Our work involves a supportive approach to help people exercise their capacity to make decisions effectively. This is relevant in contexts like healthcare, law, or mental health, where individuals may need assistance in making decisions that affect their well-being or rights. This can also include those who support people who may (now or in the future) lack mental capacity to make decisions.
Explore research activities in the Exploring and supporting the exercise of capacity and decision-making theme. Names shown indicate authors or co-authors involved from the Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research.
Decision science is the collection of quantitative techniques used to inform decision-making at the individual and population levels. In health research, this involves developing clinically useful research with can be translated to or adopted into day to day practice. The aim of the study is to explore the effect of “noise” on judgements that underpin tree risk assessment and how these affect decisions, to inform the development of a holistic tree risk assessment tool/measure/guideline (the format will be dependent on the findings of the study).
Dr Jen Murray is an active researcher in the areas of forensic psychology and applied health research whose work around clinician decision making in risk assessment (violence, suicide and policy) looks at how this can be improved, and whether there are there opportunities to share knowledge and good practice across cultures and professions.
As working lives extend and there is better recognition of early-onset dementias, employers need to consider dementia as a serious workplace concern with practical, emotional and economic implications. With suitable support, people living with dementia can continue employment – although this is not appropriate for all. Our research in this area includes the projects Employer Responses to Dementia in the Workplace in Scotland and Co-produced career guidance intervention for people living with dementia.
Prof Jill Stavert led the Employer Responses to Dementia project at Edinburgh Napier collaborating with colleagues the University of the West of Scotland and Heriot Watt University and collaborated in the co-produced career guidance project, led by the University of the West of Scotland and with colleagues at Northumbria University.