Anthony Gilbert

Teaching interests

Health and Social Policy.

Research methods.

Learning disability.

Work Based learning.

 

Staff serving as external examiners

external examiner

University of Cumbria BSc Health and Social Care Management
Mekerere University Kampala Uganda: MA Public Sector Planning 

PhD Makerere University Kampala Uganda
PhD Institute of Education: University of London
PhD Glasgow Caledonian University.
PhD University of Huddersfield

 

Research interests
Specific research interests in the sociology of health, well-being and disability.
Research focus on power, trust, citizenship and governmentality.
Also interested in paticipatory research approaches.
Involved with BSA medical sociology group.  

Other research

Refereed conference presentations.

1991. English National Board Learning Disability Conference. Presentation title Consumer Participation in Learning Disability Services. College of Ripon and St John. Ripon.

1994. English National Board Learning Disability Conference. Presentation title Assessing Health Needs in people with severe learning disabilities. College of Ripon and St John. Ripon.

1995. English National Board Learning Disability Conference. Presentation title Children with long term health needs: Raising the profile within the nursing curriculum. University of Nottingham.

2000. United Kingdom Public Health association (UKPHA). Presentation title; The Politics of Trust. Harrogate.

2000. Royal College of Nursing; Nursing Research Conference. Presentation title; The Politics of Trust. University of Sheffield.

2001. Contesting Conversations Conference. Presentation title; Reflective practice and clinical supervision: meticulous rituals of the confessional. Adelaide: Australia.

2001[November] Royal College of Nursing International Rehabilitation Society conference. Presentation title; Governmentality and the self-managing individual. Edinburgh.

2003. Collaborating Conversations Conference. Exploring the dynamics of trust. Workshop: University of Bournemouth: UK.

2003. Collaborating Conversations Conference. Critical reflection on reflection practice [with D Freshwater], University of Bournemouth: UK.

2004. IASSID 12^th World Conference: Montpellier France.

1. Citizenship: locating people with learning disabilities.

2. Involving people with high support needs in the research process through the use of a qualitative methodology.

2005. [June] Mixed methods in Health and Social Care. Involving People with Learning disabilities in Research: Issues and Possibilities. Homerton College: Cambridge.

2006. [May/June] conference of the International Association for Human Caring: Fremantle WA. Politics and Policy in Caring: Professional Authority and Trust.

 

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

 

Grants & contracts

·         Project TEMPUS LMTS. European Union €11,623.00

·         Gilbert, T. (2008) Consultant/Associate to Tribal Consulting. Review of joint learning disability service London Borough of Hackney. £6,050

·         Gilbert, T., Indge, R., Ford, D. & Leverton, C. (2008) Review the evidence base to optimise the design and delivery of training and development for social/care workers involved with the safeguarding of vulnerable adults. ESRC: Knowledge Transfer Partnership: £113,000  

·         Gilhooly, M., Harries, P., Gilhooly, K, J., Henessey, C., Stanley, D., Gilbert, T., & Penhale, B., (2007) Detecting and preventing financial abuse of older adults: An examination of decision-making by managers and professionals. ESRC New Dynamics of Ageing Research Programme Ref Number: RES-352-25-0026. £325,000

·         Gilbert, T., & Barnett, A. (2007). Exploring models of expert/consultant practice in social work and how this links to the new Post Qualifying framework and the development of the research/evidence base in social work. Skills for Care £12,756.

·         Gilbert, T., & Indge, R. (2007) Developing leadership skills in social work and social care using work based learning approaches. Skills for Care, £18,700.

·         Gilbert, T. Donnellan, H. & Jack, G. 2006 – 2007, Identifying the education and training needs of newly qualified social workers in child care in Devon. £38,000 Peninsula Child Care Partnership

·         Gilbert, T. & Donnellan, H. 2005 – 2006 Developing the Far Southwest PQ Consortium managed learning environment, £37,000 Skills for Care

·         Gilbert, T. 2005, Evaluation of the living with cancer pack. £4,800 The Mustard Tree Centre/Macmillan

·         Farrand P, Gilbert T, Rawlinson J, Confue P, Cassidy T & Booth, N. 2004 – ongoing. Evaluating an early intervention service for young people at risk of being diagnosed as having a personality disorder. £65,890 commissioned by Plymouth tPCT.

·         Petersen A & Gilbert T. 5:2004 – 12:2004. Older Carers of people with learning disability’s views of the future housing needs of the person they care for. £10,000 commissioned by Plymouth City Council.

·         NHS Executive2004. £25,000 development of education programmes for Primary Mental Health Workers for CAMHS.

·         NHS Executive 2002. £44,000 development of education programme for New Graduate Mental Health Workers in Primary Care.

·         McFarlane A & Gilbert T. 6:1999 – 5:2000. Development of web-based materials to support the teaching of research skills to health professionals. Joint project with the centre for Research into Educational ICT Homerton College. Project funded by the NHS Executive Regional Office (£170,000.00).

