Daniel Sutherland

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On SNJ Today: What is good coproduction in research? A parent carer, & a researcher @griffinpsychology.bsky.social have written of their work collaborating on research & their new 7 golden rules of co-production guidance for researchers—that works in most situations www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...

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Co-production in research with family carers of people with learning disabilities - short version YouTube video by Joanna Griffin

In this video Dr Jo Griffin and Debbie Austin discuss co-production in research with family carers of people with a learning disability

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Supporting Parents of Adolescents With Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review of Interventions Background This review aimed to synthesise the literature about interventions for parents of adolescents with intellectual disability, including parental experience of receiving interventions and in...

Supporting Parents of Adolescents With Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review of Interventions - Scripps - 2025 - Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities - Wiley Online Library

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Longitudinal determinants of mental well being amongst people with intellectual disabilities: risk, protective and compensatory factors Longitudinal determinants of mental well being amongst people with intellectual disabilities: risk, protective and compensatory factors

We have a fully funded PhD studentship here at the Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (IDRIS) at the University of Birmingham with myself and @stat-pt.bsky.social @profkyliegray.bsky.social Link here: shorturl.at/yrx7W

It was lovely to celebrate my graduation last week. An enormous thank you again to my supervisors Richard Hastings, Samantha Flynn, and Jo Griffin for making my PhD a great experience

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Family functioning as a mediator or moderator between child behavioural and emotional problems and maternal psychological distress Mothers of children with intellectual disabilities are more likely to show elevated psychological distress, with child behavioural and emotional problems being a significant risk factor. Family Res...

Pleased to share a new paper examining the role of family functioning in the relationship between child behavioural and emotional problems and maternal mental health in families of children with intellectual disabilities

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Co-production in research. How can we get it right? A team of family carers and researchers have developed a guide to making it work for everyone. Discover more here. (warwick.ac.uk/coproducingr...)

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Developing The Next Generation Of Researchers - Daniel Sutherland - Cerebra "My name is Daniel Sutherland, and I have spent the last three years completing a PhD funded by Cerebra and the University of Warwick. My research has focused on the development and evaluation of a ne...

Check out this summary of my PhD research from Cerebra 😊

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You can also read our previous papers on the development of Positive Family Connections and the findings from a feasibility randomised-controlled trial.

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An enormous thank you to the fantastic family carers who co-produced and delivered the programme and all those who took part.

Facilitators and programme recipients described positive experiences and beneficial effects on wellbeing and family relationships.

We developed a model of programme processes which highlights the critical role of facilitators' lived experience and the positive approach

Programme Recipient and Facilitator Experiences of Positive Family Connections for Families of Children With Intellectual Disabilities and/or Who Are Autistic 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-oriented...

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

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