Dr. Helena Priest

Title: Senior Lecturer
Phone: (+44) 01782 7 34260
Email:
Location: Dorothy Hodgkin Building 1.31
Role: Research Tutor, Shropshire and Staffordshire Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Training Programme (Keele/Staffordshire Universities)
Contacting me: Please make an appointment via email.

My association with Keele began in 1990 when I was employed to teach Psychology to student nurses at the North Staffordshire School of Nursing and Midwifery, later to become the largest academic school within Keele University. I remained in the school of Nursing and Midwifery until 2005, teaching applied psychology, mental health nursing, communication skills, and research methods. Since 2005 I have been seconded to the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Training Programme, and with the transfer of this programme at Keele from the Faculty of Health to the Faculty of Science, I became a member of the Psychology School staff in June 2008. I am a Chartered Psychologist, a founder member of the BPS Division for Teachers and Researchers in Psychology and a member of the BPS Qualitative Methods in Psychology (QMiP) Section; I am associate editor for the latter section’s journal.

My research interests are in psychological care giving in physical illness, the mental health needs of people with learning disabilities, building research capacity, and interprofessional learning. A current project is on Interprofessional Learning in Mental Health, and I have been appointed Consultant/Facilitator to the project ‘Diversity in the Psychology Curriculum at Keele University; A collaborative action research project’ Funded by HEA Psychology Network & Keele Teaching Innovation Scheme. I have been a member of the North Staffs NHS/Keele University Independent Peer Review Committee since April 2005. I currently supervise 2 PhD students, 7 DClinPsy trainees, 2 MSc Psychology research methods students, 2 MA Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Action Research Module Students and a research assistant.

I am a member of the Research Institute for Life Course Studies.

  • Gibbs, M., Priest, H., & Read, S. (2008). Experiences of family carers of people with ID and a mental health condition. Abstract. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 52(8-9), 715.
  • Priest, H., Roberts, P., Dent, H., Blincoe, C., Lawton, D., & Armstrong, C. (2008). Interprofessional education and working in mental health: in search of the evidence base. Journal of Nursing Management 16, 474-485.
  • Green, B., Segrott, J., Priest, H., McIvor, M., Douglas, J., Flood, Y., Morris, S., & Rushton, C., (2007). Research capacity for everyone? A case study of two academic nursing schools’ capacity building strategies. Journal of Research in Nursing 12(3), 247-265.
  • Priest, H. (2006). Helping student nurses to identify and respond to the psychological needs of physically ill patients: Implications for curriculum design. Nurse Education Today. 26, 423-439.
  • Priest, H., Sawyer, A., Roberts, P., & Rhodes, S. (2005) A survey of interprofessional education in communication skills in healthcare programmes in the UK. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 19(3),236-250.
  • Priest H. & Gibbs M. (2004) Mental health care for people with learning disabilities. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
  • Priest H. (2002) The phenomenology of psychological care giving in nursing. International Journal for Human Caring, 6(3):8-14

In Press

Roberts, P., & Priest, H. (Eds). Healthcare research. A handbook for students and practitioners. Wiley.

Selected Publications

  • Walker S, Read S, Priest H. 2013. Use of reflexivity in a mixed-methods study. Nurse Res, vol. 20(3), 38-43. link> doi>
  • Yates I, Holmes G, Priest H. 2012. Recovery, place and community mental health services. JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH, vol. 21(2), 105-114. link> doi>
  • Priest HM. 2011. An Introduction to psychological care for nurses and the health professions. Routledge.
  • Walker S, Read S, Priest H. 2011. Identifying, documenting and reviewing preferred place of death: An audit of one UK hospice experience. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, vol. 17(11), 546-551.
  • Priest HM, Roberts P, Dent H, Hunt T, Weston C, Chell A, Blincoe C, Armstrong C. 2011. Preparing for collaborative working in mental health: an interprofessional education project with clinical psychology trainees and nursing students. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education, and Practice, vol. 6(1), 46-56.

Full Publications List show

Books

  • Priest HM. 2011. An Introduction to psychological care for nurses and the health professions. Routledge.
  • Roberts P and Priest H. 2010. Healthcare Research. Wiley.
  • Priest H and Gibbs M. 2004. Mental health care for people with learning disabilities. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.

