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Dr Stephen Wood

Community Fellow
School of Health and Social Care
Dr Stephen Wood
  • Email

  • Telephone

    +44 (0) 1206 873824

  • Location

    2S2.3.22, Colchester Campus

  • Academic support hours

    Appointment by email

Profile

Biography

Steve has wide ranging academic experience and has delivered education and training to many professional groups and students. He has also worked in community and in-patient older adult mental health and acute care teams. His specialist interest is person-centred dementia care.

Qualifications

  • MA Mental Health, BSc (Hons), PGCE, RNT, DipN, RMN, RGN

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Person-centred dementia care

The use of life story work in dementia care

The experiences of mental health student nurses

Current research

The use of life story work in an age inclusive dementia service: a participatory action research study.

Teaching and supervision

Previous supervision

Sharon-Lin Harwood
Sharon-Lin Harwood
Thesis title: Understanding Dementia From the Perspective of People with a Learning Disability: Preferences for the Disclosure of Dementia and Care Planning.
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 4/11/2024
Dadai Gwendoline Dandato
Dadai Gwendoline Dandato
Degree subject: Nursing
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 15/9/2023

Contact

scwood@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 873824

Location:

2S2.3.22, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

Appointment by email