Student Poster Presented at 2nd Scottish Mental Health Nursing Research Conference

We are delighted that GCU Mental Health students Lizzie Burns and Hazel Thomson represented students at the recent Mental Health Nursing Research Conference at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Members of the Mental Health Nursing teaching team supported the students and attended the conference. The students presented their poster / paper  titled: Recovery Rollercoaster.

GCU MH Students win poster prize at ENTER CONFERENCE

Hazel & Lizzie pictured with Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland Associate Director Ellen Hudson.

GCU Mental Health Nursing students represented by Lizzie Burns & Hazel Thompson were rewarded with First Prize today at the ENTER Conference at Stirling University. The conference Showcased the range of nursing educational developments and research being conducted across Scotland and discussed how educators and practitioners could best integrate educational developments and research into practice.

Well done Lizzie and Hazel!

We want you to write your own blog

A blog, short for web log, is a place for you to write about your experiences or views and can be used as a place to present ideas and thoughts.

Your Blog entry could be about a variety of topics, for example:

• applying for jobs
• 'survival tips' for other students
• mental health issues
• medication and treatments
• learning hints

We can publish your blog here after a brief approval process.

Writing a blog for us

 Before you get in touch please check you have included the following:

• A draft blog entry, which should be a personal story / view.
• No more than 500 words that has been checked for spelling and grammar.
• Your author profile - a few lines about you plus your photo if you would like one to be shown or photos relating to the blog topic.
• Please protect the anonymity of other people.
• We may edit your blog posts, subject to your approval.
• Check out Stuart's Danish blog for an example

Go on get involved.

If you would like to write a blog for us please email: alow@gcu.ac.uk

21/06/12 Student Poster Exhibition

Recovery Posters Designed by students in Restoring Mental Health Module (May-June 2012)

Pamela Foye, Jennifer Rushe, Diane Mclaughlin, Rachel Griffin and Shirley Macleod poster.

Kathleen McAleer

Sinead Allan, Elizabeth Braidwood, Natasha Burrows, Stuart Clark, Edward Mutondoro & Lynn Thornton

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