parents of disabled children - sign up to info & research quarterly newsletter here: bit.ly/3zuZDI4 #parentcarers and #specialneedsparents can sign up too #parentcarerwellbeing  Affinityhub.uk
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Cerebra@CerebraCharity6 Nov 2024
Today is #NationalStressAwarenessDay. @StressMgtSoc have created this quiz to help you assess your current levels of stress and understand how it may affect your daily lives. buff.ly/2w9XT6E
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A group of parent-carer-professionals have produced guidance on trauma in parent carers to raise awareness. The document is available here: rb.gy/nf5tsn #trauma #parentcarers
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