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Breaking Barriers: Welsh Speakers Receiving Mental Health Care in Wales
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Please consider pressing the above button to join our community linking researchers with those the research most effects. the button will take you to a form requesting some contact and demographic details so that we might call on you to take part in our research in the future.
We specialise in cognitive and mental health related research conducted in Wales to with gloabal impact. Please scroll below to view on-going research projects.
If you have any questions or want further information, please contact Dragon Research via our email help@DragonResearch.co.uk or our head researcher Dr Kyle Jones (s.k.jones@swansea.ac.uk).
All research is reviewed and approved by the Swansea University, School of Psychology Research Ethics sub commitee
Scientific Research
Welcome to Dragon Research! Here you can sign up to take part in the latest ongoing scientific studies. By participating in research you are able to directly contribute to the development of our understanding of how the human brain works. Not only this but you are welcomed to look behind the scenes of how such discoveries are made, and learn more about the scientific process. All applications greatly help the researchers involved and are very much appreciated. Please take some time to read the short abstracts for studies currently being conducted, and if you would like any more information, or to sign up for a study, be sure to contact us.
All experiments are approved by the Swansea University, Psychology Department Ethics committee, and participant safety is assured.
Ongoing research
Breaking Barriers: Welsh Speakers Receiving Mental Health Care in Wales
We are looking for Welsh-speaking individuals who have received their psychological support in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) through either Welsh or English and how this impacted upon the quality of the interventions and experiences. The aim of this research is to highlight the continuing gaps in services, particularly mental health, in Wales and the perceived importance of importance for inclusion of Welsh language resources.
We are looking for Welsh-speaking individuals who have received their psychological support in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) through either Welsh or English and how this impacted upon the quality of the interventions and experiences. The aim of this research is to highlight the continuing gaps in services, particularly mental health, in Wales and the perceived importance of importance for inclusion of Welsh language resources.
We are looking for predominantly Welsh-speaking individuals who have received CAMHS interventions anywhere in Wales. Individuals must be over 18. All information provided is strictly confidential and is not used for any purpose outside of the stated research goals your can learn more by reading the information sheet at the start of the survey.
This research is a collaboration between NHS Wales and Swansea University. The data for this research will be collected by Gwenno Acciaioli, Assistant Psychologist within the NHS, alongside Dr Samuel Kyle Jones and Dr Rhian Lewis, researchers from the School of Psychology at Swansea University.
If you would like to support bilingual mental health support part please complete our survey by clicking the button or scaning the QR code and include your email for our follow up interview.
About the Researchers
Dr. Kyle Jones is a cognitive researcher with expertise in dementia, cognitive aging, and the enhancement of cognitive processing. He completed a BSc in Psychology at the University of South Wales in 2011, followed a year later by an MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience from Swansea University. While at Swansea, he was awarded a doctoral research grant from the National Coleg of Wales to study the role of behaviourally enhanced cognitive reserve in mitigating the impact of dementia.
After successfully defending his thesis in 2018, Dr. Jones remained at Swansea University, where he is now a lecturer and Head of Bilingual Education within the School of Psychology. He led the development of the university’s bilingual education strategy, a campaign aimed at encouraging Welsh-speaking students to continue their studies in Welsh and promoting greater accessibility in higher education.
After successfully defending his thesis in 2018, Dr. Jones remained at Swansea University, where he is now a lecturer and Head of Bilingual Education within the School of Psychology. He led the development of the university’s bilingual education strategy, a campaign aimed at encouraging Welsh-speaking students to continue their studies in Welsh and promoting greater accessibility in higher education.
Alongside his academic work, Dr. Jones actively promotes public understanding of dementia, speaking at events both in the UK and internationally. He currently leads several research initiatives focused on cognitive aging and improving access to mental health services.
Email: s.k.jones@swansea.ac.uk
Notifications
Bilingualism and Dementia
Bilingualism and Dementia
I would like to thank all 228 people you took part in our study investigating whether bilingualism can mitigate cognitive decline as a result of aging. Thanks to your participation in over two hours of cognitive tests we gathered a great deal of invaluable information. We have now published our findings which you can read here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2021.621772/full
Jones, S. K., Davies-Thompson, J., & Tree, J. (2021). Can machines find the bilingual advantage? Machine learning algorithms find no evidence to differentiate between lifelong bilingual and monolingual cognitive profiles. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15, 621772.
Welsh medium education
We would like to thank Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol in helping us develop a bilingual option for new Psychologists studying at higher education. You can now study your degree in Welsh and English at the School of Psychology in Swansea Univerrsity.
