Dr John Hegarty
- Title
- Senior Lecturer
- Location
- Dorothy Hodgkin Building : DH1.70
- Role
- Open and visit day coordinator
- Contact me
- Email or Phone
- Phone
- +44(0)1782 733386
- j.r.hegarty@keele.ac.uk
Biography
I am an applied psychologist, interested in the application of psychology to real life. I'm particularly interested in ways to make a change - for example, the psychotherapies (including hypnosis, behavioural management techniques, and person-centred approaches) and also in educational technologies such as computer applications for disability. But I also like the natural world and am now exploring the relatively new area of "ecopsychology" (people's relationship with the natural world and how it can help in healing).
Research and scholarship
I have an ongoing interest in ecotherapy (encouraging contact with the natural world to promote well-being) and have research contacts with several farm-based projects for mental health clients.
Teaching
I am the Module Leader for "Distress and Mental Health" (psy-10026) and I contribute to other first-year core and elective modules. I supervise Final Year (Level 6) dissertations and contribute to other final-year modules. I teach an ecotherapy workshop for our MSc Counselling and Psychotherapy students and also supervise dissertations on this course.
- Florian, L. & Hegarty, J. R. (2003) (eds) Information Technology for Special Needs (Milton Keynes, Open University Press)
- Hegarty, J.R. (2006) The use of personal computers with adults who have developmental disability: outcomes of an organisation-wide initiative British J Developmental Disabilities, 52 (2), 133-150
- Hegarty, J.R. (2008) Community farm ownership: a way to increase involvement in care-farming? In : Dessein, J. ed. (2008) Farming for Health. Merelbeke, Belgium: ILVO
- Hegarty, J.R. (2010) Out of the consulting room and into the woods? Experiences of nature connectedness and self-healing. European Journal of Ecopsychology 1: 64-84
Selected Publications
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2010. Out of the consulting room and into the woods? Experiences of nature-connectedness and self-healing. European Journal of Ecopsychology, vol. 1, 48-73.
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2010. Out of the consulting room and into the woods? Experiences of natureconnectedness and self-healing. European Journal of Ecopsychology, vol. 1, 64-84. link>
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2006. Teaching computer-use skills by direct instruction. JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, vol. 19(3), 273. link>
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Florian L and Hegarty J (Eds.). 2004. ICT and Special Educational Needs: A Tool for Inclusion. Open University Press, Maidenhead.
Full Publications List show
Books
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Florian L and Hegarty J (Eds.). 2004. ICT and Special Educational Needs: A Tool for Inclusion. Open University Press, Maidenhead.
Journal Articles
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2010. Out of the consulting room and into the woods? Experiences of nature-connectedness and self-healing. European Journal of Ecopsychology, vol. 1, 48-73.
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2010. Out of the consulting room and into the woods? Experiences of natureconnectedness and self-healing. European Journal of Ecopsychology, vol. 1, 64-84. link>
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2006. Teaching computer-use skills by direct instruction. JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, vol. 19(3), 273. link>
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2003. Websites as educational motivators for adults with learning disability. British Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 34(4), 479-486. doi>
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2001. Dyslexia and information and communications technology. BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, vol. 32(3), 380-381. link>
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2001. An audit approach to individual planning. British Journal of Developmental Disabilities, vol. 47(2), 87-97.
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2001. An audit of microcomputer use in the Home Farm Trust. British Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 32(3), 365-372.
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2001. ICT for adults with learning disabilities - an organisation-wide audit. British Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 32(3), 365-372. doi>
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2001. Information & communications technology for people with special needs. British Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 32(3), 259-264.
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2001. Measuring client participation in individual planning meetings. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, vol. 29(1), 17-21. doi>
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1995. IT FOR ALL - BANES,D. BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, vol. 26(3), 232-233. link>
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1989. The application of a marking scheme to psychology projects by student radiographers. Radiogr Today, vol. 55(622), 24-26. link>
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1987. BOX WORD AND LIST-ED - A CASE-STUDY IN DESIGNING SOFTWARE FOR ADULT STUDENTS WITH LEARNING-DIFFICULTIES. PROGRAMMED LEARNING & EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, vol. 24(3), 221-229. link>
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1985. MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR MENTALLY-HANDICAPPED ADULTS. BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, vol. 38(JUN), 187. link>
Chapters
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2004. Introduction. In ICT and Special Educational Needs - A Tool for Inclusion. Florian L and Hegarty J (Eds.). Open University Press, Maidenhead.
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2004. Managing innovations in ICT: Issues for staff development. In ICT and Special Educational Needs: A Tool for Inclusion. Florian L and Hegarty J (Eds.). Open University Press, Maidenhead.
Other
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1998. INTERCHANGE: International friendship-links for adults with intellectual disability. IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE EUROPEAN CITIZEN (vol. 4, pp. 179-184). link>