Journal Articles

  • Walker S, Read S, Priest H. 2013. Use of reflexivity in a mixed-methods study. Nurse Res, vol. 20(3), 38-43. link> doi>
  • Yates I, Holmes G, Priest H. 2012. Recovery, place and community mental health services. JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH, vol. 21(2), 105-114. link> doi>
  • Walker S, Read S, Priest H. 2011. Identifying, documenting and reviewing preferred place of death: An audit of one UK hospice experience. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, vol. 17(11), 546-551.
  • Priest HM, Roberts P, Dent H, Hunt T, Weston C, Chell A, Blincoe C, Armstrong C. 2011. Preparing for collaborative working in mental health: an interprofessional education project with clinical psychology trainees and nursing students. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education, and Practice, vol. 6(1), 46-56.
  • Yates I, Holmes G, Priest H. 2011. Recovery, place and community mental health services. Journal of Mental Health. doi>
  • Yates I, Holmes G, Priest H. 2011. There seems no place for place: A gap analysis of the recovery literature. Journal of Public Mental Health: the art, science and politics of creating a mentally healthy society, vol. 10(3), 140-150.
  • PRIEST H, Rout A, Ashby S, Maslin-Prothero S, Masterson A, Beach M, Harrison G, Mann P. 2010. A literature review of interprofessional working and intermediate care in the united kingdom. Journal of Clinical Nursing.. doi>
  • PRIEST H, Wild K, Washington K, Mountford C, Capewell J. 2010. Inclusion of lay people in the pre-registration selection process. Nursing Standard, vol. 48(24), 42-47.
  • Priest HM, Roberts P, Dent H, Blincoe C, Lawton D, Armstrong C. 2008. Interprofessional education and working in mental health: in search of the evidence base. J Nurs Manag, vol. 16(4), 474-485. link> doi>
  • PRIEST HM and Gibbs M. 2008. Experiences of family carers of people with ID and a mental health condition. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, vol. 52(8-9), 715.
  • Roberts P and PRIEST HM. 2007. Education: improving quality through service enhancement. Nursing Standard, vol. 21(18), 42-46.
  • PRIEST HM, Segrott J, Green B, McIvor M, Douglas J, Flood Y, Morris S, Rushton C. 2007. Research capacity for everyone? a case study of two academic schools' capacity building strategies. Journal of research in nursing, vol. 12(3), 247-265.
  • PRIEST HM, Segrott J, Rout A, Green B. 2007. Using collaboration to build research capacity in nursing. A research team journey. Nurse Education Today, 577-587.
  • Priest HM. 2006. Helping student nurses to identify and respond to the psychological needs of physically ill patients: implications for curriculum design. Nurse Educ Today, vol. 26(5), 423-429. link> doi>
  • PRIEST HM and Roberts P. 2006. Reliability and validity in research: What it’s all about. Nursing Standard, vol. 20(44), 41-46.
  • PRIEST HM, Roberts P, Higginson G, Knipe W. 2006. Understanding the research process. Nursing standard, vol. 21(1), 39-42.
  • PRIEST HM and Roberts P. 2006. Working together and learning together. Nursing standards, vol. 21(11), 62-63.
  • Priest H, Sawyer A, Roberts P, Rhodes S. 2005. A survey of interprofesional education in healthcare programmes in the UK. Journal of interprofessional care, vol. 19(3), 236-250.
  • Priest H. 2004. Commentary:Phenomenology. Nurse Researcher, vol. 11(4), 4/6.
  • Wood I, Douglas J, Priest H. 2004. Education and training for acute care delivery: a needs analysis. Nursing in Critical Care, vol. 9(4), 159/166.
  • Priest H. 2004. Phenomenology. Nurse Res, vol. 11(4), 4-6. link> doi>
  • Priest H, Roberts P, Sawyer A, Rhodes S. 2004. Research notes: Study finds planning is key to training good communicators. Nursing Standard, vol. 19(10), 22.
  • Bates P, Priest H, Gibbs M. 2004. The education and training needs of learning disability staff in relation to mental health issues. Nurse Education in Practice, vol. 4(1), 30/38.
  • Priest HM. 2003. The Phenomenology of Psychological Care giving in Nursing. International Journal for Human Caring, vol. 6(3), 8/14.
  • Priest H. 2002. An approach to the phenomenological analysis of data. Nurse Researcher, vol. 10(2), 50/63.
  • Priest HM, Roberts PM, Woods LP. 2002. An overview of three different approaches to the interpretation of qualitative data part 1:theoretical issues. Nurse Researcher, vol. 10(1), 30/42.
  • Woods LP, Priest HM, Roberts PM. 2002. An overview of three different approaches to the interpretation of qualitative data part 2: practical illustrations. Nurse Researcher, vol. 10(1), 43/51.
  • Priest H, Roberts P, Woods L. 2002. An overview of three different approaches to the interpretation of qualitative data. Part 1: Theoretical issues. Nurse Res, vol. 10(1), 30-42. link> doi>
  • Roberts PM, Priest H, Bromage C. 2001. Selecting and utilising data sources to evaluate health care education. Nurse Researcher, vol. 8(3), 15/29.
  • Priest HM. 1999. Novice and expert perceptions of psychological care and the development of psychological caregiving abilities. Nurse Educ Today, vol. 19(7), 556-563. link> doi>
  • Gibbs M and Priest HM. 1999. Designing and implementing a 'dual diagnosis' module: a review of the literature and some preliminary findings. Nurse Educ Today, vol. 19(5), 357-363. link> doi>
  • Priest HM. 1999. Psychological care in nursing education and practice: a search for definition and dimensions. Nurse Educ Today, vol. 19(1), 71-78. link> doi>
  • PRIEST H. Effective psychological care for physically ill patients in hospital. Nursing Standard, vol. 44(24), 48-56.
  • PRIEST H and Gibbs M. Exploring the physical health needs of people with learning disabilities: Facilitating student engagement in learning, using Kolb’s experiential learning cycle. Nurse Education in Practice. 04.005. doi>
  • PRIEST HM. Making the most of opportunities. Nurse Researcher, vol. 13(2), 83-86.
  • King B, PRIEST HM, Sawyer A. Research notes: A survey of careers support shows the need for investment. Nursing Standard, vol. 11(22).
  • PRIEST H. The use of narrative in the study of caring: a critique. NTResearch, 2-7.

