Publications

Parents of a disabled child experience complex situations with varied and sometimes contradictory needs, interests, and emotions, and with ambiguities related to the possibilities for both child and family in the context of contemporary normative ableist thinking. In this review, we propose ethics based on 'flourishing' and 'thisness'; with the goal to encourage people to see encounters with parents and families as emergent experimental spaces ...

In this article we explore our own experiences on working relationships in inclusive research through a collective biography. We aim to contribute to the understanding of how collaboration in inclusive research teams works, and how to realise transformation in ways of working together. In the collective biography we reflected on challenges in inclusive research, and how working together has impacted each one of us. In doing so we draw on Fine's ...

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is lower in adolescents with HIV (AWH) than in any other age group, partly due to self-regulatory challenges during development. Mindfulness and acceptance training have been shown to support psychological flexibility, a self-regulatory skill that potentially improves adolescent adherence to medication. We assessed the effect of weekly group-based mindfulness and acceptance training sessions on ART ...

Globally little is known regarding substance use service providers’ perceptions of substitute behaviours and this significant gap could hinder service provision and recovery outcomes. Semi-structured focus group discussions (including 22 service providers across five sites) were conducted in residential treatment facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa. Service providers recognised substances (e.g. cigarettes and caffeine) and behaviours ...

The process of doing a PhD is intense and unpredictable. In this chapter, we focus on encounters that can easily be overlooked or are thought of as inconsequential but nevertheless significantly impact how a PhD takes shape. The relationship between PhD student and supervisor, two colleagues in a character of learning-by-doing, is the basis on which this chapter starts. We revisit our past dialogues by drawing on memories of meetings in the ...

In current Western societies, the number of students dropping out of school is high. At the same time, the importance of education is well-documented, leading to an increase in Second Chance Education (SCE) initiatives as an alternative way to obtain a degree. However, little is known about the roles SCE can play as a learning environment for students ‘dropping in’ SCE, beyond mere degree attainment. Therefore, this study aims to shed light on ...

Worldwide, students with a migration background are over-represented in statistics of early school leavers. Too often, educational inequalities are attributed to culture as the primary barrier to successful educational outcomes. This group tends to be regarded as potential dropout students, culminating in stigmatization and stereotyping biases. This qualitative study evaluates the perspectives of support workers using 15 in-depth interviews that ...

The concept of recovery has emerged as a prominent paradigm to understand processes of change in individuals with substance use problems. To date, most studies have focused on personal recovery as the key driving force of recovery journeys, generally individualizing the often-disabling social realities that persons in recovery face. To counterbalance this bias, this paper focuses on the contextual dynamics at stake during recovery processes, ...

Background: Recovery-supportive interventions and strategies for people with substance use disorders are a cornerstone of the emergent recovery paradigm. As compared to other services, such approaches have been shown to be holistically focused and improve outcomes (e.g. substance use, supportive relationships, social functioning, and well-being). Even so, a comprehensive overview of the nature, extent, and range of research on the topic is ...

Introduction Persons with substance use disorders (SUD) make up a considerable proportion of mental health care service users worldwide. Since 2010, Belgian mental health care has undergone a nationwide reform ('Title 107') aiming to realize a mental health care system that fosters more intensive collaboration, strengthens the cohesion and integration across and between different services, and is more responsive to the support needs of all ...