·         Callan, L., Gilbert, T., Golding, K., Lockyer, T., & Rafter, K.  1994. A qualitative approach to assessing health needs in people with severe learning disabilities. University of Southampton School of Nursing and Midwifery and Southampton Community Health Services Trust (£3000).

·         May, A, E., Gilbert, T.,&  Ostler, E. 1979-1983. Quasi experimental approach in the treatment of self injurious behaviour in children with severe learning disabilities.

 

Creative practice & artistic projects

 

Publications

Books

Gilbert, T., and Todd, M. (1995). Learning Disabilities: Practice issues in health settings. London: Routledge.

Powell, J, P., & Gilbert, T. (2009) [eds.] Aging Identity: A dialogue with postmodernism, Nova Publishing, Hauppauge: NY

Chapters in books

Gilbert, T., (1993). A Systematic Approach to Care. In Brigden, P and Todd, M. (eds.) Concepts in Community Care for people with learning difficulties, Basingstoke: McMillan.

Gilbert. T. Empowerment: Issues, Tensions and Conflicts. Gilbert, T., and Todd, M. (1995). Learning Disabilities: Practice issues in health settings. London: Routledge.

Gilbert. T,. and Dix. T. Informed Consent. Gilbert, T., and Todd, M. (1995). Learning Disabilities: Practice issues in health settings. London: Routledge.

Gilbert. T,. and Lockyer. T. Levels of Intervention. Gilbert, T., and Todd, M. (1995). Learning Disabilities: Practice issues in health settings. London: Routledge.

Gilbert, T. (1998). Sexual Health and People with Learning Disabilities. In Morrissey. M [ed.]. Sexual Health: A human dilemma. Wiltshire: Mark Allen.

Jackson, N & Gilbert, T (2003) Insights into nursing a person with learning disability. In S, Grandis., G, Long., A, Glasper., and P, Jackson. Using Inquiry Based Learning. Basingstoke: Macmillan

Gilbert, T. (2006) Governmentality, Health and Ageing. in J, L Powell and A, Wahidin [eds.] Foucault and Aging, Nova Science Press: New York Hauppauge: NY.   

Gilbert, T and Powell, J, L (2008) Citizenship and Governmentality: People with Intellectual Disability as New Citizens of the 21st Century. In Lester T Kane and Marylyn R Poweller [eds.]. Citizenship in the 21st Century.  Nova Science Press: New York Hauppauge: NY.   

Gilbert, T. The four ‘Ages of learning Disability’ (2009) in M, Dukes [ed.] Learning disability nursing practice: origins and perspectives. Quay Books; accepted for publication.

Humphries, K., Gilbert, T., & Jackson, N. (2009) Insights into nursing a person with a learning disability. In G, McEwing., J, Kelsey., A, Glasoer. Using Inquiry Based Learning [second edition] Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Powell, J, L. & Gilbert, T. (2009). Introduction: Postmodernism and Aging Identity. In Powell, J, P., & Gilbert, T. [eds.] Aging Identity: A dialogue with postmodernism, Nova Publishing, Hauppauge: NY

Powell, J, L. & Gilbert, T. (2009). Towards a Phenomenology of Aging: Critical reflections. In Powell, J, P., & Gilbert, T. [eds.] Aging Identity: A dialogue with postmodernism, Nova Publishing, Hauppauge: NY

Refereed Journal articles

May, A, E., Gilbert, T., Ostler, E. (1981). Self Injurious Behaviour: A case study. British Journal of Mental Subnormality 27(53) 74-82.

Gilbert, T. (1992). Consumer Participation in Learning Disability Services: Frameworks for evaluation. Senior Nurse July/August, 12(4) 38-44.

Gilbert, T. (1993). Learning disability nursing from normalization to materialism: Towards a new paradigm. Journal of Advanced Nursing 18, 1604-9.

Callan, L., Gilbert, T., Golding, K., Lockyer, T., & Rafter, K. (1995). Assessing Health Needs in people with severe learning disabilities: A Qualitative Approach. Journal of Clinical Nursing 4, 295-302.

Gilbert, T. (1995). Nursing: Empowerment and the problem of Power. Journal of Advanced Nursing 21, 865-871.

Gilbert, T & Spackman, S. (1995). Reflections on ward manager systems in learning disability nursing. British Journal of Nursing 4(19) 1141-44.

Gilbert, T. (1998). Towards a Politics of Trust. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 27(6) 1010-1016.

Gilbert, T., Todd, M., & Jackson, N. (1998). People with Learning Disabilities who also have mental health problems: Practice issues and directions for learning disability nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 27(6) 1151-1157.

Gilbert, T. (2001) Reflective practice and clinical supervision: meticulous rituals of the confessional. Journal of Advanced Nursing 36(2) 199- 205. 

Gilbert, T. (2003) Exploring the dynamics of power: a Foucauldian analysis of care planning in learning disability services. Nursing Inquiry. 10(1): 37-46.