Chapters

  • Priest HM, Woods L, Roberts PM. 2010. Taking the first step: Developing a research proposal. In Healthcare research. A textbook for students and practitioners. Roberts PM and Priest HM (Eds.). Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Gibbs M, Priest H, Read SC. 2010. Experiences of family carers of people with intellectual disabilities and a diagnosed mental health condition. In Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Disabilities. Prasher VP (Ed.). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
  • Brough M, Smith S, Roberts PM, Priest HM. 2010. Making your case: Writing for your audience. In Healthcare research. A textbook for students and practitioners. Roberts PM and Priest HM (Eds.). Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell..
  • Priest HM and Roberts PM. 2010. Qualitative research methods: Gathering and making sense of words. In Healthcare research. A textbook for students and practitioners. Roberts PM and Priest HM (Eds.). Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Priest HM and Roberts PM. Conducting ethical research in healthcare. In Healthcare research. A textbook for students and practitioners. Roberts PM and Priest H (Eds.). Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell..
  • Roberts PM, Macduff C, Smale T, Priest HM. Sharing research knowledge. In Healthcare research. A textbook for students and practitioners. Roberts PM and Priest HM (Eds.). Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell..

Other

  • Priest HM, Hale R, Jacobs G. 2010. Diversity in the psychology curriculum at Keele University: A collaborative action research project (Final report and toolkit). link>
  • Read SC, Gibbs M, Priest H. 2008. Experiences of family carers of people with intellectual disabilities and a mental health condition. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (vol. 52, p. 715). Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Priest H, Wood I, Douglas J. 2002. Education and training needs analysis of the workforce involved in the critical care of acutely physically ill people in Staffordshire and Shropshire.

Postgraduate

  • Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology – Module leader for Research Methods and Research Thesis modules, contributor to all modules
  • MA Teaching and Learning in Higher Education - Module leader, Action Research Module