Jan Burns

Autistic spectrum disorder and offending behaviour. Researcher(s): Miss SUMMER HUBBLE. Supervisor(s): Dr Liz Spruin, Professor Jan Burns, Dr Martin Anson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Mr James Lawton. Supervisor(s): Professor Alex Hassett, Professor Jan Burns. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Dr Roohi Hussain. Supervisor(s): Dr Harshad Keval, Professor Jan Burns. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
Project ability. Researcher(s): Dr Abby Foad, Professor Jan Burns. [Project report]
TRAINING OF PARENTS AND EDUCATORS ON APPLIED BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS (ABA), PLAY-BASED AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE INTERVENTIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD). Researcher(s): Mr DANIEL QUINONES MELENDEZ. Supervisor(s): Professor Alex Hassett, Professor Jan Burns. [Postgraduate Research Project]
Walk and Talk Therapy – an in-depth study of client and therapist perspectives and an attempt towards identifying a theory of practice.. Researcher(s): Ms Stephanie Revell. Supervisor(s): Dr David Vernon, Professor Jan Burns. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]

Sports Classification and Athletes With Intellectual Disabilities: Measuring Health Status Using a Questionnaire Based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Suzie Lemmey, Professor Jan Burns, (09 Jun 2023, 01 Jan 2024): Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. [Journal article]
Structure and Organization of Sport for People With Intellectual Disabilities Across Europe Adriana Marin-Urquiza, Professor Jan Burns, Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz, Debbie Van Biesen, (10 Aug 2023, 01 Jan 2024): Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. [Journal article]
Developing Para-hockey for athletes with intellectual disabilities: Barriers and facilitators Professor Jan Burns, Debbie Van Biesen, (14 Dec 2023): Managing Sport and Leisure. [Journal article]
Engaging and sustaining people with intellectual disabilities in physical activity: a narrative review of existing evidence Professor Jan Burns, Miss Annabel Carter, Miss Stacey Draper, Dr Abby Foad, (26 Nov 2022, 02 Sep 2024): International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. [Journal article]
The impact of intellectual disability and sport expertise on cognitive and executive functions Debbie Van Biesen, RC Pineda, Professor Jan Burns, (18 Feb 2022): Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. [Journal article]
“It’s all about knowing the young person”: Best practice in coaching autistic athletes Professor Jan Burns, (06 Jul 2021, 04 May 2023): Sports Coaching Review. [Journal article]
Conceptual model of sport-specific classification for para-athletes with intellectual impairment Debbie Van Biesen, Professor Jan Burns, Peter Van de Vliet, (09 Feb 2021, 13 Aug 2021): Journal of Sports Sciences. [Journal article]
Developing additional competition classes for athletes with intellectual impairments: Conceptual approach and efficacy of an ICF derived measure Professor Jan Burns, Fergal Jones, (14 Feb 2021, 13 Aug 2021): Journal of Sports Sciences. [Journal article]
Inclusion and exclusion of elite athletes with disabilities Professor Jan Burns, (05 Jan 2021), Routledge Handbook of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Abingdon. [Book chapter]
Is there space on the podium for us all? Professor Jan Burns, (15 Sep 2021), Olympic and Paralympic Analysis 2020: Mega Events, Media and the Politics of Sport: Early Reflections from Leading Academics. The centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research, Bournemouth University . [Book chapter]
The impact of cognitive functions and intellectual impairment on pacing and performance in sports Professor Jan Burns, Professor Florentina Hettinga, (21 Nov 2020): Psychology of Sport and Exercise. [Journal article]
The sentient, skilled and situated of sustaining a physical activity career: Pleasurable interpretations of corporeal ambiguity Dr John Day, Professor Jan Burns, Professor Mike Weed, (05 Nov 2021): International Review for the Sociology of Sport. [Journal article]
The participation of people with intellectual disability in Parasports Professor Jan Burns, (06 Mar 2020). [Journal article]
Young people, sexuality and the age of pornography Ms Kristina Massey, Professor Jan Burns, Dr Anke Franz, (13 Jul 2020). [Journal article]