Gilbert T., Cochrane A. & Greenwell S. (2003) Professional discourse and service cultures: an organisational typology developed from health and welfare services for people with learning disabilities. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 40(7): 781 - 793.

Gilbert, T. (2004). Involving people with learning difficulties in research: issues and possibilities. Health and Social Care in the community, 12 (4), 298-308.

Gilbert T., Cochrane A. & Greenwell S. (2005) Citizenship: locating people with learning disabilities. International Journal of Social Welfare, 14: 287 - 296.

Gilbert, T. & Powell, J, L. (2005). Aging, Caring and Family in the United Kingdom. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Science, 19, 53 – 57.

Gilbert T. (2005) Impersonal trust and professional authority: exploring the dynamics. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 49(6), 568 – 577.

Gilbert T. (2005) Managerialism and Trust: Exploring discourses of care. Journal of Advanced Nursing 52(4): 1 – 10.

Gilbert, T., & Russell, G. (2006) Graduate Mental Health Workers in Primary Care. The contribution of a cohort of graduate workers in their first year: an evaluation study. Primary Health Care: Research and Development. 7, 230 – 240                   

Gilbert, T. (2006) The Practical, the Technical and the Political: mixed methods in nursing research. Journal of Nursing Research, 11(3): 205 - 217

Powell, J, L., & Gilbert, T. (2007) Performativity and helping professions: social theory, power and practice. International Journal of Social Welfare. 16: 193 - 201

Gilbert, T., Petersen, A., & Lankshear, G. (2008) Older ‘family-carers’ views on the future accommodation needs of relatives who have a learning disability. International Journal of Social Welfare. 17(1): 54 - 64

Gilbert, T., Wilkinson, T. & Crudgington, S. (2007) Supporting people with intellectual disability in the cancer journey: the 'Living with Cancer' Communication Pack. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 11, 357 - 361

Powell, J, L. & Gilbert, T. (2007) Trust and Professional Power: Towards a Social Theory of Self, Human Affairs 17(2): 220 229

Powell,J, L. & Gilbert, T. (2008) Social Theory and Emotion: Sociological Excursions. International Journal of Sociology andSocial Policy:  28(9/10): 394 - 407

Gilbert,T., Wilkinson, T. & Crudgington, S. (2008) People withIntellectual Disability and Cancer: Issues of communication, access and comfort.Journal of Disability and HumanDevelopment. 7(4), 365 - 379

Gilbert, T. & Powell, J. Power and Social Work in the United Kingdom: A Foucauldian Excursion. Journal of Social Work, accepted for publication 24/10/2008

Gilbert, T. (2009) Ethics in Social Work: A comparison of the International statement of Principles in Social Work with the Code of ethics for British Social Workers. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, Summer, 6(2).

Farrand P, Booth N, Gilbert T, Lankshear G. Engagement and early termination of contact with a community based early intervention service for young adults with emerging personality disorder. Journal of Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 3(3): 204 - 212   

Published extracts

Gilbert, T. (2004). Citizenship: locating people with learning disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 48, 4-5, 482.

Gilbert, T. (2004). Involving people with high support needs in the research process through the use of a qualitative methodology. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 48, 4-5, 513.

Gilbert, T. (2006) Politics and Policy in Caring: Professional authority and trust, International Journal for Human Caring, 10(2): 36

 

Reports & invited lectures

Briant. S,. Cooke, M., Freshwater, D., & Gilbert, T. (1998) Patient-Practitioner Relationships. A literature review for the U.K.C.C. Cambridge: Homerton College.

Petersen, A., Gilbert, T. & Lankshear, G. (2005) Older family-carers views on the future accommodation needs of relatives who have a learning disability. Report for Plymouth City Council. Plymouth: University of Plymouth

Gilbert, T & Wilkinson, T. (2005) Evaluation of the Living with Cancer pack. Report to the Mustard Tree Centre and the Big Lottery Fund. Plymouth: University of Plymouth

Gilbert, T., Farrand, P., & Lankshear, G. (2007). Evaluation of an early intervention scheme for young persons considered ‘at risk’ of developing a personality disorder in the community covered by Plymouth PCT & South Hams and West Devon PCT. Final report for Plymouth tPCT and the Department of Health

January 2006. Guest speaker. Murdock University, Division of Health Sciences: School of Nursing. Citizenship: Locating people with Learning Disabilities

February 2006. Guest speaker/Distinguished Visitor. Central Queensland University, School of Social Work and welfare Studies, Faculty of Arts, Health and Sciences. Governmentality: Trust and professional authority

February 2006. guest seminar. Australasian Centre on Ageing, University of Queensland. Governmentality: Refiguring the third age

March 2006. Guest speaker public colloquium, The Custom House, Australasian Centre on Ageing, University of Queensland. Ageing and Intellectual disability: An international perspective

 

Conferences organised

 

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