Gill Docherty
@gilldocherty.bsky.social
•PhD student - University of Chichester - (Adult Ballet Participation and Wellbeing) •Chartered Psychologist (Ed Psych)AFBPS •Dance Psychology/Wellbeing/Critical Pedagogy/Social Psychology/Motivation/Qualitative Methods •Adult Ballet Dancer/Outdoorsy/🏴
Please share! 🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start. Open to UK students only. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Can I introduce the Coventry Grid on Autism vs Attachment Problems? So many of our children have adverse experiences & sometimes that can be mistaken for Autism (can co-occur) but it can be so helpful to reflect more when wondering what’s going on? #EdChatIE www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/sites/defaul...
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Just a reminder that SMART goals are not as empirically sound as you might think they are (at least for physical activity and exercise). Full article: The (over)use of SMART goals for physical activity promotion: A narrative review and critique www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The (over)use of SMART goals for physical activity promotion: A narrative review and critique
The SMART acronym (e.g., Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timebound) is a highly prominent strategy for setting physical activity goals. While it is intuitive, and its practical value h...
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Taking care of my own wellbeing with some reflexology in this beautiful, calming space.
"Educational Psychology training is being eroded" - Ben Hayes writes in. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Educational Psychology training is being eroded | BPS
Ben Hayes writes in.
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“Here’s what’s at stake: when we cut arts funding, we don’t just lose poems and paintings. We lose ways of knowing, understanding, communicating. We lose tools for building empathy, fostering innovation, creating change.” newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/09/a...
Arts don’t just decorate knowledge, they deepen it
Former poet laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh on funding cuts to arts and social sciences ... "Some discoveries shake the earth. While others whisper of their worth"
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No filters required on a very grey day especially at Gourock sea front earlier. Continuing on the grey theme - next week’s reading arrived when I was out.
Back home and writing up chapter 5 of this phd thesis. It’s been great going down unexpectedly illuminating rabbit holes and into areas of psychology I hadn’t considered. I’ve always loved being a psychologist and writing this study up has been a bit like the icing on that psychological cake.
Great read from @amelianewton.bsky.social
Amelia 🏴@amelianewton.bsky.social · 2y ago🩰 Just wrote about a recent study on how social comparison affects dancers, shedding light on the psychological challenges of performing in a competitive world. Check it out: amelianewton.co.uk/blog/how-soc... Would love to hear your thoughts!
I have created a starter pack to follow people researching, practicing, or sharing dance psychology. Please let me know if you would like to be added. go.bsky.app/2GJUn6v
Such a beautiful day for PhD supervision today. I am extremely lucky to have such supportive and encouraging supervisors. I was reminded I need to submit in about 18 months time which was a bit of a jolt moment though!
