Profiles
Tara Vassallo
Lecturer in Education
Plymouth Institute of Education (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Autism.
Research
Research
Research interests
Autism.
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Bamsey, V., Blandford, S., Gibson, S., Tarling, J., Vassallo, T. (2022) ‘SEND Green Paper 2022 – Some Critical Insights’ Teaching Times. Online https://www.teachingtimes.com/send-green-paper-2022-some-critical-insights/
Erwin, J., Paisi, M., Witton, R., Neill, S., Burns, L., Vassallo, I., Nelder, A., Facenfield, J., Devalia, U. and Vassallo, T., 2021. Factors Influencing Oral Health Behaviours, Access and Provision of Dental Care for Autistic Children and Adolescents in Countries with a Very High Human Development Index: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23), p.12346.
Morgan, A., Langford, S. & Vassallo, T. 2021 'Fulfilling Careers in the Sail Training sector: charting a course for professionals and volunteers – it’s not about the boat!'. International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, (published online: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41978-021-00085-4)
McKenzie, R., Dallos, R., Vassallo, T., Myhill, C., Gude, A. and Bond, N., 2021. Family Experience of Safe: A New Intervention for Families of Children with a Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Contemporary Family Therapy, pp.1-12.
Vassallo, T., Dallos, R. and Mckenzie, R., 2020. Parent and Teacher Understandings of the Needs of Autistic Children and the Processes of Communication between the Home and School Contexts. Autism-Open Access 10(4), No:262
McKenzie, R., Dallos, R., Stedmon, J., Hancocks, H., Vickery, P.J., Barton, A., Vassallo, T., Myhill, C., Chynoweth, J. and Ewings, P., 2020. SAFE, a new therapeutic intervention for families of children with autism: a randomised controlled feasibility trial. BMJ open, 10(12), p.e038411.
McKenzie, R., Dallos, R., Stedmon, J., Hancocks, H., Vickery, P.J., Ewings, P., Barton, A., Vassallo, T. and Myhill, C., 2019. SAFE, a new therapeutic intervention for families of children with autism: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 9(5), p.e025006.
Vassallo, T. 2016 "It's such a battle": A phenomenological account of raising a child on the autistic spectrum; a battle with bureaucracy and behaviour', The Plymouth Student Scientist, 9(1), p. 229-251.