Publications

As well as practicing in therapeutic work for the majority of the last 20 years, I have also been involved in writing books and journal articles. The following is a list of these publications.

Garcia, M. L. T., Spolander, G., Leal, F., Adaikalam, F., & Gibson, N. (2025). Social work practice following the COVID-19 pandemic: Reflections from Brazil, India and Scotland. International Social Work, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728241313034

Gibson, N. (2024) “Exploring the self through photography” in Giraldez-Hayes, A. & Eames, M. (Eds.) Arts-Based Coaching – Using Creative Tools to Promote Better Self-Expression, Routledge, London.

Gibson, N. (2024) “Therapeutic Photography – Exploring the Self Through Online Photo Sharing” in Capous-Desyllas, M. & Papouli, E. (Eds), Creative Critical Pedagogies – Using Arts-Based Approaches for Online and In-Person Learning, Cognella Academic Publishing, CA.

Gibson, N. (2024) Using Therapeutic Photography in Social Work—An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of the Dynamics within a Group Programme. The British Journal of Social Work54(1), pp.305-325.

Vertigans, S., Gibson, N., & Mueller-Hirth, N. (2023). Borders for Peace: Controls Within a Kenyan Informal Settlement During Political Conflict. In: Zaman, Q.M., Hall, G.G. (eds) Border Urbanism. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham.

Mueller-Hirth, N., Vertigans, S. & Gibson, N. (2023) Women’s gendered experiences of political instability: Kibera during the 2017 Kenyan elections, Women’s Studies International Forum, Vol. 96. Available online (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277539522001091)

Lishman, J, Bolger, J., Gibson, N., Spolander, G. & Yuill, C. (2023) Social Work – An Introduction – 3rd Edition, Sage, London.

Gibson, N., Vertigans, S. & Mueller-Hirth, N. (2021) Empowering Kibera during political change: A case study through a Freirean lens, International Social Work, available online.

Chapter 17: Substance use and social policy in Scotland: the struggle to make sense of things by Neil Gibson (with George Allan)in Hothershall, S. J. & Bolger, J.(eds) (2020) Social Policy for Social Work, social Care and the Caring Professions: Scottish Perspectives, Taylor & Francis, London.

Vertigans, S. & Gibson, N. (2019) Resilience and social cohesion through the lens of residents in a Kenyan informal settlement, Community Development Journal, 55(4), pp. 624-644.

Gibson, N. (2018) Therapeutic Photography: Enhancing Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy and Resilience, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London.

Gibson, N. (2017) “Therapeutic photography: enhancing patient communication”, in Journal of Kidney Care, Vol 2, No. 1, pp. 46-47.

Gibson A. & Gibson N. (2016) Human Growth, Behaviour and Development, Sage, London.

Chapter 4: The Place of Attachment Theory in Social Work with Children and Families by Jane Aldgate and Neil Gibson in Lishman J. (ed) (2015) Handbook for Practice Learning in Social Work and Social Care – Knowledge and Theory, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London.

Chapter 21: Person-centred planning and personalisation by Neil Gibson in Lishman, J., Yuill, C., Brannan, J. & Gibson, A. (Eds.) (2014) Social Work – An Introduction, Sage, London.

Chapter 22: Narrative Therapy by Neil Gibson and Inga Heyman in Lishman, J., Yuill, C., Brannan, J. & Gibson, A. (Eds.) (2014) Social Work – An Introduction, Sage, London.

Chapter 3: Gender by Val Sheach-Leith, Michael Sutherland and Neil Gibson in Yuill, C & Gibson, A. (Eds.) (2011), Sociology for Social Work – An Introduction, Sage, London.