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Bending, Dr Hazel

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Dr Hazel Bending

Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences

Programme Area Leader for Social Sciences

Faculty of Education, Enterprise & Culture

01752 636700 Ext: 4117 hbending@marjon.ac.uk

Programme leader

BSc (Hons) Psychology

Undergraduate

BA (Hons) Social Sciences

Undergraduate

BA (Hons) Sociology

Undergraduate

Qualifications

Doctorate in Education 2013, University of Exeter
MSc Psychology, Open University
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Research Methods, Open University
BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, University of Exeter

Teaching

Psychology
Mental illness and wellbeing
Working with individuals with learning disabilities
Communication and counselling skills
Research methods and evidence based practice

Research

Reflective practice in education, health and social care
Locating a reflective space
Identity construction
Individual experience
Evidence based practice and the role of intuition
Student experience and using technology to support students' learning

Publications

Bending, H (2014) Superhero, brainiac or manager-in-waiting? being a male speech and language therapist. RCSLT Conference, Leeds UK

Griffiths, S and Bending, H (2014) Values Based Recruitment at the University of St Mark and St John, presentation at the RCSLT Conference, Leeds UK.

Bending, H (2013) Is the group task a good selection tool? the Students' view, International Conference on Education and New Technologies, 2013 conference proceedings ISBN: 978-84-616-3822-2

Bending H (2012) Group interviews: a good alternative to an individual interview? International Conference on Education Research and Innovation, 2012 conference proceedings ISBN: 978-84-616-0763-1

Bending, H (2012) e-supervision; using technology to support students on their work placements, International Conference of Education, research and innovation 2012 ISBN: 978-84-616-0763-1

Professional memberships

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
Member of the Health and Care Professions Council