Sex and relationships education for young people and adults with intellectual disabilities and autism Professor Jan Burns, (19 Aug 2019). Brighton. [Book]
Women with intellectual and developmental impairments: differences not deficits Professor Jan Burns, (11 Oct 2019), Routledge International Handbook of Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health . Abingdon-on-Thames. [Book chapter]
Working with people with intellectual disabilities Professor Jan Burns, Clinical Psychology . [Book chapter]
Classification and intellectual disabilities: an investigation of the factors that predict the performance of athletes with intellectual disability Professor Jan Burns, Dr Fergal Jones, (01 Sep 2018): Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology. [Journal article]
Intellectual disability, special olympics and parasport Professor Jan Burns, (26 Feb 2018), The Palgrave Handbook of Paralympic Studies. UK. [Book chapter]
The impact of exposure to media coverage of the 2012 paralympic games on mixed physical ability interactions Professor Jan Burns, M. Noor, (08 Nov 2018): Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology. [Journal article]
An investigation of athletes’ and coaches’ perceptions of mental ill-health in elite athletes Professor Jan Burns, Dr Mark Uphill, (01 Jun 2017): Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology. [Journal article]
Behind the mask: the experience of assessment, diagnosis and living with autism for girls and young women. Professor Jan Burns, (15 May 2017), Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine. Cambridge, Mass. [Book chapter]
Disorders of sex development: mothers’ experiences of support Professor Jan Burns, (28 Jul 2017, 01 Oct 2017): Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. [Journal article]
Using personal construct methodology to explore relationships with adolescents with autism spectrum disorder Professor Jan Burns, (01 Sep 2017, Nov 2017): Research in Developmental Disabilities. [Journal article]
Looking behind the mask: social coping strategies of girls on the autistic spectrum Professor Jan Burns, (28 Dec 2015, Mar 2016): Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. [Journal article]
The relationship of IQ to additional disabilities in athletes with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) Professor Jan Burns, Dr Fergal Jones, 2016 IASSIDD World Congress. [Conference poster]
Clinical psychology, sexuality and gender Professor Jan Burns, (Apr 2015), The Palgrave Handbook of the Psychology of Sexuality and Gender. [Book chapter]
Psychosocial impact of involvement in the special olympics Professor Jan Burns, (11 Aug 2015): Research in Developmental Disabilities. [Journal article]
Public attitudes toward people with intellectual disabilities after viewing Olympic or Paralympic performance Professor Jan Burns, Dr Hayley Mills, (Jan 2015): Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. [Journal article]
The development and properties of the support needs questionnaire Professor Jan Burns, (24 Jun 2015): Social Inclusion. [Journal article]
The impact of intellectual disabilities on elite sports performance Professor Jan Burns, (01 Sep 2015): International Review of Sport and Excercise Psychology. [Journal article]
Working with people with intellectual disabilities Professor Jan Burns, (19 Mar 2015), Clinical Psychology. [Book chapter]
A political-representational crisis: A response to the draft manifesto for a social materialist psychology of distress Professor Jan Burns, (Apr 2014): Clinical Psychology Forum. [Journal article]
Trans men and friendships: A Foucauldian discourse analysis Professor Jan Burns: Feminism and Psychology. [Journal article]
An exploration of the psychological benefits of Special Olympic involvement Professor Jan Burns, British Psychological Society Annual Conference. [Conference paper]
Developing further sensitivity to issues relating to donor conception and lesbian couples Professor Jan Burns, Annual Midwifery Conference. [Conference poster]
Developing the sports specific classification system for athletes with intellectual disabilities to compete in International Paralympic competition Professor Jan Burns, International Symposium of Sports for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. [Conference keynote]
Eligibility and classification in the Paralympics: how this works for athletes with intellectual disabilities Professor Jan Burns, 14th World Congress of IASSID. [Conference paper]
