Dr Sarah Glew
ResearchResearch interests
My research interests relate to neurodevelopment, neurodivergence and intellectual disabilities, particularly relating to children and families and the role of Clinical Psychology. I am also involved in research relating to the arts in health.
Research interests
My research interests relate to neurodevelopment, neurodivergence and intellectual disabilities, particularly relating to children and families and the role of Clinical Psychology. I am also involved in research relating to the arts in health.
Teaching
I teach on and convene the PsychD Children, Young People and Families Module
I teach sessions to trainee Clinical Psychologists on areas including neurodivergence in children, parenting and working with young children, OCD & Anxiety in children and an introduction to the unit. I also teach an introduction to childrens mental health to psychology undergraduates.
I have recently provided additional neuropsychological training for trainees and supervisors around use of the WISC-V.
Publications
Background Participatory arts‐based (PAB) programmes refer to a diverse range of community programmes involving active engagement in the creation process that appear helpful to several aspects of children's and young people's (CYP) mental health and well‐being. This mixed‐methods systematic review synthesises evidence relating to the effectiveness and mechanisms of change in PAB programmes for youth. Method Studies were identified following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses approach. Eleven electronic databases were searched for studies of PAB programmes conducted with CYP (aged 4–25 years), which reported mental health and well‐being effectiveness outcomes and/or mechanisms of change. A mixed‐methods appraisal tool assessed study quality. A narrative synthesis was conducted of effectiveness and challenges in capturing this. Findings relating to reported mechanisms of change were integrated via a metasummary. Results Twenty‐two studies were included. Evidence of effectiveness from quantitative studies was limited by methodological issues. The metasummary identified mechanisms of change resonant with those proposed in talking therapies. Additionally, PAB programmes appear beneficial to CYP by fostering a therapeutic space characterised by subverting restrictive social rules, communitas that is not perceived as coercive, and inviting play and embodied understanding. Conclusions There is good evidence that there are therapeutic processes in PAB programmes. There is a need for more transdisciplinary work to increase understanding of context–mechanism–outcome pathways, including the role played by different art stimuli and practices. Going forward, transdisciplinary teams are needed to quantify short‐ and long‐term mental health and well‐being outcomes and to investigate optimal programme durations in relation to population and need. Such teams would also be best placed to work on resolving inter‐disciplinary methodological tensions.
Additional publications
Glew, S., Marsden, A., Sisulu, K., Law, J., Dempsey, A. (2024) (Eds.) Neurodivergence: Change, Complexity and Challenge. The Psychologist, Jan/Feb 2024
Glew, S. G., Simonds, L. M., & Williams, E. I. (2021). The effects of group singing on the wellbeing and psychosocial outcomes of children and young people: a systematic integrative review. Arts & health, 13(3), 240-262.
Dale, N. J., Sakkalou, E., O'Reilly, M. A., Springall, C., Sakki, H., Glew, S., ... & Salt, A. T. (2019). Home‐based early intervention in infants and young children with visual impairment using the Developmental Journal: longitudinal cohort study. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 61(6), 697-709.
Flannery, H., Glew, S., Brewster, A., & Christie, D. (2017, December). Measuring outcomes of psychological well-being within paediatric health settings. In Healthcare (Vol. 6, No. 1, p. 1). MDPI.
Christie, D., & Glew, S. (2017). A clinical review of communication training for haematologists and haemato‐oncologists: a case of art versus science. British Journal of Haematology, 178(1), 11-19.