Rachel Harrison

Biography

Rachel has worked at The University of Winchester since 2004. Rachel is a Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care and is Programme Leader for the BSc (Hons) Health, Community and Social Care Studies and BSc (Hons) Health, Community and Social Care (Disability) Studies. Rachel was previously Course Director for accreditation of QCF Diploma 3 and 5 and was Course Director for various City and Guilds courses since 2005. She has worked in practice in various settings, managing homes and mentoring other managers working with people who had both physical impairments and intellectual disabilities. Rachel remians interested in raising the quality of care provision across the county and also in the needs of learners in Health and Social Care settings across Hampshire, with a view to creating easier pathways into Higher Education for those least likely to access it. She has created many bespoke courses with these aims. Rachel is currently undertaking her PhD in Intellectual Disabilities with the University of Kent, researching the impacts of austerity on the social networks of people with intellectual disabilities. 

Areas of expertise

Health, Community, Social Care, Social Justice, Disability

Publications

IASSIDD. (2018) (Assistant Editor). Abstracts: 2018 International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Conference, July 16 -20, 2018, Athens, Greece. www.iassidd.org Published in the Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com

IASSIDD. (2018) (Assistant Editor). Conference Proceedings: 2018 International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Conference, July 16 -20, 2018, Athens, Greece. www.iassidd.org Published in the Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com

IASSIDD. (2017) (Assistant Editor). Abstracts: 2017 IASSIDD 4th Asia-Pacific Regional Congress, November 13 - November 16, 2017, Bangkok, Thailand. www.iassidd.org

IASSIDD. (2017) (Assistant Editor). Conference Proceedings: 2017 IASSIDD 4th Asia-Pacific Regional Congress, November 13 - November 16, 2017, Bangkok, Thailand. www.iassidd.org

(2011) Professional Development Portfolio, The Common Induction Standards Workbooks, Hampshire County Council

Meads, G., Jones, I., Harrison, R., Forman, D. and Turner, W. (2009) How to sustain interprofessional learning and practice: messages for higher education and health and social care management. Journal of Education and Work, 22(1), pp.67-79