Eligibility and classification of elite athletes with intellectual disabilities for the Paralympics: the role of psychology Professor Jan Burns, British Psychological Society Annual Conference. [Conference paper]
Falling through the rabbit hole: elite sports and people with intellectual disabilities Professor Jan Burns, (2012): Journal of Critical Psychology Counselling and Psychotherapy. [Journal article]
Lesbian co-mothers' experiences of maternity health care services Professor Jan Burns, (2012): Journal of Advanced Nursing. [Journal article]
Psychology of women in the UK: toxin or tonic – our contribution to ‘the admirable transformation of opportunities for women’ Professor Jan Burns, (2012): Psychology of Women Section Review. [Journal article]
Self esteem and participation in the Special Olympics Professor Jan Burns, 14th World Congress of IASSID. [Conference paper]
The impact of involvement in sport on psychological factors such as self-esteem and social networks for people with intellectual disabilities Professor Jan Burns, International Symposium of Sports for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. [Conference keynote]
The Paralympic legacy: what will it do for people with intellectual disabilities? Professor Jan Burns, 14th World Congress of IASSID. [Conference paper]
The potential power of the Paralympics - changing attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities Professor Jan Burns, Dr Hayley Mills, British Psychological Society Annual Conference. [Conference paper]
Trans men’s construction of friendships Professor Jan Burns, BPS Psychology of Women Annual Conference. [Conference paper]
What does the Olympics mean to you? Professor Jan Burns, (Jul 2012): The Psychologist. [Journal article]
A disquisition on pluralism in qualitative methods: the troublesome case of a critical narrative analysis Dr Louise Goodbody, Professor Jan Burns, (Jun 2011): Qualitative Research in Psychology. [Journal article]
Clinical psychology getting lost? Accident, strategy or symptom? Invited commentary Professor Jan Burns, (Jan 2011): Clinical Psychology Forum. [Journal article]
Deconstructing personal-professional development in UK clinical psychology: disciplining the interdisciplinarity of lived experience Professor Jan Burns, (2011): The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. [Journal article]
Same-sex relationships and women with intellectual disabilities Professor Jan Burns, (2011): Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. [Journal article]
What is narrative therapy and what is it not? The usefulness of Q methodology to explore accounts of White and Epston's (1990) approach to narrative therapy Professor Jan Burns, (2011): Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. [Journal article]
Creative approaches to training budding clinical psychologists: a commentary Professor Jan Burns, (2010): Psychology Learning & Teaching. [Journal article]
Deconstructing personal-professional development in UK clinical psychology: disciplining the interdisciplinarity of lived experience Dr Louise Goodbody, Professor Jan Burns, 5th International Conference of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. [Conference paper]
Foreword Professor Jan Burns, (2010), Sex, Sexuality and Therapeutic Practice: A Manual for Therapists and Trainers. London. [Book chapter]
Non-biological lesbian mother’s experiences of maternity health care, whose partners conceived through sperm donation Professor Jan Burns, 2010 Psychology of Women Section Annual Conference. [Conference paper]
Safeguarding the reproductive rights of women with intellectual disabilities Professor Jan Burns, (2010), Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Disabilities. Hauppauge, USA. [Book chapter]
Women with intellectual disabilities: their place in history 1800s-2000s Professor Jan Burns, (2010), Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Disabilities. Hauppauge, USA. [Book chapter]
Women with intellectual disabilities: Understanding same-sex relationships Professor Jan Burns, (2010), Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Disabilities. Hauppauge, USA. [Book chapter]
External examining - good practice Professor Jan Burns, Group of Trainers in Clinical Psychology Annual Conference. [Conference paper]
Intellectual disabilities - UK historical cycles Professor Jan Burns, Critical Disabilities Studies. [Lecture]
Intellectual disabilities - UK historical cycles Professor Jan Burns, Intellectual Disabilities - UK Historical Cycles. [Lecture]
