Pastoral Care

• McMullen, J. (2020) The impact of a school-based life skills intervention in Ugandan secondary schools: perspectives of teachers and students

  The evaluation of psychosocial interventions in low income countries requires focus on cultural appropriateness, implementation, and the experiences of participants. […]

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• McConnell, B. (2019) BeSAD … “it was truly an awful experience”: an exploration of pre-service teachers’ experiences and training needs to support pupils experiencing issues of bereavement, separation and divorce

  Research exploring the well-being and pastoral care of pupils attending primary and post-primary schools has become an issue of increased […]

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• McMullen (2015) Comparing a trauma focused and non trauma focused intervention with war affected Congolese youth: a preliminary randomised trial

  While there is broad consensus about the need for interventions to help psychologically distressed, war affected youth, there is also […]

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• McMullen (2018) Evaluation of a teacher-led, life-skills intervention for secondary school students in Uganda

  Rationale Despite a recognised need for mental health and life skills promotion for young people in low- and middle-income countries […]

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• McMullen (2012) Screening for Traumatic Exposure and Psychological Distress among War-Affected Adolescents in Post-Conflict northern Uganda

  Background The war in northern Uganda has had a debilitating effect on the mental health of children and adolescents in […]

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• McMullen (2013) A randomized controlled trial of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for sexually exploited, war-affected, Congolese Girls

  Objective To assess the efficacy of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) delivered by nonclinical facilitators in reducing posttraumatic stress, depression, […]

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