Narrative therapy: Definition and practice in the UK: A Q-methodological study Professor Jan Burns, (2009): Qualitative Research in Psychology. [Journal article]
Psychology of women in the UK Professor Jan Burns, Feminist Psychology Research Group. [Lecture]
Q methodology and a Delphi Poll: a useful approach to researching a narrative approach to therapy Professor Jan Burns, (2009): Qualitative Research in Psychology. [Journal article]
Social support and intellectual disabilities: a comparison between social networks of adults with intellectual disability and those with physical disability Professor Jan Burns: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. [Journal article]
Women and intellectual disabilities - a historical perspective Professor Jan Burns, Women's Studies/Feminist Research Centre. [Lecture]
Clinical psychology: workforce development group (London) Professor Jan Burns, (2008): Clinical Psychology and People with Learning Disabilities. [Journal article]
Safeguarding the reproductive rights of women with intellectual disabilities Professor Jan Burns, International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities 13th World Congress. [Conference paper]
The impact of neuropsychological assessments on the care programmes of people who use adult mental health services Professor Jan Burns, (Jul 2008): Clinical Psychology Forum. [Journal article]
Women with intellectual difficulties: their place in history Professor Jan Burns, International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities 13th World Congress. [Conference poster]
Women with intellectual disabilities: understanding same-sex relationships Professor Jan Burns, International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities 13th World Congress. [Conference paper]
Women with intellectual disabilities: understanding same-sex relationships Professor Jan Burns, (2008): Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. [Journal article]
Mothers with learning disabilities: experiences and meanings of losing custody of their children Professor Jan Burns, (2007): Tizard Learning Disability Review. [Journal article]
New ways of working for applied psychologists in health and social care: models of training Professor Jan Burns, (17 Sep 2007). Leicester, UK. [Discussion paper]
The influence of new ways of working on selection Professor Jan Burns, Group of Trainers in Clinical Psychology Annual Conference. [Conference paper]
What's love got to do with it?: Experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom and views of the staff who support them Professor Jan Burns, (2007): Sexuality Research and Social Policy: Journal of NSRC. [Journal article]
The dilemmas of residential care staff working with the challenging behaviour of people with learning disabilities Professor Jan Burns: British Journal of Clinical Psychology. [Journal article]
Understanding our bodies, understanding ourselves: The menstrual cycle, mental health and women with learning disabilities Professor Jan Burns: Learning Disability Review. [Journal article]
Children with HIV in the UK: a longitudinal study of adaptive and cognitive functioning Professor Jan Burns: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. [Journal article]
Segregated secure psychiatric services for women forensic patients: an exploration of the rationale from staff and women patients' perspectives Professor Jan Burns, (2004): Psychology of Women Section Review. [Journal article]
Utfordrende atferd - i et kjønnsperspektiv Professor Jan Burns, (2003): SOR Rapport. [Journal article]
Entry into clinical psychology careers: meeting the diversity challenge V. Barker, Professor Jan Burns, (2002): Phoenix. [Journal article]
Evaluation: assessing individual need Professor Jan Burns, (2002), Working for Inclusion: Making Social Inclusion a Reality for People with Severe Mental Health Problems. [Book chapter]
Investigating the psychosocial impact of anti-HIV combination therapies Professor Jan Burns: AIDS Care. [Journal article]
Living on the edge: women with learning disabilities Professor Jan Burns, (29 Jan 2000), Women's Health: Contemporary International Perspectives. London, UK. [Book chapter]
Cognitive distortions and blame attribution in sex offenders against adults and children Professor Jan Burns, (22 Jan 1999): Child Abuse & Neglect. [Journal article]
Mad or just plain bad? Gender and the work of forensic clinical psychologists Professor Jan Burns, (02 Apr 1992), Gender Issues in Clinical Psychology. London, UK. [Book chapter]

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